https://www.voanews.com/z/621 science-technology https://www.voanews.com/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.voanews.com/z/621 en 2026 - VOA 60 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:18:48 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA Other tools include facial recognition, app https://www.voanews.com/a/un-iran-using-drones-to-enforce-hijab-law/8011563.html https://www.voanews.com/a/un-iran-using-drones-to-enforce-hijab-law/8011563.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:49:23 -0400 IranMiddle EastTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Prosecutors said suspects were arrested for questioning in 'connection with their alleged involvement in active corruption within the European Parliament' https://www.voanews.com/a/belgium-makes-arrests-in-corruption-probe-linked-to-eu/8009509.html https://www.voanews.com/a/belgium-makes-arrests-in-corruption-probe-linked-to-eu/8009509.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:42:42 -0400 EuropeTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) The change of system came after years of criticism that conservative voices were being censored or stifled under the guise of fighting misinformation https://www.voanews.com/a/meta-tests-community-notes-to-replace-fact-checkers/8009430.html https://www.voanews.com/a/meta-tests-community-notes-to-replace-fact-checkers/8009430.html Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:36:37 -0400 USATechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) Concerns about a critical hydraulic system arose less than four hours before the Falcon rocket's planned evening liftoff https://www.voanews.com/a/launch-pad-problem-delays-spacex-flight-to-replace-nasa-s-stuck-astronauts/8009048.html https://www.voanews.com/a/launch-pad-problem-delays-spacex-flight-to-replace-nasa-s-stuck-astronauts/8009048.html Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:44:41 -0400 Technologywebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) An innovative solution to remotely power devices using natural biological processes could help farmers get the most from their fields. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more. https://www.voanews.com/a/dirt-powered-sensors-help-farmers-optimize-their-fields/8008724.html https://www.voanews.com/a/dirt-powered-sensors-help-farmers-optimize-their-fields/8008724.html Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:12:37 -0400 USATechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Kane Farabaugh) China rolling out several new AI models to compete with US https://www.voanews.com/a/china-boosting-development-of-ai-for-use-in-trade-war-with-us/8007739.html https://www.voanews.com/a/china-boosting-development-of-ai-for-use-in-trade-war-with-us/8007739.html Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:12:00 -0400 China NewsUSAEast AsiaTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Saibal Dasgupta) The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures to address what a judge said was Google's illegal search monopoly https://www.voanews.com/a/us-drops-antitrust-case-against-google-over-ai-not-chrome/8003388.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-drops-antitrust-case-against-google-over-ai-not-chrome/8003388.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:57:47 -0500 USATechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Countries have little in common, but both have large untapped mineral deposits https://www.voanews.com/a/greenland-and-afghanistan-frontiers-in-race-for-critical-minerals/8003142.html https://www.voanews.com/a/greenland-and-afghanistan-frontiers-in-race-for-critical-minerals/8003142.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:50:41 -0500 TechnologyEuropeSouth & Central Asiawebdesk@voanews.com (Alex Gendler) WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday hosts top cryptocurrency players at the White House, a political boost for an industry that has struggled to gain legitimacy -- and where the Republican president faces conflict of interest concerns. The president's "crypto czar," Silicon Valley investor David Sacks, has invited prominent founders, CEOs and investors along with members of a Trump working group, to craft policies aimed at accelerating crypto growth, and providing... https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-to-host-white-house-crypto-summit/8002141.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-to-host-white-house-crypto-summit/8002141.html Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:08:40 -0500 USAEconomyTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) President Donald Trump is signaling a major change in how the U.S. will support growth in key domestic industries such as semiconductors. Michelle Quinn reports. https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-calls-to-end-us-government-s-semiconductor-subsidy-program/8002022.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-calls-to-end-us-government-s-semiconductor-subsidy-program/8002022.html Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:50:45 -0500 USATechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Michelle Quinn) The ruling leaves OpenAI free to continue its transition from nonprofit to for-profit enterprise https://www.voanews.com/a/musk-fails-in-bid-to-block-openai-becoming-for-profit-business-/7998259.html https://www.voanews.com/a/musk-fails-in-bid-to-block-openai-becoming-for-profit-business-/7998259.