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

EU Establishes World-Leading AI Rules, Could That Affect Everyone?

EU Establishes World-Leading AI Rules, Could That Affect Everyone?

European Union officials worked into the late hours last week hammering out an agreement on world-leading rules meant to govern...

US States Suing Meta Over Alleged Harm to Young Users

US States Suing Meta Over Alleged Harm to Young Users

Lawmakers and parents are blaming social media platforms for contributing to mental health problems in young people. A group of...

Nvidia to Expand Ties with Vietnam, Support AI Development

Nvidia to Expand Ties with Vietnam, Support AI Development

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s chief executive said on Monday the company will expand its partnership with Vietnam’s top tech firms and...

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media...

Understanding Carbon Capture and Its Discussion at COP28

Understanding Carbon Capture and Its Discussion at COP28

The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists,...

Europe Reaches Deal on World’s First Comprehensive AI Rules

Europe Reaches Deal on World’s First Comprehensive AI Rules

European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal...

Australian Laser Technology to Help Future NASA Missions to Mars

Australian Laser Technology to Help Future NASA Missions to Mars

A new optical ground station has been built by the Australian National University to help the U.S. space agency, NASA,...

Meta Sued for Allegedly Failing to Shield Children From Predators

Meta Sued for Allegedly Failing to Shield Children From Predators

Facebook and Instagram fail to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic...

Spotify to Lay Off 1,500 Employees

Spotify to Lay Off 1,500 Employees

Spotify says it is planning to lay off 17% of its global workforce, amounting to around 1,500 employees, following layoffs...

Solar Grid Brings Light, Progress to Rural Nigerian Community

Solar Grid Brings Light, Progress to Rural Nigerian Community

In early November, Nigeria launched its first interconnected solar hybrid mini grid in Nasarawa State to make electricity more reliable,...

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of many organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers...

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

The U.S. proposed new guidelines Friday spelling out which electric vehicles will be eligible for tax credits, ruling out those...

US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat

US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat

US lawmakers warned Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to spread disinformation will only increase ahead of the 2024...

VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation  

VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation  

The United States plans to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korea and Japan in the fight...

Vietnam’s Rare Earth Sector on the Rise

Vietnam’s Rare Earth Sector on the Rise

Vietnam, with the world’s second-largest reserves of the rare earths used in such modern devices as electric vehicle batteries and...

White House Hopes to Lead Global Charge in ‘Promise, Peril’ of Emerging Tech Like AI

White House Hopes to Lead Global Charge in ‘Promise, Peril’ of Emerging Tech Like AI

American leadership is essential in establishing norms and laws to “determine how we both glean the promise and manage the...

Ukraine Businesses Pivot to New Military Technology Production

Ukraine Businesses Pivot to New Military Technology Production

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drone production in the country has surged. Ukrainian businesses have shifted...

US Imposes Sanctions on Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad Over Alleged North Korea Links

US Imposes Sanctions on Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad Over Alleged North Korea Links

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a virtual currency mixer the Treasury Department said has processed millions of...

Is AI About to Steal Your Job?

Is AI About to Steal Your Job?

Almost all U.S. jobs, from truck driver to childcare provider to software developer, include skills that can be done, or...

US Envoy Focuses on Cyberscams During Cambodia Visit 

US Envoy Focuses on Cyberscams During Cambodia Visit 

Cindy Dyer, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for monitoring and combating trafficking, is planning to push Cambodia’s new government to ramp up...

Altman Back as OpenAI CEO Days After Being Fired

Altman Back as OpenAI CEO Days After Being Fired

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long...

Largest Crypto Exchange Fined $4 Billion; CEO Pleads Guilty to Allowing Money Laundering

Largest Crypto Exchange Fined $4 Billion; CEO Pleads Guilty to Allowing Money Laundering

The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to pay a roughly...