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

Robots and Holograms Staff High-Tech Hotel in Japan

Robots and Holograms Staff High-Tech Hotel in Japan

A high-tech hotel in Japan is science fiction come to life, with virtual ninjas staffing the front desk, facial recognition...

Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton,...

Trump Tweet of Nickelback Video Aimed at Biden Removed

Trump Tweet of Nickelback Video Aimed at Biden Removed

Twitter has removed a tweet from President Donald Trump that featured an edited Nickelback music video clip that took aim...

Turkey Fines Facebook for Breach of Data Protection Laws

Turkey Fines Facebook for Breach of Data Protection Laws

Turkey’s data protection authority says it has imposed a 1.6 million Turkish lira ($280,000) fine on Facebook for contravening the...

EU: Facebook Can be Forced to Take Down Certain Material

EU: Facebook Can be Forced to Take Down Certain Material

The European Union’s highest court says that Facebook can be ordered by an individual member state to remove or block...

Virgin Galactic Says It’ll Fly Italian Air Force Researchers

Virgin Galactic Says It’ll Fly Italian Air Force Researchers

Virgin Galactic says it has been contracted by the Italian air force for a suborbital research flight aboard its winged...

Google Rolls Out Updated Privacy Tools for YouTube, Maps

Google Rolls Out Updated Privacy Tools for YouTube, Maps

Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings.The company and other tech giants are facing...

Big Tech’s Eco-pledges Aren’t Slowing its Pursuit of Big Oil

Big Tech’s Eco-pledges Aren’t Slowing its Pursuit of Big Oil

Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google into promising to slash their...

Want to Buy Leftover Food at a Discount? There’s an App for That

Want to Buy Leftover Food at a Discount? There’s an App for That

According to the United Nations, a third of the world’s food is either lost or wasted every year. Two startups...

Court: FCC Can Dump Net Neutrality, But Can’t Bar State Laws

Court: FCC Can Dump Net Neutrality, But Can’t Bar State Laws

The Federal Communications Commission could dump rules that keep internet providers from favoring some services over others, but couldn’t bar...

Drones Help Chinese Police Nab Escaped Fugitive

Drones Help Chinese Police Nab Escaped Fugitive

Police in China used drones to track down a fugitive human trafficker who had been on the lam for 17...

As Attack Drones Multiply, Israeli Firms Develop Defenses

As Attack Drones Multiply, Israeli Firms Develop Defenses

Israel, one of the pioneers of drone warfare, is now on the front lines of an arms race to protect...

Source: US Justice Department to Open Facebook Antitrust Investigation

Source: US Justice Department to Open Facebook Antitrust Investigation

The U.S. Justice Department will open an antitrust investigation of Facebook Inc., a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.It...

Amazon Unveils New Alexa Gadgets

Amazon Unveils New Alexa Gadgets

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a cornucopia of new gadgets as it extended the reach of Alexa from automobiles and homes...

Lawyer: Boeing Settles 1st Lion Air Cases With MAX Families, $1.2 million per Victim

Lawyer: Boeing Settles 1st Lion Air Cases With MAX Families, $1.2 million per Victim

Boeing has reached settlements with 11 families of victims from October’s Lion Air crash, the first agreements following two deadly...

Literature, Short Films Created for Mobile Devices Hooks 50 Million Subscribers

Literature, Short Films Created for Mobile Devices Hooks 50 Million Subscribers

A tech company is offering literature and short films created specifically for mobile devices. They already have 50 million monthly...

Hooked: New App Offers Literature, Short Films Created for Mobile Devices

Hooked: New App Offers Literature, Short Films Created for Mobile Devices

A tech company is offering literature and short films created specifically for mobile devices. They already have 50 million monthly...

Experts Say No Reason to Fear AI Will Cut Jobs

Experts Say No Reason to Fear AI Will Cut Jobs

The growing use of artificial intelligence and automation in work places is creating challenges as well as benefits for businesses,...

Amazon Launches Initiative to Bundle Virtual Assistants on Single Device

Amazon Launches Initiative to Bundle Virtual Assistants on Single Device

Amazon.com has launched an initiative that would allow users to access its Alexa, Microsoft Corp’s Cortana and multiple other voice-controlled...

Google Wins EU Data Privacy Case

Google Wins EU Data Privacy Case

The European Union’s top court ruled Tuesday Google is not required to remove worldwide links to sensitive personal information.  Observers...

Honda to Cease Diesel Vehicle Sales in Europe by 2021

Honda to Cease Diesel Vehicle Sales in Europe by 2021

Honda said on Monday it would phase out all diesel cars by 2021 in favor of models with electric propulsion...

Tech Companies Back Independent Watchdog to Tackle Online Extremism

Tech Companies Back Independent Watchdog to Tackle Online Extremism

A global working group set up by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft to remove extremist content will become an independent...