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

Meet the accounts banned from tweeting even after Alex Jones’s reinstatement

By Christopher Hutton December 11, 2023 9:26 pm

U.S. Air Force F-35 A-fighter jets from 31st Test Evaluation Squadron at Edwards AFB fly over Levi's Stadium before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018.

Biden to give first CHIPS Act semiconductor expansion grant to military manufacturer

By Christopher Hutton December 11, 2023 3:21 pm

AI startup aims to combat deepfake fraud through voice authentication

By Christopher Hutton December 11, 2023 9:00 am

Sleep aid app features AI-generated voice of It’s a Wonderful Life’s Jimmy Stewart

By Asher Notheis December 9, 2023 11:00 am

Microsoft investment in OpenAI under scrutiny from FTC and UK watchdog

By Christopher Hutton December 8, 2023 6:41 pm

Election security, privacy, and AI concerns among top tech topics looming in 2024

By Jessica Melugin December 8, 2023 10:15 am

Your next new car will be old when you buy it

By Jack Baruth December 8, 2023 7:16 am

FILE -Quinn Byrne, 5, shops with her mother, Jamie Byrne, at a Learning Express store in Lake Zurich, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

House Democrats block legislation labeling smart toys from defense bill

By Christopher Hutton December 7, 2023 4:05 pm

US ‘hemorrhaging sensitive technology’ to China, congressional report finds

By Joel Gehrke December 7, 2023 10:00 am

Artificial intelligence.

‘Doomsday’ artificial intelligence: Schumer and Congress study existential risks

By Christopher Hutton December 6, 2023 11:22 pm

Foreign governments spy on Apple and Google users through push notifications, Ron Wyden says

By Christopher Hutton December 6, 2023 4:13 pm

GOP lawmakers call on Stripe to cut ties with terrorist-tied fundraiser: ‘Helping Hamas’

By Gabe Kaminsky December 4, 2023 11:38 am