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

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...

Can New Space Race Connect World to Internet?

Can New Space Race Connect World to Internet?

It’s a 21st century space race: Amazon, SpaceX and others are competing to get into orbit and provide internet to...

Apple Will Produce New Mac Pro Computers in US

Apple Will Produce New Mac Pro Computers in US

Apple said Monday it would keep making its Mac Pro in the United States, after obtaining tariff exemptions for some...

Toyota Banks on Olympic Halo for Humble Bus to Keep Hydrogen Dream Alive

Toyota Banks on Olympic Halo for Humble Bus to Keep Hydrogen Dream Alive

Buses may not be the most glamorous mode of transport but at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, they will represent...

YouTube ‘Milestone’ Highlights Vietnam Growth and Growing Pains

YouTube ‘Milestone’ Highlights Vietnam Growth and Growing Pains

The Vietnamese comedy channel FAP TV has become the first YouTube account to hit the 10 million subscribers mark in...

A Unique Seattle Rehab Helps People Overcome Internet Addiction

A Unique Seattle Rehab Helps People Overcome Internet Addiction

Smartphones have quickly evolved from being a way to make an untethered phone call to service as portable hand-held personal...

Could Smart Mirrors Get Consumers Offline and Into Shops?

Could Smart Mirrors Get Consumers Offline and Into Shops?

With online shopping becoming more and more popular, traditional retail stores are doing everything they can to get shoppers to...

Google Plans to Invest 3 Billion Euros in Europe

Google Plans to Invest 3 Billion Euros in Europe

Google is planning to invest 3 billion euros to expand its data centers across Europe in the next two years.The...

Senate Tech Critic to Facebook CEO: Sell WhatsApp, Instagram

Senate Tech Critic to Facebook CEO: Sell WhatsApp, Instagram

As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with President Donald Trump and other critics of the tech industry, the Senate’s...

Huawei Faces Public Test as it Unveils Sanction-Hit Phone

Huawei Faces Public Test as it Unveils Sanction-Hit Phone

Chinese tech giant Huawei launched its latest high-end smartphone in Munich on Thursday, the first of its mobile devices not...

California Police Employs Robocop to Patrol Parks

California Police Employs Robocop to Patrol Parks

The city of Huntington Park in the state of California has hired a new police office to patrol local parks....

Facebook Still Auto-Generating Islamic State, Al-Qaida Pages

Facebook Still Auto-Generating Islamic State, Al-Qaida Pages

In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say...

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...