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

Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, is pictured in Hong Kong on June 9. (AP Photo/The Guardian)

Edward Snowden: ‘Not all spying is bad’

By Meghashyam Mali January 23, 2014 5:00 am

‘Revenge porn’ guru Hunter Moore arrested in hacking case

‘Revenge porn’ guru Hunter Moore arrested in hacking case

By Associated Press January 23, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File-Pool)

Obama to take ‘Hangout Road Trip’ after State of the Union

By Brian Hughes January 23, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama waves to the audience after he spoke about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, at the Justice Department in Washington. Several of the key surveillance reforms unveiled by President Barack Obama face complications that could muddy the proposalsÃ? authority, slow their momentum in Congress and saddle the government with heavy costs and bureaucracy, legal experts warn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

White House rejects privacy panel’s call to end NSA phone spying

By Brian Hughes January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Ex-NC Gov. Perdue announces education tech effort

Ex-NC Gov. Perdue announces education tech effort

By Gary Robertson January 22, 2014 11:46 pm

Facebook tests ads in outside mobile apps

Facebook tests ads in outside mobile apps

By Washington Examiner January 22, 2014 10:39 pm

This artist rendering released by IMCCE (Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des Ephemerides) shows water plumes spewing from the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. Scientists led by the European Space Agency observed the plumes and reported their findings in the Jan. 23, 2014 issue of the journal Nature. (AP Photo/ IMCCE, Paris Observatory, CNRS)

Telescope spies water plumes on dwarf planet Ceres

By alicia-chang January 22, 2014 8:58 pm

Credit cards that were confiscated are displayed at the McAllen Police Department in McAllen, Texas, after McAllen police arrested a man and a woman on fraud charges, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. According to a South Texas police chief, the suspects used account information stolen during the Target security breach to buy tens of thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise, but a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday that an investigation is ongoing into the possibility of a link between the Target data breach and the arrests. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Gabe Hernandez)

Experts: Target hackers will be tough to find

By Bree Fowler January 22, 2014 7:55 pm

Silicon Valley ‘More Receptive’ to K Street

Silicon Valley ‘More Receptive’ to K Street

By Geoffrey Norman January 22, 2014 7:19 pm

‘Vending Machine’ Rents Electric Cars Hourly

‘Vending Machine’ Rents Electric Cars Hourly

By Washington Examiner January 22, 2014 5:09 pm

Man arrested after burglary loot tracked by GPS

Man arrested after burglary loot tracked by GPS

By Washington Examiner January 22, 2014 4:22 pm

A worker arrives at Hewlett-Packard Co. headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., in June 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

Hewlett-Packard to repay $459K in state incentives

By Associated Press January 22, 2014 5:00 am