Emerging Tech
A New Report Says Egypt Is Secretly Forcing Citizens to Mine Cryptocurrency
The techniques involved are especially difficult to detect.
Digital Government
Your Next Work Computer Could Be Your Phone
This could change the nature of work computing.
Emerging Tech
How Well Does Trump Understand NASA?
As he praised the work of SpaceX, the president seemed to undermine the efforts of his own space agency.
Digital Government
Women Are Powering the Blockchain
A quick scan of the blockchain frontier reveals many women in key roles as developers, investors, and business leaders.
Emerging Tech
USAID Launches Program To Bring More Women Online
The WomenConnect Challenge is offering $1 million to projects that address why women in low- and middle-income countries are offline.
Ideas
5 Building Blocks Influencing the Cloud Evolution
Combining these technologies can result in more agile and nimble data and networks.
Emerging Tech
Drone Swarms Are Going to Be Terrifying and Hard to Stop
“Now the improvised explosive devices will find our warfighters."
Policy
White House Wants To Let Law Enforcement Bring Down Civilian Drones
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a small drone that poses a threat!
Digital Government
This is What The White House Science And Tech Office Has Been Up To
The president’s science and technology advisers released a rundown of major milestones over the last year, from creating the American Technology Council to the passage of the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
Digital Government
The Office of the Future Will Be a Distracted Dystopia. We Have Some Better Ideas
There is a clear friction between technology and how offices are currently designed.
Digital Government
For 10 Years, I Read the Comments
Farewell to my stressful, dispiriting, but occasionally awesome life as an internet comment moderator.
Digital Government
Pentagon May Create a Combatant Command for Space
The Defense Department is also looking at major changes to speed up how it buys satellites.
Emerging Tech
Utilities Are Paying Their Customers to Buy Electric Vehicles
The transport sector may be the only major new source of electricity demand for developed economies.
Digital Government
U.S. Customs Needs To Share More Info on Counterfeits With Online Retailers
Companies want Customs and Border Protection to do more, but officials say there’s only so much they can do.
Digital Government
How to Turn Off Facebook's Facial Recognition
The social media site has been gaining detailed knowledge of your face.
Digital Government
Unsure Who to Accept or Reject on LinkedIn? Consult This Flowchart
LinkedIn can be a goldmine for professional opportunities if you know where to look.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants Industry Input on How First Responders Should Wear Their Tech
Wearables are great—but they can't get in the way when firefighters and paramedics do their jobs.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Figured Out a Way to Demand Ransom Without Sending Email
These hackers are killing two birds with one stone.
Emerging Tech
Interior Wants To Know How To Manage Its Huge Social Media Presence
The department issued a sources sought notice seeking tools to manage its 1,500 social media accounts.
Ideas