Drones are being taught to deliver food and medical supplies to customers. Now, doctors and scientists at the University of Maryland at College Park are creating special, custom-made drones that can literally save lives. Alexey Gorbachev has the story narrated by Anna Rice.  …

The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism from President Donald Trump and its business rivals.Bidding for the huge project, known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, pitted leading tech titans Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle and IBM against …

Over the course of its 15-year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently abandoned, and then largely cut their stories out of its news feeds.    Now it plans to pay them for news headlines — reportedly millions of dollars in …

When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live theatrical experience.“It’s live, we do it live, and every single moment’s unrepeatable,” the late-night TV host sang. “There is a visceral bliss you only get in a theater seeing people …

Two top U.S. senators are asking intelligence officials to investigate Chinese-owned TikTok, the hugely popular computer app, believing it to be a potential national security risk.TikTok allows users to post short videos and share them online with other users.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Tom Cotton sent a letter …

Facebook reiterated its policy of not removing misleading or bogus political ads Thursday, seeking to offer clarification after CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered Congress confusing and sometimes incomplete testimony on the subject.    On Wednesday, in response to questions from House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Zuckerberg seemed to suggest Facebook did use third-party …

A coordinated cyberespionage campaign using phishing to harvest passwords from mobile phones and computers has targeted U.N. relief agencies, the International Red Cross and other nongovernmental organizations for the past 10 months, a cybersecurity firm reported.     The San Francisco-based security company Lookout said it didn’t know who was behind the …

When astronauts orbit the moon, or live on its surface in the decade ahead, they will probably be inside inflatable space lodges now in development. Dozens of NASA officials and veteran astronauts are wrapping up a review of five space habitat mockups built by different companies. VOA’s Jim Randle has …

About 40% of adult Americans drivers are leaning more to buying self-driving cars in the future as they look to snack, chat on their phone or catch up on email while the car drives itself, a survey by Adobe Analytics showed on Wednesday.The survey of 1,040 American adults over the …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg conceded on Wednesday that the company’s planned digital currency Libra was a “risky project,” but sought to reassure skeptical U.S. lawmakers that it could lower the cost of electronic payments and open up the global financial system to more people.Sporting a suit and tie, Zuckerberg also …

 Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.   The findings, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, show that “quantum speedup is achievable …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is again appearing before Congress to face questions about his company’s massive market power, privacy lapses and tolerance of speech deemed false or hateful.Zuckerberg has been summoned to testify at a hearing Wednesday by the House Financial Services Committee on Facebook’s plan to create a global …

Have you ever thought about your posture while you were using a cell phone or a computer? Researchers found that most people, or at least most Americans, don’t. But it’s something everyone should think about. More from VOA’s Carol Pearson. …

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that a state-level antitrust investigation into the social network now has the backing of a bipartisan group of 47 attorneys general.   The Democrat and a handful of states launched the probe last month.   It focuses on whether Facebook’s dominance is …

United Parcel Service Inc’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp.The service, which will debut in one or two U.S. cities in the coming weeks, shows how the world’s biggest parcel delivery company is expanding the reach of its upstart drone delivery …

Victory there was a key turning point in World War II. Historians call it an essential win for dominance in the Pacific. Now, nearly eight decades later, researchers and underwater robots discover the remains of a Japanese aircraft carrier sunk in the Battle of Midway. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi takes us …

While the internet has definitely made our lives easier, it has come at a cost. Studies show that internet addiction is on the rise, specifically among young people. In Turkey, a recent study shows that internet addiction has risen over the last two decades. For VOA, Yildiz Yazicioglu and Murat …

The future of green energy just finished a 25-country tour. It moves as quietly as a whisper, uses the sun, wind and hydrogen for fuel, and emits zero greenhouse gases.  VOA’s Arash Arabasadi sails us through this story. …

Cellphones and computers are everywhere in almost every country across the globe, and it is common to see people hunched over these devices.When Dr. Lushantha Gunasekera at Orlando Health began feeling back pain, he thought he needed strength training.  “It was mainly pain in my upper back and neck and …

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media company’s light regulation of speech and lack of fact checking on political advertising, while citing China’s censorship as a roadblock to operating in the country.Facebook has been under fire in recent years for its lax approach to fake …

The future was here at a recent marquee tech show in Japan.  The Consumer Exhibition of Advanced Technology, or CEATEC, showcased technologies that may simplify our lives … or rapidly bring them to an end. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi takes us back to the future! …

The future was here at a recent marquee tech show in Japan.  The Consumer Exhibition of Advanced Technology, or CEATEC, showcased technologies that may simplify our lives … or rapidly bring them to an end. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi takes us back to the future! …

When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining anti-government demonstrations in the Serbian capital.Local authorities assert the system, created by Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, helps reduce crime. Critics contend it …

Germany has released draft security guidelines for next generation wireless networks that stop short of banning Huawei, as the U.S. warned again it would reconsider intelligence sharing with allies that use the Chinese company’s equipment.The Federal Network Agency issued rules on Tuesday laying out conditions for suppliers for new 5G …

With Hong Kong anti-government protests ongoing, tech companies in the U.S. are being drawn into the crisis. The standoff between China and protesters has led some U.S. tech firms to curtail services. Michelle Quinn reports …