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

A Female Drone Community Blooms Despite Industry Attempt to Target Men

A Female Drone Community Blooms Despite Industry Attempt to Target Men

After falling in love with flying her drone, a young videographer searched for a community of other female drone flyers—but...

Concert Promoters Turn Away From Facial Recognition Tech

Concert Promoters Turn Away From Facial Recognition Tech

Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and...

Apple Resumes Human Reviews of Siri Audio With iPhone Update

Apple Resumes Human Reviews of Siri Audio With iPhone Update

Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update.In August,...

China Accuses US of ‘Economic Bullying’ Over Equipment Ban

China Accuses US of ‘Economic Bullying’ Over Equipment Ban

China on Tuesday accused the U.S. of “economic bullying behavior” after U.S. regulators cited security threats in proposing to cut...

Maryland University Trusts Drones With Organ Delivery

Maryland University Trusts Drones With Organ Delivery

Drones are being taught to deliver food and medical supplies to customers. Now, doctors and scientists at the University of...

Technology Remaking How We See Ancient Art of Theater

Technology Remaking How We See Ancient Art of Theater

When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live...

Facebook Launches News Section, Will Pay Publishers 

Facebook Launches News Section, Will Pay Publishers 

Over the course of its 15-year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them...

Pentagon Awards Microsoft $10B Cloud Computing Contract

Pentagon Awards Microsoft $10B Cloud Computing Contract

The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism...

47 US States Back Antitrust Probe Into Facebook

47 US States Back Antitrust Probe Into Facebook

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that a state-level antitrust investigation into the social network now has the...

Drugstore Drones: UPS Will Fly CVS Prescriptions to Customers

Drugstore Drones: UPS Will Fly CVS Prescriptions to Customers

United Parcel Service Inc’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp.The service,...

Underwater Robots Swim Discover Remains of WWII Japanese Warship

Underwater Robots Swim Discover Remains of WWII Japanese Warship

Victory there was a key turning point in World War II. Historians call it an essential win for dominance in...

Internet Overuse Grows as Does Reliance on the Internet

Internet Overuse Grows as Does Reliance on the Internet

While the internet has definitely made our lives easier, it has come at a cost. Studies show that internet addiction...

Floating Lab Aims to Accelerate a Transition to Greener Energies

Floating Lab Aims to Accelerate a Transition to Greener Energies

The future of green energy just finished a 25-country tour. It moves as quietly as a whisper, uses the sun,...

Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Approach to Free Speech, Draws Line on China

Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Approach to Free Speech, Draws Line on China

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media company’s light regulation of speech and lack of...

Poor Posture Linked to Chronic Pain

Poor Posture Linked to Chronic Pain

Cellphones and computers are everywhere in almost every country across the globe, and it is common to see people hunched...

These Smart Technologies Might Land in Your Home in 2030

These Smart Technologies Might Land in Your Home in 2030

The future was here at a recent marquee tech show in Japan.  The Consumer Exhibition of Advanced Technology, or CEATEC,...

Smart Tech for the City of 2030

Smart Tech for the City of 2030

The future was here at a recent marquee tech show in Japan.  The Consumer Exhibition of Advanced Technology, or CEATEC,...

Chinese Snooping Tech Spreads to Nations Vulnerable to Abuse

Chinese Snooping Tech Spreads to Nations Vulnerable to Abuse

When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade,...

German 5G Rules Avoid Huawei Ban; US Warns on Intel Sharing

German 5G Rules Avoid Huawei Ban; US Warns on Intel Sharing

Germany has released draft security guidelines for next generation wireless networks that stop short of banning Huawei, as the U.S....

US Tech Firms Drawn Into Hong Kong Protesters Standoff With China

US Tech Firms Drawn Into Hong Kong Protesters Standoff With China

With Hong Kong anti-government protests ongoing, tech companies in the U.S. are being drawn into the crisis. The standoff between...

On Amazon’s List of Principles: Regulate Facial Recognition Tech

On Amazon’s List of Principles: Regulate Facial Recognition Tech

Amazon is endorsing the idea of government regulation of facial recognition technology, as part of a wide-ranging statement of its...

African Women in Tech Look to Artificial Intelligence

African Women in Tech Look to Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence took center stage as African female technology experts met at Women in Tech Week in Ghana to promote...