TECHNOLOGY

The U.S. senator from Kentucky says he will not allow the passage of the USA Freedom Act, despite a plea by President Barack Obama.

An influential lawmaker in Moscow warned in February that authorities have on their radar dissident-friendly services such as Tor.

Among Chinese companies attempting to diversify their revenue streams amid a slowing economy, the smartphone market probably isn't the way to go.

The cyber virus attack was carried out five years ago, but the U.S. did not achieve the success it did against Iran's nuclear weapons program.

The story of a 31-year-old "digital kingpin," as prosecutors described him, is the subject of multiple book and movie projects.

Microsoft's free-distribution plan, plus the surge of smartphones, mean PC sales will continue dropping, IDC said.

Google's updated operating system includes six key changes, a report said.

A listing for the update briefly appeared on the Xbox support page, an online source reported.

In Project Soli, a tiny radar the size of a chip could some day let users control devices with nothing more than hand gestures.

Shuttle America Flight 2708 climbed 200 feet to avoid a drone that was flying over Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

Chloe Lukasiak appears to be on track to secure a nomination for the 2015 Teen Choice Awards' choice dancer category.

Remember Ello? The so-called "anti-Facebook" that once had 38,000 signups per hour is staging a protest.

The text affects several messaging and social apps that send banner and lockscreen notifications to iPhone users.

Players of Electronic Arts' newest soccer title will be able to choose from among 12 national women's teams.

Google has unveiled Android and in the process dropped clues on what will be unpacked with the Nexus 2015 smartphones.

Kim Dotcom's site was shut down in a high profile police raid in January 2012.

Few Indians have PCs, but more have smartphones — and they don't mind using the handsets to shop online.

In a new study, scientists described the use of an “intelligent trial and error” algorithm that allows robots to adapt to situations instinctively.

Apple and Google have publicly sparred with the U.S. law enforcement community on this issue.

Apple wants users to use Siri for the time being to avoid the iMessage bug until it offers a permanent fix.

The cyberattacks launched by North Korean hackers could have similar impacts as military attacks, a key defector said.

The acquisition of Telecity by Equinix would create the largest data center player in Europe.

Intel signed a standstill agreement earlier this year with Altera that expires on June 1.

South Korean lawmakers passed a bill early on Friday to ban taxi services provided by private drivers, marking what is likely the first nationwide legislation to outlaw Uber Technologies Inc's low-cost uberX service.

Avago Technologies Ltd. agreed to buy Broadcom Corp (BRCM.O) for $37 billion in the largest merger of chipmakers ever, turning a lesser known company run by a ferocious dealmaker into one of the biggest industry players.

Last year, Google created a virtual reality headset out of cardboard seemingly as a lark. Now the company is taking it seriously as a way to bring virtual reality to those with Apple iPhones or other recent smartphones.

"Instead of focusing on supplements, we should be taking a more holistic approach,” the lead author said.

Google announced a slew of new services Thursday, but most were eerily similar to features already available from Apple.

More details will likely come in June at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2015 in San Francisco.