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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

First crew of Boeing Starliner to remain at ISS until late June

First crew of Boeing Starliner to remain at ISS until late June

Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

India, US to strengthen high technology cooperation 

India, US to strengthen high technology cooperation 

New Delhi — Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his third term in office, India and the United States agreed...

Smartphone stroke detection breakthrough announced by Australian team

Smartphone stroke detection breakthrough announced by Australian team

SYDNEY — A new technology that allows smartphones to identify strokes far quicker than existing methods has been developed by researchers...

A year after the Titan’s tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean’s mysteries

A year after the Titan’s tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean’s mysteries

PORTLAND, Maine — The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June...

US surgeon general says social media apps need warning labels 

US surgeon general says social media apps need warning labels 

Watch for these key new features Apple’s iOS 18 this fall 

Watch for these key new features Apple’s iOS 18 this fall 

Myanmar cracks down on flow of information by blocking VPNs

Myanmar cracks down on flow of information by blocking VPNs

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has launched a major effort to block free communication on the internet, shutting off access to...

World leaders discuss AI as China’s digital influence in Latin America grows  

World leaders discuss AI as China’s digital influence in Latin America grows  

washington — Pope Francis, originally from Argentina, spoke Friday about the ethics of artificial intelligence at the G7 summit at a...

New ‘crypto bill’ could mainstream digital currencies in US

New ‘crypto bill’ could mainstream digital currencies in US

The lack of laws governing digital currencies has slowed their expansion in the United States. Cryptocurrency investors tell VOA’s Deana...

Google AI Gemini parrots China’s propaganda

Google AI Gemini parrots China’s propaganda

Washington — VOA’s Mandarin Service recently took Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini for a test drive by asking it dozens of...

AI copyright fight turns to disclosing original content

AI copyright fight turns to disclosing original content

Artists and other creators say their works have been used to build the multibillion-dollar generative AI industry without any compensation...

LogOn: Washington state tests drones to remove hard-to-reach graffiti

LogOn: Washington state tests drones to remove hard-to-reach graffiti

A drone equipped with a painting hose is being deployed against stubborn graffiti in hard-to-reach areas. Natasha Mozgovaya has more...

Apple shows off AI features at annual conference

Apple shows off AI features at annual conference

Netflix’s recipe for success includes ‘secret sauce’ spiced with tech savvy

Netflix’s recipe for success includes ‘secret sauce’ spiced with tech savvy

LOS GATOS, California — Although its video streaming service sparkles with a Hollywood sheen, Netflix still taps its roots in Silicon...

Some US families opt to raise teens sans social media

Some US families opt to raise teens sans social media

WESTPORT, Connecticut — Kate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. She watched the benefits...

US lawmakers call for scrutiny of NewsBreak app over Chinese origins

US lawmakers call for scrutiny of NewsBreak app over Chinese origins

WASHINGTON AND LONDON — Three U.S. lawmakers have called for more scrutiny of NewsBreak, a popular news aggregation app in the...

AI ‘gold rush’ for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text

AI ‘gold rush’ for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text

22 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison in Zambia for cybercrimes

22 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison in Zambia for cybercrimes

LUSAKA, Zambia — A Zambian court on Friday sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet...

NASA tries for third time Wednesday to launch first crewed flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft to ISS

NASA tries for third time Wednesday to launch first crewed flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft to ISS

LogOn: Swarms of drones can be managed by one person

LogOn: Swarms of drones can be managed by one person

The U.S. military says large groups of drones and ground robots can be managed by a single person without added...

Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, poll finds

Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, poll finds

Washington — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of...