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

Researchers: AI Surveillance is Expanding Worldwide

Researchers: AI Surveillance is Expanding Worldwide

A growing number of countries are following China’s lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens, according to a research...

Noise and Pollution Free, Green ‘Flying Taxi’ Spreads Wings on Paris’ Seine

Noise and Pollution Free, Green ‘Flying Taxi’ Spreads Wings on Paris’ Seine

A Parisian startup enterprise looks to ease congestion in one of the world’s densest urban transportation networks.  Entrepreneurs created a...

Facebook to Name First Oversight Panel Members by Year-end

Facebook to Name First Oversight Panel Members by Year-end

Facebook said Tuesday that it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by year-end.The oversight...

US Military Still Buying Chinese-Made Drones Despite Spying Concerns

US Military Still Buying Chinese-Made Drones Despite Spying Concerns

The Air Force and the Navy bought Chinese-manufactured drones for elite forces months after the Pentagon prohibited their use due...

Cutting-edge Electric Boat Undergoes Testing on River Seine in Paris

Cutting-edge Electric Boat Undergoes Testing on River Seine in Paris

An innovative boat that saves energy by rising out of the water on hydrofoil wings underwent testing on the Seine...

Recycled Refrigerators, Imported Carbon Fiber Form ‘Made-In-Senegal’ Drones

Recycled Refrigerators, Imported Carbon Fiber Form ‘Made-In-Senegal’ Drones

Mamadou Wade Diop has been working with drones both in the photography and health sectors for years. But recently, he...

Unveiling the Future of Transportation Meets Unwelcoming Committee in Frankfurt

Unveiling the Future of Transportation Meets Unwelcoming Committee in Frankfurt

Carmakers unveiled self-driving vehicles and assurances of an eco-friendly future in transportation. Thousands of climate activists blocking the streets in...

Recycled Refrigerators, Imported Carbon Fiber Used in ‘Made-In-Senegal’ Drones

Recycled Refrigerators, Imported Carbon Fiber Used in ‘Made-In-Senegal’ Drones

A Senegalese drone enthusiast has been working with drones both in the photography and health sectors for years. But recently,...

US Imposes Sanctions on North Korean Hacking Groups Blamed for Global Attacks

US Imposes Sanctions on North Korean Hacking Groups Blamed for Global Attacks

The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in the WannaCry...

Lawmakers Asking 4 Big Tech Companies for Documents in Probe

Lawmakers Asking 4 Big Tech Companies for Documents in Probe

House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range...

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’

Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people...

Advertising Executives Point to Five Ways Google Stifles Business 

Advertising Executives Point to Five Ways Google Stifles Business 

U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc.’s Google for anti-competitive behavior have recently begun probing the company’s $116 billion-a-year advertising business. Attorneys general for 50 U.S. states...

US Social Media Firms to Testify on Violent, Extremist Online Content

US Social Media Firms to Testify on Violent, Extremist Online Content

Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc will testify next week before a U.S. Senate panel on efforts by...

Apple Introduces New iPhone as it Seeks to Keep Up with Competitors

Apple Introduces New iPhone as it Seeks to Keep Up with Competitors

Facing growing competition from less expensive smartphone providers, Apple introduced its new versions of its iconic iPhone Tuesday at its...

Apple Takes on Netflix With a $5-a-month Streaming Service

Apple Takes on Netflix With a $5-a-month Streaming Service

Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at...

Facebook Bans Self-Harm Images in Fight Against Suicide

Facebook Bans Self-Harm Images in Fight Against Suicide

Facebook will no longer allow graphic images of self-harm on its platform as it tightens its policies on suicide content...

With Little Change, iPhones May Get Upstaged by Streaming

With Little Change, iPhones May Get Upstaged by Streaming

Apple is expected to unveil three new iPhone models that are so similar to last year’s lineup, they may be...

Facebook, Instagram Close Accounts of Italian Neo-fascist Groups

Facebook, Instagram Close Accounts of Italian Neo-fascist Groups

Facebook and Instagram on Monday blocked the social media accounts of two Italian neo-fascist groups and some of their activists...

States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe

States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe

Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.”   The Monday announcement...

Drones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields – and Income

Drones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields – and Income

Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adopting drone technology for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes.The new...

US Officials Fear Disjointed Battle Against the ‘Global Cyber Pandemic’

US Officials Fear Disjointed Battle Against the ‘Global Cyber Pandemic’

Security officials these days are anything but shy when they describe the dangers facing the United States in cyberspace.“We’re in...

Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

For three days a week, Wayne Garcia has been getting an unconventional workout. He starts by putting on a virtual...