technology

Opinion: How technology is teaching kids to care about the world and each other

By Rusul Alrubail

To be a better teacher of the meaning of empathy, it helps to use the same tools of technology that young people are using.

From entry-level to executive, today's jobs demand digital literacy

By Benjamin Herold, Education Week

At one health industry company, digital literacy skills are needed across the board.

Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean?

By Gretchen Frazee

Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down.

How the Pentagon joins forces with Silicon Valley startups

By Mike Cerre

The U.S. military has been closely connected with Silicon Valley since it "started-up" in the 1960s. More recently, the Defense Department has set up an innovation base of sorts to get closer to the new technology companies they need to…

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How tech is putting the needs of impoverished Kenyans on the map

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

At least 50 percent of Nairobi's population lives in slums, yet until a few years ago, many busy neighborhoods were blank spaces on official maps. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya on the ways mapping technology is…

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A short history of DIY gun makers, from gun kits to 3D-printed guns

By Timothy D. Lytton, The Conversation

There is nothing new in attempts by gun makers to exploit loopholes in government regulations, and these unregulated guns have been used to kill.

Young people are looking for younger leaders, poll finds

By Laurie Kellman, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

Young people are looking for a change this election season — a generational change.

Russian hackers used phishing tools in 2017 attack on grid

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Russian hackers who penetrated hundreds of U.S. utilities, manufacturing plants and other facilities last year gained access by using the most conventional of phishing tools, tricking staffers into entering passwords.

EU fines Google a record $5 billion over mobile system

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The European Union fined Google a record $5 billion Wednesday for using the market dominance of its Android mobile operating system to force handset makers to install Google apps, reducing choice for consumers.