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

John Chen, who took over as BlackBerry's chief executive officer in November, is reorienting the company toward its core of business and government users. (Getty images File)

BlackBerry surges on continued Pentagon dominance

By Bloomberg News January 20, 2014 5:00 am

Alexis Ohanian, the cofounder of Reddit, called for a "proper congressional investigation" into the collection of bulk phone data by the National Security Agency. (Getty Images File)

Reddit co-founder: NSA supporters offering ‘false choice’

By Meghashyam Mali January 19, 2014 5:00 am

Crystal L. Cox was sued for defamation by Bend attorney Kevin Padrick and his company, Obsidian Finance Group LLC, after she made posts on several websites she created accusing them of fraud, corruption, money-laundering and other illegal activities. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Court: Bloggers have First Amendment protections

By Associated Press January 18, 2014 5:00 am

According to Target, hackers stole data related to 40 million credit and debit card accounts and also pilfered personal information, including email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses and names of as many as 70 million customers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Shoppers fret about authenticity of Target emails

By Associated Press January 18, 2014 5:00 am

A sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Tech industry: Obama’s NSA reforms ‘insufficient’

By Associated Press January 18, 2014 5:00 am

On the trail of Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts

On the trail of Silk Road’s Dread Pirate Roberts

By Washington Examiner January 18, 2014 5:00 am

High court takes cases on cellphone searches

By Mark Sherman January 17, 2014 8:19 pm

Conservatives split over Internet taxes

By Tim Mak January 17, 2014 5:00 am

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 29. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

James Clapper declassifies more spying docs after Obama speech

By Susan Crabtree January 17, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during an Expanding College Opportunity event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to reform NSA holding of phone metadata

By Susan Crabtree January 17, 2014 5:00 am

New America concluded that the NSA's phone record collection program "has had no discernible impact on preventing acts of terrorism." (Photo: Thinkstock)

Obama to end NSA mass collection program that wasn’t working anyway

By Ashe Schow January 17, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama talks about National Security Agency surveillance Friday at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Obama unveils ‘new approach’ to NSA surveillance

By Brian Hughes January 17, 2014 5:00 am