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Google and Facebook Double Down on Internet Infrastructure With New Pacific Cable
The cable system that will be ready in 2018.
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Getting Real on Diversity in Tech: Three Tactics That Will Actually Make a Change
These tips can apply in any industry sector.
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Tech and the cancer moonshot
Vice President Biden said that advances in computing technology and changes in the culture of scientific collaboration will lead researchers to a cure for cancer.
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One Agency Thinks IG Reports Don't Have to Be Boring
Reports can be visual and interactive, according to SIGAR.
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Postal Service looks cautiously to drones
Noting stark differences in customer opinion about emerging drone technology, the U.S. Postal Service contemplates unmanned aerial delivery.
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ONC gets new authority over health IT certification
The agency that certifies electronic health records systems is getting expanded powers to regulate health IT.
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A Google Maps for the Human Body
A group of scientists has taken the first important steps towards creating the Human Cell Atlas—a complete inventory of our staggeringly diverse cells.
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Could Self-Driving Cars Speed Hurricane Evacuations?
The case for a fully autonomous escape plan
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FDA Official: Medical Devices Should Be Designed For Hostile Environments
In health care, cyber intrusions into medical devices could be life-threatening.
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Now You Can Ping Obama on Facebook
The White House has created a Facebook chatbot.
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Cost of Electronic Access to US Court Filings Faces Major Legal Test of Its Own
Users are charged 10 cents per page to view litigant documents.
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The World’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Service Has Launched in Rwanda
The drones drop blood parcels on parachutes outside remote health centers.
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White House open-sources chatbot
With 1.5 million messages coming in since the August launch of its Facebook Messenger bot, the White House has opened the code to developers and non-developers alike.
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Facebook Is Ramping Up its Counterterrorism Strategy
The world’s largest social network has posted a job description on its site for at least one Counterterrorism Researcher.
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Federal CIO: Prep For Modernization Funds But Don't Count On Them
Legislation that would create working capital funds for modernization could help, but aren't guaranteed to pass.
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USAID Funds Zika-Fighting Drone Projects
The agency selects additional projects from its health innovation challenge.
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Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight
From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.
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Video: Electric Fuel Cell Vehicles Join Energy Department Fleet
The vehicles were donated by automakers Toyota and Hyundai.
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18F seeks info on ID verification
As part of an ongoing project to develop a shared identity authentication platform, 18F is asking industry for insight and experience on validating state-issued IDs.
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