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:09:56 -0500 USATechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) Chinese tech firms and state media have spotlighted humanoid robots, which have grown in popularity since the Unitree G1 appeared to run, jump, dance and perform martial arts-like movements in a recent demonstration. Both the United States and China are leaders in humanoid robot technology. But industry analysts believe that the United States is superior in AI technology, which is responsible for the robot's "brain," while Chinese technology companies have flourished in the hardware... https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-mandarin-who-has-better-humanoid-robots-us-or-china-/7996311.html https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-mandarin-who-has-better-humanoid-robots-us-or-china-/7996311.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:06:13 -0500 China NewsUSAEast AsiaTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Adam Xu) Beijing also uses AI models to collect biometric data and for social media listening for Chinese security services https://www.voanews.com/a/china-uses-deepseek-ai-for-surveillance-and-information-attacks-on-us/7996271.html https://www.voanews.com/a/china-uses-deepseek-ai-for-surveillance-and-information-attacks-on-us/7996271.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:46:14 -0500 PolygraphTechnologyChina Newswebdesk@voanews.com (Fatima Tlis) ‘It’s a matter of national security for us,’ Trump says https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-taiwanese-chipmaker-announce-new-100-billion-plan-to-build-five-new-us-factories-/7995845.html https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-taiwanese-chipmaker-announce-new-100-billion-plan-to-build-five-new-us-factories-/7995845.html Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:51:16 -0500 USAEast AsiaTechnologyChina Newswebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) The two craft are to land on Sunday and Thursday https://www.voanews.com/a/lunar-landings-in-a-week-for-nasa-s-private-moon-fleet/7993730.html https://www.voanews.com/a/lunar-landings-in-a-week-for-nasa-s-private-moon-fleet/7993730.html Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:49:10 -0500 USAScience & HealthTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) Apple said this week it would spend $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years and create 20,000 jobs, signaling its pro-U.S. jobs and investment policy. U.S. President Donald Trump also announced he would double tariffs on China, where most Apple products are made. Michelle Quinn reports. https://www.voanews.com/a/with-500b-us-investment-apple-pulling-away-from-china-analysts-say/7991204.html https://www.voanews.com/a/with-500b-us-investment-apple-pulling-away-from-china-analysts-say/7991204.html Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:25:51 -0500 USATechnologyChina Newswebdesk@voanews.com (Michelle Quinn) Intuitive Machines' lander, named Athena, is expected to land March 6; company hopes to avoid fate of its earlier spacecraft, which tipped over at touchdown https://www.voanews.com/a/private-company-s-craft-rockets-toward-moon-in-latest-rush-of-lunar-landing-attempts/7989713.html https://www.voanews.com/a/private-company-s-craft-rockets-toward-moon-in-latest-rush-of-lunar-landing-attempts/7989713.html Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:21:25 -0500 Technologywebdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) Creative industries globally are grappling with the legal and ethical implications of AI models that can produce their own output after being trained on popular works without necessarily paying the creators of the original content https://www.voanews.com/a/musicians-release-silent-album-to-protest-uk-s-ai-copyright-changes/7986931.html https://www.voanews.com/a/musicians-release-silent-album-to-protest-uk-s-ai-copyright-changes/7986931.html Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:35:23 -0500 EuropeTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Tech giant Apple has announced plans to create some 20,000 jobs and invest $500 billion over the next four years in the United States https://www.voanews.com/a/apple-to-build-23-200-square-meter-facility-in-texas/7986112.html https://www.voanews.com/a/apple-to-build-23-200-square-meter-facility-in-texas/7986112.html Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:33:59 -0500 USATechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Country’s eSafety Commission in March 2024 sought responses from social media platforms YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, blaming them for not doing enough to prevent child abuse and the spread of extremism https://www.voanews.com/a/australia-fines-telegram-for-delay-in-answering-child-abuse-terror-questions/7985591.html https://www.voanews.com/a/australia-fines-telegram-for-delay-in-answering-child-abuse-terror-questions/7985591.html Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:38:08 -0500 East AsiaTechnologywebdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)