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Silicon Valley, technology and science news. Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life

Citing Security Concerns, Trump Orders Bans on TikTok, WeChat

Citing Security Concerns, Trump Orders Bans on TikTok, WeChat

U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday ordered sweeping bans on two Chinese consumer apps.He ordered the bans prohibiting U.S. companies from...

Trump Orders Bans on 2 Chinese Apps, Citing Security Concerns

Trump Orders Bans on 2 Chinese Apps, Citing Security Concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday ordered sweeping bans on two Chinese consumer apps.He ordered the bans prohibiting U.S. companies from...

Trump Orders US Ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 Days

Trump Orders US Ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 Days

U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders on Thursday banning any U.S. transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns...

Tensions Mount over China’s Industrial Espionage in US

Tensions Mount over China’s Industrial Espionage in US

Tensions between the U.S. and China are escalating at a dizzying pace, with July 24 marking the lowest point of...

Twitter Announces Labels for State-Controlled Media

Twitter Announces Labels for State-Controlled Media

Twitter announced its decision Thursday to label the accounts of state-controlled media outlets.     The new label will apply...

Facebook, Citing Virus Misinformation, Deletes Trump Post

Facebook, Citing Virus Misinformation, Deletes Trump Post

Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. The...

Drones with Infrared Cameras Help Track Elusive Koalas

Drones with Infrared Cameras Help Track Elusive Koalas

Conservationists in Australia are hoping infrared drones might help save the remaining koala population in New South Wales, one of...

US Justice Department Asks Court to Block California Net Neutrality Law

US Justice Department Asks Court to Block California Net Neutrality Law

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block California’s net neutrality law, arguing that federal law...

Instagram Launches Reels to Rival TikTok

Instagram Launches Reels to Rival TikTok

Facebook launched a short-film product similar to the popular TikTok app in the United States and dozens of other countries...

India Widens China App Ban to Cover More From Xiaomi, Baidu

India Widens China App Ban to Cover More From Xiaomi, Baidu

India has banned some mobile apps of Chinese companies such as Xiaomi Corp and Baidu Inc, three sources told Reuters...

EU to Investigate Google’s Proposed Fitbit Deal

EU to Investigate Google’s Proposed Fitbit Deal

European Union antitrust regulators announced Tuesday they’ll launch an investigation into Google’s plan to buy Fitbit.Google, a U.S. tech giant...

Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in US

Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in US

Microsoft confirmed that it has held talks with Chinese technology company ByteDance to acquire its popular social app TikTok in the United States. Microsoft said...

Chinese Executive: Forced Sale of TikTok May Be Inevitable Amid US Scrutiny

Chinese Executive: Forced Sale of TikTok May Be Inevitable Amid US Scrutiny

The Chinese company that owns popular video-sharing app TikTok is exploring all possibilities to ensure that its subsidiary can continue...

Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Seal TikTok Deal

Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Seal TikTok Deal

The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok “is going to be out of business in the United States” on September 15,...

Microsoft, TikTok to Continue Talks; Trump Gives App’s Chinese Owner 45 Days to Reach Deal to Sell

Microsoft, TikTok to Continue Talks; Trump Gives App’s Chinese Owner 45 Days to Reach Deal to Sell

Microsoft Corp said Sunday it would continue talks to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance. Meanwhile,...

Facebook Bows to Brazil Judge, Blocks 12 Accounts Worldwide

Facebook Bows to Brazil Judge, Blocks 12 Accounts Worldwide

Facebook announced Saturday that it had obeyed a Brazilian judge’s order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12...

Trump Sets Clock Ticking for TikTok

Trump Sets Clock Ticking for TikTok

President Donald Trump went to one of his private golf courses Saturday in Virginia after threatening to halt operations in...

Trump To Ban TikTok

Trump To Ban TikTok

President Donald Trump says he intends to ban the operation of TikTok in the U.S.Trump said Friday he could take...

3 Charged in Massive Twitter Hack, Bitcoin Scam

3 Charged in Massive Twitter Hack, Bitcoin Scam

A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology...

Twitter Bans Account of Former KKK Leader David Duke

Twitter Bans Account of Former KKK Leader David Duke

Twitter Inc said on Friday it has permanently suspended the account of David Duke, a former leader of the white...

Amid Pandemic, Big Tech Reports Mixed Earnings

Amid Pandemic, Big Tech Reports Mixed Earnings

Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings Thursday, a day after their top executives faced a tough congressional grilling over...

NASA Rover En Route to Mars to Look for Signs of Life

NASA Rover En Route to Mars to Look for Signs of Life

The U.S. has launched its next-generation Mars rover in search of potential signs of life on the red planet.NASA’s latest...