Digital Government
Space as a Service: NASA and SpaceX Find a New Way of Putting People Into Orbit
SpaceX could be ferrying astronauts by April 2019.
Modernization
VA Opens Bids on Revamping its Main Website
VA wants to improve its web presence in a big way.
Digital Government
Thousands of Miles of Internet Cables Could Be Underwater by 2033
Rising sea levels could threaten internet access for millions of people, according to a recent study.
Emerging Tech
A Silicon Valley Startup is Giving Lithium-Ion Batteries a Much-Needed Silicon Boost
The tech needs to undergo a step change, and there are many startups currently trying to make it happen.
Digital Government
Verizon Names Indianapolis Its Final 5G Pilot City
Mayor Joe Hogsett welcomed the increased connectivity for residents, but just where it will occur hasn’t been made public.
Emerging Tech
CBP Rolls Out Facial Recognition at Silicon Valley Airport
International travel at the Mineta San José International Airport has doubled in recent years.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Appeal Hurtles Toward Courtroom Arguments
Lawyers for the government and the Russian anti-virus company have filed their last briefs before arguing before a judicial panel in September.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Running a 3D Printing Competition to Design Homes on Mars
The idea is to send a robot to Mars to autonomously print a habitat for the arrival of astronauts.
Artificial Intelligence
Tomorrow’s Intelligent Malware Will Attack When It Sees Your Face
IBM researchers have injected viruses with neural nets, making them stealthier and precisely targetable.
Digital Government
Here’s How to Actually Stop Google From Tracking Your Location
The search giant can be thwarted.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants to Make Underground Maps on the Fly
The agency is challenging teams to build systems that chart caves, tunnels and underground urban infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
How to Ace Your Chatbot Interview
Your next interview will begin with the ping of an incoming text message.
Emerging Tech
The Next Stop on Amazon’s Journey Toward World Domination is Your Car
Alexa, will you turn up the air conditioning?
Emerging Tech
Google’s Larry Page Thinks We’ll Soon Be Soaring Over Traffic in These Cute Flying Cars He’s Building
For now, the Flyer is clearly a novelty, meant to appeal to the ambitions and pocketbooks of wealthy hobbyists.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Creates Workarounds for Malfunctioning Weather Satellite
The GOES-17 still isn’t working the way it’s meant to, but engineers believe they have a way to make it more functional than not.
Modernization
VA Wants a New Cloud for Its Mobile Apps
The effort comes as VA reworks its entire online presence to make services more accessible and user-friendly for some 9 million veterans.
Emerging Tech
America Is Not Ready for Exploding Drones
An apparent assassination attempt in Venezuela shows how technology is moving faster than governments can counter it.
Emerging Tech
Who’s Leading the Western Response to Russia’s Warbots? Estonia
A European leader in robotic autonomy turns its attention to the battlefield.
Digital Government
Cloud-Based Mapping Could Play a Bigger Role in Disaster Response This Hurricane Season
Localities are using maps to visualize hazards, process damage imagery and crowdsource flood information.
Policy