Modernization
Here's How to Actually Use the iPhone X
Without a home button, quite a few things are different.
Digital Government
Clothes Made From a Data-Storing Fabric Will Remember Pass Codes For You
"You can think of the fabric as a hard disk."
Digital Government
The UN Is Using Ethereum’s Technology to Fund Food for Thousands of Refugees
The blockchain technology could slash the costs of delivering aid.
Emerging Tech
A Stray Dog Became the World’s First Cosmonaut 60 Years Ago Today
She was the first living being to leave the Earth’s orbit.
Emerging Tech
Astronauts Have Been Dealing With the Same Crappy Printers for 17 Years
Even people on the International Space Station deal with paper jams and ink shortages.
Digital Government
BlackRock Is Worried Technology Firms Are About to Know “Every Single Thing You Do”
Understanding of our financial lives could be an even richer source of data for them to sell to advertisers.
Emerging Tech
Be Funny and Other Tips from TSA's Social Media Team
Federal agencies are incorporating social media into their customer service.
Digital Government
This One Rule Informs All of Veterans Affairs' Customer Service Decisions
Bells and whistles are great, but they don't matter if they aren't helping customers, Veterans Affairs Department's Lynda Davis said.
Artificial Intelligence
China Will Surpass US in AI Around 2025, Says Google’s Eric Schmidt
Schmidt, who also chairs the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, says the Chinese are poised to erase a key American advantage — and the Trump administration is helping them.
Emerging Tech
A “Silicon Valley” Actor is Terrified by What’s Happening in Silicon Valley
Tech companies have often cast aside concerns or questions from cast members regarding privacy and other issues.
Emerging Tech
Are Facebook, Twitter, and Google American Companies?
This week’s Senate hearing highlights a deep tension in the tech giants’ self-definitions.
Artificial Intelligence
Three-Star General Wants Artificial Intelligence in Every New Weapon System
The department's Project Maven uses machine learning to go through drone video feeds but that's just the beginning, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants Tech to Scan Your Face as You Drive to Mexico
The department is opting for a faster procurement option for the technology.
Emerging Tech
These Driverless Cars Won't Rely on You in An Emergency
Taking the wheel won't be an option.
Emerging Tech
A “Spooky Sounds” Playlist Direct From Outer Space, Compiled by NASA for Halloween
From the screech of interstellar plasma to the cacophony of lightning on Jupiter.
Artificial Intelligence
The Era of Easily Faked, AI-Generated Photos is Quickly Emerging
The images aren’t perfect. But it's a work in progress.
Emerging Tech
What’s the Federal Government’s Role in Smart Cities?
A D.C. research and advocacy group says high tech infrastructure can’t be just a local project.
Ideas
The Urgent Case for IoT Security Training for Civilian Agencies
Civilian agencies could learn a thing or two from the military's cyber culture.
Emerging Tech