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

Facebook Removes Accounts in Russia, Iran With Alleged Intelligence Links

Facebook Removes Accounts in Russia, Iran With Alleged Intelligence Links

Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday removed two unconnected networks of accounts, pages, and groups “engaging in foreign or government...

Asia Catches up on AI but Digital Divide Remains Between Rich and Poor

Asia Catches up on AI but Digital Divide Remains Between Rich and Poor

The earliest fans of the internet wondered if it could be a democratizing technology, giving all people access to information,...

Samsung Unveils its New Foldable Phone, the Galaxy Z Flip

Samsung Unveils its New Foldable Phone, the Galaxy Z Flip

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones...

Here’s Where the Internet Actually Lives

Here’s Where the Internet Actually Lives

Have you ever stored something on the cloud and wondered where that data goes? You might be surprised to learn...

Here’s Where the Internet Actually Lives

Here’s Where the Internet Actually Lives

Have you ever stored something in the cloud and wondered where that data goes?  You might be surprised to learn...

Deepfakes: Silicon Valley Prepares to Battle the Latest Election Threat

Deepfakes: Silicon Valley Prepares to Battle the Latest Election Threat

Images of a reborn Princess Leia, or a youthful Robert DeNiro are bewitching illusions for movie-goers. But concern that the...

German Decision on Huawei 5G ‘Imminent,’ Says Ambassador

German Decision on Huawei 5G ‘Imminent,’ Says Ambassador

Germany’s closely watched impending decision on whether and to what extent to allow Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, to enter...

Amazon Wants Trump Deposition Over Loss of Military Contract

Amazon Wants Trump Deposition Over Loss of Military Contract

Amazon wants to depose President Donald Trump over the tech company’s losing bid for a $10 billion military contract. The...

Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation

Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation

Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation...

US Prosecutors Eye Uptick In Chinese Economic Espionage Cases 

US Prosecutors Eye Uptick In Chinese Economic Espionage Cases 

The FBI is conducting roughly 1,000 investigations into suspected Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property, with many expected to result...

Students Explore Virtual Reality

Students Explore Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality, which immerses viewers in three-dimensional computer-generated worlds, is transforming many fields, from entertainment to education. Mike O’Sullivan reports...

Iran-Linked Hackers Pose as Journalists in Email Scam

Iran-Linked Hackers Pose as Journalists in Email Scam

When Iranian-born German academic Erfan Kasraie received an email from The Wall Street Journal requesting an interview, he sensed something...

Twitter Says State-Backed Actors May Have Accessed Users’ Phone Numbers

Twitter Says State-Backed Actors May Have Accessed Users’ Phone Numbers

Twitter said on Monday that it had discovered attempts by possible state actors to access the phone numbers associated with...

YouTube: No ‘Birther’ Conspiracy Videos for 2020 Election

YouTube: No ‘Birther’ Conspiracy Videos for 2020 Election

YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year’s U.S. presidential election.Also banned: Election-related...

Apple, Broadcom Told to Pay California University $1.1B Over Patents

Apple, Broadcom Told to Pay California University $1.1B Over Patents

A federal jury Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of...

US Warns Information-Sharing at Risk as Britain Approves Huawei 5G Rollout

US Warns Information-Sharing at Risk as Britain Approves Huawei 5G Rollout

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned that the United States will only pass information across what he termed...

Investors, Entrepreneurs Meet in Silicon Valley to Discuss African Investment

Investors, Entrepreneurs Meet in Silicon Valley to Discuss African Investment

Barbara Birungi Mutabazi has a vision: Train Ugandan women to code and do other technology work.”The beauty of this is...

Singapore Prepares for Doctor Visits over Video Call

Singapore Prepares for Doctor Visits over Video Call

In a 2017 episode of the TV show “The Good Wife,” a doctor in Chicago is seen advising a dental...

Britain Grants China’s Huawei Limited Role in 5G Network Rollout

Britain Grants China’s Huawei Limited Role in 5G Network Rollout

Britain will allow China’s Huawei Technologies Co. to help build the country’s next-generation cellular network, dealing a blow to a...

Workers Criticize Amazon on Climate Despite Risk to Jobs

Workers Criticize Amazon on Climate Despite Risk to Jobs

Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that...

Bringing Broadband to Rural America an Ongoing Quest

Bringing Broadband to Rural America an Ongoing Quest

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 19 million Americans still don’t have access to broadband internet. Most of...

Huawei Founder Says Company Can Withstand Increased US Pressure

Huawei Founder Says Company Can Withstand Increased US Pressure

Despite the U.S.-China trade deal signed last week, the two countries appear headed for more confrontation, especially over high tech.One...