Emerging Tech
Amnesty International Wants to Solve Twitter's Big Problem
Can Twitter become less toxic?
Artificial Intelligence
How Much Does Artificial Intelligence Threaten National Security?
One lawmaker proposed a commission to examine the emerging tech through a national security lens.
Digital Government
Here’s How to Check Which Apps Have Access to Your Facebook Account—And Delete Them
Do you know who is collecting data on you?
Digital Government
Five Myths About Pentagon Weapons Programs
As the service secretaries converge on Capitol Hill to talk acquisition reform, it’s important to sort fact from fiction.
Ideas
The Reality vs. Hype About Automation, AI and Self-Healing
Automation will become increasingly important as federal agencies look to optimize their networks.
Digital Government
How Mapping And Data Could Make The Census Cheaper
The tool can help the bureau tailor outreach efforts and find potential employees.
Digital Government
After Faces, China Is Moving Quickly to Identify People By Their Voices
China’s digitally-connected population has enabled the government to track people in many forms.
Ideas
Government Starts to Build New Links for Its Blockchain
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is prepping the final version of a report on effective blockchain use—and when to avoid it.
Digital Government
NASA Figures Out a New Way to Bring Satellite Data Back Down To Earth
Communicating with satellites is trickier than you might think.
Artificial Intelligence
HHS Wants to Use AI to Buy in Bulk
The agency wants to use artificial intelligence to find hidden efficiencies in contract data.
Emerging Tech
This WALK-MAN Robot Can Go Places Too Dangerous for Humans
The humans operate the machine from a safe distance
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon Wants AI To Reveal Adversaries’ True Intentions
The U.S. military is looking to enlist game theory and artificial intelligence to fight tomorrow’s unconventional warfare tactics.
Emerging Tech
Lana Awad Is Engineering the Neuro-Tech That Will Transform Humanity
Technologists are working on projects that sound like the stuff of fiction.
Modernization
Local Officials to FCC: We’re Not the Ones Impeding 5G
A group of mostly mayors encouraged the Federal Communications Commission to refocus its efforts on new broadband investment, instead of preempting their oversight of public rights of way.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Need to Quit Being Difficult Customers If They Want Startup Tech
Even posting project solicitations in more popular places could help agencies find new partners solutions, tech experts said.
Digital Government
Here's How Many Bad Ads Google Purged From The Web Last Year
It's in the billions.
Ideas
How to Accelerate IT Modernization and Technology Innovation in Defense
Our military needs cutting-edge technology, but warfighters often find themselves generations behind.
Modernization
Trump Administration Mum on Nationalizing 5G
The proposal is still on the table, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, though localities may find their authority on public rights of way preempted regardless.
Digital Government