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

Digital detection tools struggle to identify AI-generated content, Mozilla analysis finds

By Christopher Hutton February 26, 2024 7:00 am

Fran Drescher warns ‘AI will entrap us in a matrix’ during SAG speech

By Jenny Goldsberry February 25, 2024 9:34 am

Google apologizes for ‘offensive’ AI Gemini image generator

By Brady Knox February 23, 2024 11:06 pm

Tyler Perry pauses studio expansion ‘indefinitely’ due to latest AI technology

By Jenny Goldsberry February 23, 2024 12:17 pm

The seal for the Federal Communications Commission.

FCC to collect and publish data on race and gender of broadcasters

By Christopher Hutton February 23, 2024 11:03 am

Supreme Court set for arguments in most consequential internet free speech case yet

By Christopher Hutton February 23, 2024 3:00 am

Reddit to go public in first major social media IPO in years

By Christopher Hutton February 22, 2024 4:42 pm

Google’s new AI bot pauses image generation tool after race controversy

By Christopher Hutton February 22, 2024 9:22 am

Google apologizes for AI bot generating inaccurate images of ‘diverse’ historical figures

By Christopher Hutton February 21, 2024 6:08 pm

President Joe Biden signs an executive on artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on.

Biden administration seeks input on rules for open-source artificial intelligence

By Christopher Hutton February 21, 2024 10:10 am

House launches bipartisan task force for regulating AI

By Christopher Hutton February 20, 2024 9:44 am

Artificial intelligence.

Why regulating AI will be difficult — or even impossible

By Christopher Hutton February 20, 2024 3:30 am