Technology

A “deepfake” is video, audio or an image that uses machine learning to create a convincing imitation of a real person’s likeness or voice. While some deepfakes can be innocuous, it has also been used for revenge porn, fake news and fraud. As deepfakes become more convincing, can public trust survive?

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an antitrust civil suit against tech giant Google.

There are no fans at Levi’s Stadium this season, but when the 49ers score a touchdown, you’ll hear 70,000 of them cheering on TV. The NFL’s fake crowd noise system features the sounds of each home team’s actual fans, recorded at games over the past 3-4 years.

Newly introduced iPhone models will be 5G capable, giving them incredible download speed and capacity.

On Tuesday, Apple is holding a launch event where it will reveal this year’s iPhone lineup.  In most years, Apple announces its iPhones in September, and they go on sale shortly after that. This year is different. Apple instead released new Apple Watches last month and pushed the iPhone announcement to October. The delay is an outgrowth of the Covid-19 pandemic, which disrupted electronics manufacturing...

The Commerce Department announced Friday that the U.S. will begin blocking the distribution of the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday

Apple introduced a new Watch and iPad during a virtual event Tuesday morning, but those hoping to see a new iPhone would have to wait.

The pilot program will deliver grocery and household items and launch in Fayetteville, N.C.

News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

A new app called Health Pass could help us return to large events and our office buildings safely amid the coronavirus pandemic. News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

Moksh Nirvaan isn’t your average 16-year-old. The Plano, Texas, teen is building an artificial intelligence-based tool to help hospitals quickly identify Covid-19 cases by scanning chest X-rays. And he’s also developing an app to help users find nearby emergency supplies like antibacterial wipes and toilet paper.

Lawmakers accuse tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple of creating monopolies and harming public discourse in fiery anti-trust hearing.

During a House Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing Wednesday, Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., played testimony from a third-party seller on Amazon who claims the company retaliated against her when her bookselling business grew too successful. “As we grew, we were shrinking Amazon’s marketshare in the textbook category,” the small business owner said. “In retaliation, Amazon started restricting us from selling. We haven’t...

House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D, R.I., questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai about his company’s treatment of Yelp. “The choice Google gave Yelp was, ’Let us steal your content or effectively disappear from the web,’” said Cicilline. “Mr. Pichai, isn’t that anti-competitive?”

The Silicon Valley data-mining firm Palantir Technologies confidentially filed to go public, setting up what could be the biggest stock offering from a technology company since Uber’s debut last year.

Social companies like Facebook and Twitter are starting to take action against hate speech and misinformation on their platforms. But NBC News technology reporter Brandy Zadrozny says it will take more than their current whack-a-mole approach to solve the problem.

The founder of the app nOCD, Stephen Smith, and Dr. Patrick McGrath explain misconceptions about obsessive-compulsive disorder and how their new app provides online OCD therapy, including live virtual doctor visits.

Apple’s big annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference is this week, but looks very different than years past.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigned from the San Francisco company’s board and is urging his colleagues to fill the seat with a black candidate.

Distance learning forced students to spend a lot of time in front of computer screens lately, which can be draining, but this week for News4 Kids, Scott MacFarlane found some talented students who are using technology to let their creativity shine.