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

Healthcare.gov makes mobile phones seem like a free-market paradise

By Washington Examiner December 10, 2013 5:00 am

The Senate approved the measure by a near party-line 55-43 vote. All of the "aye" votes came from Obama's Democratic allies.

The week ahead in economics: Budget deadline, phones on flights, and Bitcoin

By Joseph Lawler December 9, 2013 5:00 am

The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. (AP/Matt Slocum)

House Republican Chairman proposes bill to ban in-flight cellphone calls

By Susan Ferrechio December 9, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this undated file photo made available by Google, hundreds of fans funnel hot air from the computer servers into a cooling unit to be recirculated at a Google data center in Mayes County, Okla. The green lights are the server status LEDs reflecting from the front of the servers. Eight major technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, have joined forces to call for tighter controls on government surveillance, issuing an open letter Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 to President Barack Obama arguing for reforms in the way the U.S. snoops on people. (AP File)

Tech giants call for controls on government snooping

By Washington Examiner December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Spy agencies in covert push to infiltrate virtual world of online gaming

By Washington Examiner December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Bitcoins have been propelled from the world of Internet oddities to the cusp of mainstream use, a remarkable breakthrough for a currency which made its online debut only four years ago. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Bitcoin meets Tesla with Lamborghini dealership’s Model S sale

By Bloomberg News December 9, 2013 5:00 am

New concerns: IRS is not protecting Obamacare info from hackers

New concerns: IRS is not protecting Obamacare info from hackers

By Paul Bedard December 9, 2013 5:00 am

New consumer tips for Obama’s fixer-upper website

By Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar December 6, 2013 11:05 pm

FILE - This Nov. 29, 2013 file photo shows part of the HealthCare.gov website, photographed in Washington. President Barack ObamaÃ?s fickle health insurance website is finally starting to put up some respectable signup numbers, but its job only seems to have gotten harder. Two months in and out of the repair shop have left significantly less time to fulfill the White House goal of enrolling 7 million people for 2014 by the end of open enrollment March 31. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Obama’s fixer-upper website races to catch up

By Associated Press December 6, 2013 5:00 am

A U.S. Navy patrol boat follows a boat that passes near the USS Ponce, where Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was taking a tour, in Manama, Bahrain, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Standing on the massive deck of the NavyÃ?s USS Ponce, Hagel said the U.S. is entering the new nuclear pact with Iran Ã?very clear eyedÃ? and it remains to be see whether Tehran is serious about keeping its development peaceful. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)

Chuck Hagel ship tour showcases US commitment to Gulf

By Associated Press December 6, 2013 5:00 am

Dean Mohs, a small business health insurance specialist at the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, immediately responded, âI am not recommending a delay of the employer application.â

Emails show CMS knew small-business exchange would not be ready

By Susan Crabtree December 6, 2013 5:00 am

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday said that a special team was in place to fix healthcare.gov's back-end issues on sharing enrollee data through "834 Forms" with insurance providers.

1 in 4 Obamacare enrollments affected by technical bugs

By Susan Crabtree December 6, 2013 5:00 am