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

‘Matrix here we come’: Scientists say AI now able to reproduce new AI on its own for the first time

By Heather Hunter December 22, 2023 11:00 am

Only humans: What a UK Supreme Court decision means for patents and AI in US

By Christopher Hutton December 22, 2023 9:00 am

Commerce will review use of legacy chips to determine extent of Chinese dominance

By Christopher Hutton December 21, 2023 4:18 pm

The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington is pictured on Jan. 28, 2015. The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers.

FTC proposes rules to turn targeted advertising for teenagers off by default

By Christopher Hutton December 20, 2023 6:45 pm

Spiderhack: What we learned from the Sony Insomniac leak

By Christopher Hutton December 20, 2023 5:20 pm

European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, on Sept. 20, 2023. Three of the world's biggest pornography websites face new requirements in the European Union including verifying the ages of users, the bloc said Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, as it expanded the reach of its digital law designed to keep people safe on the internet.

Pornhub and other pornography sites now forced to verify ages by EU

By Christopher Hutton December 20, 2023 3:14 pm

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the Apple watch during a new product event Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif.

Apple halting sale of Watch before Christmas: Here’s why

By Christopher Hutton December 19, 2023 6:46 pm

Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown joins TikTok after warning of its CCP national security risk

By Gabe Kaminsky December 19, 2023 5:11 pm

Google pays $700 million to settle Play Store antitrust lawsuit

By Christopher Hutton December 19, 2023 2:06 pm

This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASAâs James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. (NASA photo)

NASA releases new image of Uranus from Webb telescope

By Jack Birle December 18, 2023 11:20 pm

Visitors pass the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 25, 2022.

TikTok staffers told not to flag Amazon accounts for questionable content

By Christopher Hutton December 18, 2023 7:38 pm

People walk by an Apple store on Oct. 20, 2023, in Denver. Apple is now requiring that U.S. law enforcement agencies obtain a court order for information on its customers' push notifications â the alerts iPhone apps send users that can reveal a lot about their online activity.

Lawmakers ask DOJ to probe Apple’s blocking of Android app allowing blue bubbles

By Christopher Hutton December 18, 2023 4:02 pm