New Technology Aims to Make Travel Safer During Pandemic
San Francisco’s International Airport and United Airlines have become the first in the U.S. to test technology that enables domestic...
A Recycling Machine Sells the Idea of Consumers Doing More for the Environment
An innovative home recycling unit aims to revolutionize the world of recycling as we know it. VOA’s Julie Taboh has...
Apple Restores Parler Social Media to App Store
Apple will allow the self-proclaimed free speech social media app Parler back in the App Store.The news came from a...
Final Ruling on Trump Facebook Ban Delayed
A final ruling on whether to overturn Facebook’s ban on former U.S. president Donald Trump will take a bit longer...
Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram
Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version...
South African Telecom App Helps Gender-Based Violence Survivors
South African mobile communications company Vodacom South Africa, with British parent company Vodafone and charity Hestia, has launched a free mobile...
Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak
Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that...
Texas Teens Win Top Honors in International Competition
The international Future City Competition recently announced its 2021 winners in the first ever all-virtual event. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …
A Computerized Map Can Predict the Next COVID-19 Outbreak
Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that...
Texas School’s Lunar City Wins Top Honors in International Competition
The international Future City Competition recently announced its 2021 winners in the first ever all-virtual event. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. …
New App Helps Disaster Responders Deal with Religious Communities
Religious organizations in the U.S. are a key part of a community’s response to a disaster. As Mike O’Sullivan reports, a new smartphone app is helping coordinate that response between relief workers and faith groups while making it more effective. …
Expansion Plan by World’s Largest Contract Chipmaker Won’t Ease Global Shortage: Experts
Plans by the world’s largest contract chipmaker for a record $100 billion capacity expansion will just mildly dent a growing...
High Court Sides with Google in Copyright Fight with Oracle
The Supreme Court sided Monday with Google in an $8 billion copyright dispute with Oracle over the internet company’s creation...
Facing Pressure at Home, Chinese Tech Giants Expand in Singapore
Chinese tech giants are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key...
LinkedIn Gives Staff Week Off for Well-being
Professional social network LinkedIn is giving nearly all of its 15,900 full-time workers next week off as it seeks to...
US Supreme Court Rules in Facebook’s Favor in Case About Unwanted Texting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc. of violating a federal anti-robocall law.The justices,...
NFTs: A Cryptocurrency Craze Creates Market for Digital Art, Even Tweets
The record-breaking sale of a digital artwork in March is part of a rush to invest in previously unmarketable things...
Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. ...
Tech Faces a Year of Scrutiny and Change
Facebook hired fact-checkers, Twitter labeled tweets and Google took down videos, but for tech companies, disinformation is the problem that...
Facebook Finds Chinese Hacking Operation Targeting Uyghurs
Hackers in China used fake Facebook accounts and impostor websites to try to break into the computers and smartphones of...
Years-Long US Pressure Campaign Chokes Huawei’s Growth
When Joe Biden took office as president, the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies saw at least a glimmer of hope...
Extremist Groups Thrive on Facebook Despite Bans
A new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements —...
