Emerging Tech
Get Ready to Legally 3D-Print a Gun
A settlement between Defense Distributed and the State Department has been reached.
Emerging Tech
Why The World Is So Excited About Electric Cars
Consumer spending on electric cars is growing fast.
Digital Government
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.
Emerging Tech
Walmart Patents Tech That Could Monitor You As You Check Out
Price check? Walmart already knows.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX And Boeing Are Running Out of Time to Fly Astronauts Into Space
It's a safety issue.
Emerging Tech
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.
Digital Government
Smart TVs Are Tracking Viewers And These Lawmakers Are Concerned
Your TV knows just how many cooking shows you watch.
Digital Government
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.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Wants Congress to Regulate Facial Recognition
One of these metrics for regulation could be ensuring the technology works similarly for all
Emerging Tech
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Artificial Intelligence
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Emerging Tech
Defense Security Service Is Trying to Overhaul the Entire Security Clearance Process
And it turned to an alternative contracting method to find nontraditional background check companies and ideas.
Emerging Tech
Driving Without a Smartphone
A new law in Georgia discourages drivers from even touching a screen. Whether or not it improves safety, it could help break people’s phone habits.
Emerging Tech
These Magnetic Robots Might Someday Crawl Around Inside You
They're made of 3D-printer ink.
Cybersecurity
The Security Hole in Apple's New Security Feature
USB Restricted Mode could still let law enforcement into your phone.
Emerging Tech