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

Traffic on Interstate 95 near Springfield in Fairfax County. Congestion in the county affects jobs, schools and the environment, a new report says.

Driverless 18-wheel truck set for first route in 2024

By Jenny Goldsberry January 18, 2024 5:54 pm

Trump vows to never allow creation of one ‘dangerous’ technology in US: ‘Absolute control’

By Peter Cordi January 18, 2024 1:55 pm

TikTok releases plans for handling election misinformation in 2024

By Christopher Hutton January 18, 2024 11:56 am

Court reinstates ban on Apple Watches with blood oxygen tracker

By Christopher Hutton January 17, 2024 3:38 pm

Artificial intelligence.

Florida tries to crack down on campaigns using AI

By Peyton Sorosinski January 17, 2024 3:22 pm

China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech following a swearing-in ceremony to inaugurate the city's new government in Hong Kong Friday, July 1, 2022, on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. Xi Jinping wished U.S. President Joe Biden a successful recovery after Biden tested positive for COVID-19. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP)

Israel should abandon China over Hamas support

By Sean Durns January 17, 2024 6:00 am

Supreme Court denies requests to review ruling in suit between Fortnite creator and Apple

By Christopher Hutton January 16, 2024 10:28 am

Google updates Chrome incognito terms to clarify privacy limits after $5 billion lawsuit

By Christopher Hutton January 16, 2024 10:24 am

This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. and will later be coming to Android phones.

OpenAI releases tools to combat election misinformation in 2024

By Christopher Hutton January 15, 2024 4:28 pm

The Apple Watch SE are displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in New York.

Apple prepares Apple Watch ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen tracker

By Christopher Hutton January 15, 2024 1:27 pm

Nvidia Corp. graphic processing units sit stacked inside a 'mining rig' computer, used to generate the Ethereum cryptocurrency, in Budapest, Hungary in January. U.S. securities regulators say adequate oversight of cryptocurrency markets may require new tools from Congress. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

Chinese military and researchers acquiring high-grade chips for AI despite US ban

By Christopher Hutton January 15, 2024 10:12 am

Two Democratic senators asked three companies, the largest vendors of election equipment, whether they shared source code or other sensitive information pertaining to voting machines with Russian entities. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

2024 election protections against cyberattacks underfunded

By Christopher Hutton January 15, 2024 4:00 am