Technology

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

Police Make Arrest in Killing of Tech CEO Found Dismembered

Police Make Arrest in Killing of Tech CEO Found Dismembered

A person is in custody in connection with the killing of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered inside his luxury...

Google Offers Scholarships for Certificate Programs

Google Offers Scholarships for Certificate Programs

Google, the behemoth technology company that has become a verb for online search, is offering financial aid to students who...

Baseless Wayfair Child-Trafficking Theory Spreads Online

Baseless Wayfair Child-Trafficking Theory Spreads Online

The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if...

US FBI Investigates Massive Twitter Hack 

US FBI Investigates Massive Twitter Hack 

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating Wednesday’s major Twitter hack, in which scammers tapped into high-profile accounts to scam...

Russia Accused of Stealing Western Coronavirus Research

Russia Accused of Stealing Western Coronavirus Research

U.S., British and Canadian officials accused the Kremlin Thursday of being behind a massive and ongoing cyber hack aimed at...

Experts Say Twitter Breach Troubling, Undermines Trust

Experts Say Twitter Breach Troubling, Undermines Trust

A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one...

High-profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking 

High-profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking 

A wave of tweets in apparent hacking swept through Twitter on Wednesday, with more than half a dozen high- profile accounts —...

As Britain Bans Huawei From 5G, China Warns of Trade Fallout

As Britain Bans Huawei From 5G, China Warns of Trade Fallout

Britain announced a ban Tuesday on equipment from the firm Huawei in the rollout of its 5G super-fast mobile networks...

Apple Wins EU Court Case Over $15 Billion in Claimed Taxes

Apple Wins EU Court Case Over $15 Billion in Claimed Taxes

A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in sweetheart tax deals...

Britain Bans China’s Huawei from New 5G Network

Britain Bans China’s Huawei from New 5G Network

The British government has banned China’s Huawei telecommunications equipment company from playing a limited role in Britain’s new high-speed mobile...

Google Plans to Invest $10 Billion in India

Google Plans to Invest $10 Billion in India

Google announced it will invest $10 billion in India in an effort to make the internet more “affordable and useful”...

Top White House Adviser Expects Tough Action on TikTok, WeChat

Top White House Adviser Expects Tough Action on TikTok, WeChat

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday he expected President Donald Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and...

Touchless: How the World’s Busiest Airport Envisions Post-COVID Travel 

Touchless: How the World’s Busiest Airport Envisions Post-COVID Travel 

With COVID-19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are reining in costs and halting new spending, except in...

US Convicts Russian Hacker in 2012 Data Breach

US Convicts Russian Hacker in 2012 Data Breach

A jury in San Francisco convicted Russian citizen Yevgeny Nikulin after a series of hacks and cyberthefts eight years ago...

Amazon Says Email to Employees Banning TikTok Was a Mistake 

Amazon Says Email to Employees Banning TikTok Was a Mistake 

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out to employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their...

Memo: Amazon.com Bans TikTok from Employees’ Phones, Cites ‘Security Risks’

Memo: Amazon.com Bans TikTok from Employees’ Phones, Cites ‘Security Risks’

Amazon.com Inc has requested employees remove the TikTok video sharing app from their mobile devices by July 10 over “security risks,” according...

Facebook Removes False Accounts Linked to Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Facebook Removes False Accounts Linked to Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Social media giant Facebook said Wednesday that it had removed dozens of accounts linked to supporters or employees of Brazilian...

China’s Rival to GPS Navigation Carries Big Risks

China’s Rival to GPS Navigation Carries Big Risks

After more than 20 years of effort, China completed its satellite navigation system last Tuesday when the last of BeiDou’s...

Facebook Civil Rights Audit: ‘Serious Setbacks’ Mar Progress

Facebook Civil Rights Audit: ‘Serious Setbacks’ Mar Progress

A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network’s progress on matters...

Cutting-Edge Doctor’s Office Features Tech, Wearables

Cutting-Edge Doctor’s Office Features Tech, Wearables

A new type of doctor’s office claims to use the latest tech and wearables to provide cutting-edge preventative health. Deana...

TikTok to Exit Hong Kong Market Over New National Security Law 

TikTok to Exit Hong Kong Market Over New National Security Law 

TikTok, the popular short-form video app, says it will exit the Hong Kong market in response to the new national...

Facebook, Others Block Requests on Hong Kong User Data

Facebook, Others Block Requests on Hong Kong User Data

Social media platforms and messaging apps including Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Google and Twitter will deny law enforcement requests for user...