Technology

Data centers are in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. The centers house the computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, including artificial intelligence. The county is home to the world's largest concentration of data centers. Tech companies like to place the centers here, partly because the region's proximity to the nation's traditional internet backbone allows the servers in those data centers to save nanoseconds crucial to support financial transactions, gaming technology and other time-sensitive applications.

Massive Virginia data center development drives debate about price of technological advancement

By Emily Hallas July 26, 2025 7:00 am

Trump’s AI art affinity

Dain Fitzgerald and Jason Agnew Jul 25, 2025

UK moving on new penalties for Apple and Google amid trade discussions with Trump

Christian Datoc and Naomi Lim Jul 18, 2025

Businessman Pressing Button Touches Virtual Screen with Artificial intelligence AI, Justice Scales, and Judge's Gavel.

State-level AI regulation ban left out of Trump agenda law

Jessica Melugin Jul 18, 2025

Zuckerberg and Meta reach settlement seeking $8 billion over violations of Facebook users’ privacy

Annabella Rosciglione Jul 17, 2025

Elon Musk promises Don Lemon will still receive ad revenue for X show

By Jenny Goldsberry March 15, 2024 3:47 pm

A woman using her phone and social media apps.

Supreme Court sets criteria for government officials blocking users on social media

By Christopher Hutton March 15, 2024 10:27 am

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, the U. S. Supreme Court building stands quietly before dawn in Washington.

Supreme Court to weigh limits of government influence over Big Tech in free speech case

By Christopher Hutton March 15, 2024 4:00 am

Alaska Airlines aircraft sit in the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash.

How AI is transforming the air travel experience in the US

By Anna Giaritelli March 15, 2024 3:00 am

The European Union is now the world’s most aggressive regulator of digital markets

By Jessica Melugin March 14, 2024 9:00 pm

Rand Paul claims TikTok ban is ’emulating Chinese communists’

By Jenny Goldsberry March 14, 2024 7:50 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on FY'20 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019.

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is assembling investors to buy TikTok

By Eden Villalovas March 14, 2024 10:27 am

Trump ordered CIA to use Chinese social media to attack Xi Jinping’s government

By Christopher Hutton March 14, 2024 9:18 am

House votes to force sale of TikTok by Chinese owner

By Christopher Hutton March 13, 2024 10:55 am

Bipartisan bill forcing sale of TikTok could hit free speech roadblocks

By Christopher Hutton March 13, 2024 3:00 am

High demand for e-books in libraries prompts push for new state laws against publishers

By Lily Larsen March 12, 2024 3:25 pm

TikTok launches full-court press against House bill that would force its sale

By Christopher Hutton March 12, 2024 11:39 am