Digital Government
US Government Agencies Are Buying Ads on Facebook—in Russian
Basically everyone can buy ads on the platform to push their agenda.
Emerging Tech
Octopus-Inspired Material Can Change Its Texture
The U.S. Army is funding the creation of shape-shifting sheets that mimic the abilities of the ocean’s masters of camouflage.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker Says Justice Department is Wrong About Encryption
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, thinks weakening encryption would be bad for national security.
Modernization
How Google Home Can Help You Find Your Lost Smartphone
Digital assistant to the rescue!
Emerging Tech
Americans Distrust Driverless Cars, and Silicon Valley is on a Mission to Win Them Over
The vehicles won't sell without willing customers
Emerging Tech
Drones Let Scientists Get Inside Humpback Whale Blowholes
These flying drones, got much closer to these whales than humans typically can.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Government’s Hurricane-Hunting Satellite Scheduled to Launch Next Month
NOAA's sending a high-powered replacement into space to boost its weather forecasting capabilities.
Emerging Tech
Trump's NASA Pivot
His administration has made the moon a destination, not just a pit stop, on the way to Mars.
Emerging Tech
FCC Approves Google's Project Loon to Go to Puerto Rico
Giant floating balloons could help Puerto Rico communicate again.
Emerging Tech
The Secrets of Google’s Moonshot Factory
How the tech giant is trying to leverage the science of breakthroughs and resurrect the lost art of invention
Digital Government
A New Social-Media Simulator Is Helping US Troops Train for Hybrid War
The program harvests and remixes real tweets to generate a convincing online environment for wargames large and small.
Emerging Tech
5 Ways Congress Can Grow the Internet of Things
A trade association asked Congress to pass legislation that would advance connected technology in the United States.
Emerging Tech
Most Americans Think Self-Driving Cars Are Inevitable but Fewer Than Half Would Ride in One
Americans are freaking out about the possibility of driverless cars hitting the road.
Digital Government
The City Likely to Win Amazon’s HQ2 is Already a Winner—And That’s a Problem for America
Cities have been bending over backwards in attempts to woo the tech giant.
Emerging Tech
How Sputnik Launched an Era of Technological Fragility
Sixty years after the historic achievement, a world without satellites seems difficult to imagine.
Emerging Tech
There’s Now a Robot You Can Eat
Researchers hope that one day these bots could 'repair us from the inside'
Cybersecurity
Report: Russian Hackers Used Kaspersky Anti-virus to Steal NSA Hacking Tools
It’s not clear if Kaspersky knowingly assisted the theft.
Artificial Intelligence
Google's Latest Smartphones, Speakers and Gadgets
The tech giant unveiled a ton of new products.
Emerging Tech