Emerging Tech

Why The World Is So Excited About Electric Cars

Consumer spending on electric cars is growing fast.

  • By Akshat Rathi, Quartz

Despite the Glitches, Shoppers Can’t Quit Amazon

The company’s website continually crashed during its much-touted Prime Day event, but sales were still higher than ever.

  • By Alana Semuels, The Atlantic

Pentagon Plans to Publish Broad Artificial Intelligence Strategy ‘Within Weeks’

The report will focus on long-term plans and how it will funnel resources to developing the technology, a Defense official said.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Walmart Patents Tech That Could Monitor You As You Check Out

Price check? Walmart already knows.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

SpaceX And Boeing Are Running Out of Time to Fly Astronauts Into Space

It's a safety issue.

  • By Tim Fernholz, Quartz

The Pentagon Wants to Bring Mind-Controlled Tech To Troops

The Defense Department’s research arm is working on a project that connects human operators’ brains to the systems they’re controlling—and vice versa.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Google Is Using AI to See Inside the Brain Like Never Before

New data might help neuroscientists better understand the structure of the brain.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Smart TVs Are Tracking Viewers And These Lawmakers Are Concerned

Your TV knows just how many cooking shows you watch.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

More Money for Cyber Spies, Outrage after Indictments and Supply Chain Cyber is Super Hot

More indictments for Mueller and a busy week regarding federal IT for Congress.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan
Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith

Microsoft Wants Congress to Regulate Facial Recognition

One of these metrics for regulation could be ensuring the technology works similarly for all

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

5G Compromise Bill Still a Hit to Local Government

Wireless industry groups support the new Senate bill, but the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues it sacrifices too much local government authority.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Pentagon Seeks an Edge in Quantum Computing

The Pentagon’s research arm wants to get up to speed on quantum computing before China and other adversaries.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Google Chrome Feature Guards Users From Spectre Attacks

Site isolation helps keep most of your data out of reach from hackers looking to exploit the Spectre vulnerability.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Pentagon Sets Big Goals for Its New AI Center

The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center will be the hub for all projects that exceed $15 million.

  • By Jack Corrigan

AI Is Getting Closer to Replacing Animal Testing

The algorithm can predict results from nine different tests.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

China, Russia, and the U.S. Are All Building Centers for Military AI

But their burgeoning approaches to state-sponsored research are divergent as the countries themselves.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
A Project Loon balloon. A Project Loon balloon.

Google’s High-Altitude Internet Balloons Could Soon Connect Rural Kenya

If implemented, the project could have the potential of extending online connectivity to thousands of people across Kenya.

  • By Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz

U.S. Needs a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, Lawmakers and Experts Say

The government is well-positioned to flag specific research areas that would have the biggest impact on national interests.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Hacker Caught Selling Maintenance Manuals for Military Drones

A poorly configured router allowed the theft of drone manuals, a list of maintainers, material on the Abrams tank, and more.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Alexa Makes Decision-Making Easier Than Ever—By Making Your Choices For You

But what does that mean for consumers?

  • By Adam Gerhart, Quartz