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

Why Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Won’t Be Like California’s

Why Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Won’t Be Like California’s

Vietnam’s financial hub is setting aside land to develop what locals call a new “Silicon Valley,” a reference to the area of...

WSJ: Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving Startup Zoox

WSJ: Amazon in Advanced Talks to Buy Self-Driving Startup Zoox

Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, in a move that would expand the e-commerce...

Cyberattacks Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Cyberattacks Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Cyberattacks have been flying fast and furious around the world during these days of global uncertainty because of the coronavirus....

Teen Collects Old Devices so COVID-19 Patients Can Connect with Loved Ones

Teen Collects Old Devices so COVID-19 Patients Can Connect with Loved Ones

A New England teenager is collecting old devices to connect loved ones to patients quarantined in hospital rooms. VOA’s Arash...

SpaceX’s 1st Astronaut Launch Breaking New Ground for Style 

SpaceX’s 1st Astronaut Launch Breaking New Ground for Style 

The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek...

How Deaf Community Solved Online Education Resource Shortage

How Deaf Community Solved Online Education Resource Shortage

Adjusting to online education could be tough. For deaf and hard of hearing students and educators, it’s probably more so....

Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Face Challenge in Online Education Resource Shortage

Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Face Challenge in Online Education Resource Shortage

Adjusting to online education could be tough. For deaf and hard of hearing students and educators, it’s probably more so....

Initially Thrilled to Telework, India Workers Miss the Office

Initially Thrilled to Telework, India Workers Miss the Office

As she settled down to work from home when India announced a lockdown in March, Shweta Andrews thought exultantly “this...

Remote Work May Be India’s Future, But Everyone Not On Board

Remote Work May Be India’s Future, But Everyone Not On Board

As she settled down to work from home when India announced a lockdown in March, Shweta Andrews thought exultantly “this...

China Threatens to Put American Tech Giants on Its ‘Unreliable Entity List’ 

China Threatens to Put American Tech Giants on Its ‘Unreliable Entity List’ 

China has responded to a new U.S. ban targeting telecom giant Huawei, threatening to retaliate through a series of countermeasures, including...

Analysis: Privacy Worries Could Derail Virus Tracking Plans

Analysis: Privacy Worries Could Derail Virus Tracking Plans

Worries about the breach of individual privacy rights could undermine Louisiana’s ability to quickly pinpoint those who have encountered someone...

Facebook Data Help Track COVID-19 Spread

Facebook Data Help Track COVID-19 Spread

Facebook likely knows a lot about you already. So would you fill out a survey on the social media site...

US Moves to Cut Off Huawei From Global Chip Suppliers

US Moves to Cut Off Huawei From Global Chip Suppliers

The Trump administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action...

Taiwanese Chip Company to Build $12 Billion Arizona Plant

Taiwanese Chip Company to Build $12 Billion Arizona Plant

A Taiwan-based company is planning a $12 billion semiconductor factory in the U.S. state of Arizona.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is...

The Scramble to Create COVID-19 Apps

The Scramble to Create COVID-19 Apps

It’s a race against time.As communities start to open, governments are rushing to put together smartphone apps that can be...

Australia Parliament Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

Australia Parliament Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...

Australian Parliamentary Committee Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

Australian Parliamentary Committee Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory

An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...

Robots Reduce Spread of Infection, but Are They Threat to Jobs?

Robots Reduce Spread of Infection, but Are They Threat to Jobs?

Retailers are turning to robots to perform essential tasks that employees are no longer able to do because of social...

Colombia, Netherlands to Probe TikTok’s Management of Children’s Data

Colombia, Netherlands to Probe TikTok’s Management of Children’s Data

Colombia’s commerce regulator will be investigating whether Chinese-owned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment...

People Move Around Less During Lockdown, Tech Giants Say

People Move Around Less During Lockdown, Tech Giants Say

As governments and communities around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google and other tech giants have been tracking...

Tech Giants Confirm People Moving Around Less During Lockdown

Tech Giants Confirm People Moving Around Less During Lockdown

As governments and communities around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google and other tech giants have been tracking...

Virtual Political Conventions Becoming a Realistic Alternative   

Virtual Political Conventions Becoming a Realistic Alternative   

If the coronavirus pandemic forces large-scale events to be either discouraged or cancelled this summer, American political conventions may be...