Topic: Technology

Iran's government on Friday blocked access to the Internet and messaging apps in a deepening crackdown on protests triggered by the death of a young woman who had been detained by the morality police.

Electric vehicles sales are on pace to eclipse record levels in 2022, but more efforts are needed for the world to achieve zero emissions within the next 25 years, according to the International Energy Agency.

Media regulators are looking into whether large U.S. tech companies including Amazon and Google have formed a monopoly over cloud computing in Britain, officials said Thursday.

Amazon's first broadcast of "Thursday Night Football" produced the most signups ever for Prime subscriptions over a three-hour period, according to a company memo.

Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng has introduced new self-driving navigation software in a challenge to American automaker Tesla, the current industry leader in electric vehicles.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics led the global semiconductor market during the second quarter of this year, further widening its gap with Intel in second place.

Social media executives explained on Friday efforts to combat hate on their platforms at the first hearing of the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Anti-Semitism.

A recent study has found a link between outdoor temperatures and the prevalence of hate speech on social media, which may, in turn, impact mental health.

President Biden's administration has moved closer to developing an official cryptocurrency -- known presently as a digital dollar -- after extensive research and projections that say it could be in the national interest.

More than 6,000 homes and businesses were affected by a sudden power outage in Sacramento on Thursday afternoon.