Emerging Tech
The Free Market Won’t Fix Botnets, Government Report Says
The government should create incentives for good security in the internet of things.
Ideas
State-Sponsored Internet and App Shutdowns Damage Economies—And Freedom
We cannot turn a blind eye to it.
Ideas
What Digital Government CX Pros Should Know About the Connected Government Act
Not everything comes to a standstill in D.C. during the holidays.
Emerging Tech
Report: Post Offices Should Automate Pen-and-Paper Safety Checks
Automating compliance checklists could save time and result in better data, the Postal Service inspector general found.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones
A new contest seeks flight systems inspired by Mother Nature and powered by directed-energy beams.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security To Release Active Shooter Training Simulator for Teachers
The program is like a video game... but much darker.
Emerging Tech
How the Battle for Net Neutrality Will Continue in 2018
Proponents of net neutrality are pursuing several different paths to prevent internet service providers from tampering with website access.
Emerging Tech
Need a New iPhone Battery? It'll Cost You $29
It could be considered a consolation prize for iPhone users.
Emerging Tech
Half of Puerto Rico Still Doesn’t Have Power—104 Days After Hurricane Maria
Data on the extent of the outage has been hard to come by.
Cybersecurity
Now It's Industry's Turn to Come Up with Botnet Fighting Ideas
A Commerce Department center is seeking partners to make internet-connected devices more secure.
Emerging Tech
How to Reduce Your Screen Time in 2018
If your New Year's resolution is to fight that tech addiction, here are some helpful tips.
Digital Government
8 Overly Confident, Mostly Pessimistic Predictions About Tech in 2018
The bankification of Big Tech, a strange profusion of wheeled vehicles, and more predictions about the year to come.
Emerging Tech
China’s First Space Lab Is Falling to Earth, Will Probably Miss You
Don't worry too much about falling debris.
Emerging Tech
All the Things You Can—and Can’t—Do with Your WeChat Account in China
It may even make the government's physical identity cards a thing of the past.
Emerging Tech
Only One iPhone Feature Matters if You’re Trying to Decrease Stress
Siri is here to help.
Emerging Tech
Library of Congress Getting Picky About Which Tweets It Saves
Turns out everything you put on Twitter isn’t worth saving.
Emerging Tech
Facebook’s Holiday Gift is a Tool to Check Your Engagement with Russian Propaganda
It, however, has a lot of limitations.
Emerging Tech