Emerging Tech
Driverless Cars Will Make A Lot of Jobs Better, Not Destroy Them
A recent report from the Commerce Department identified 11.7 million workers in occupations for which driving is an important task.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Built an Invisible Backdoor to Hack AI’s Decisions
The attack described could make customers warier of how the AI they rely on is trained.
Emerging Tech
Supermarkets Are Now Using Blockchain to Keep Food Fresh
The technology can track food throughout the complex global supply chain.
Modernization
A Giant Telescope Listening for Aliens Could Be Disrupted by Millions of Tourists’ Cellphones
A theme park built around the device has seen nearly 3.8 million people in the first half of 2017.
Emerging Tech
Inside Waymo's Secret World for Training Self-Driving Cars
A look at how Alphabet understands its most ambitious artificial intelligence project
Modernization
The Supercharged Facial Recognition of the Iphone 8
Have your face scanned in just a few millionths of a second.
Digital Government
Drones Will Help Protect Guam From North Korean Missiles
A June 2016 test showed that drones can track missiles, promising better protection for forces and allies under threat of a North Korean missile strike
Digital Government
Should Google Own the Verb “Google”?
The US Supreme Court May decide the future of the word.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Is Fixing a Simple Reason Why Voice Assistants Are So Bad
The tech company hopes to smarten up our dumb bots by making a new dataset available to the public.
Modernization
Take a Bite Out of Android Oreo
A new operating system should be all about the filling.
Emerging Tech
The International Space Station Pulled Off the Photobomb of a Lifetime
Perfectly timed images show a tiny ISS passing in front of the sun.
Artificial Intelligence
'We Do Not Have Long to Act': Elon Musk and Others Warn the U.N. About Autonomous Weapons
The prospect of tanks, machine guns and drones that think for themselves becoming widespread is giving tech luminaries the heebie-jeebies.
Emerging Tech
The Complex Relationship Between Innovation and Economic Segregation
It’s not just the tech industry that’s responsible for America’s stratifying cities.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Expanding Behavioral Biometrics With Keystroke Tracker
A new group signed to see if the technology can help fight insider threats.
Emerging Tech
To Fix Algorithmic Bias, We First Need to Fix Ourselves
If we can’t get it right with humans, how are we meant to train machines to do a better job?
Emerging Tech
NGA Wants Bleeding-Edge Tech and Talent—And It Will Open Up to Get Them
The intel agency is open to sharing its data with industry. It also wants its own tour-of-duty tech team.
Emerging Tech
IARPA Funds Project To Track Worker Productivity with Sensors
A new study aims to understand the impact stress has on worker performance.
Emerging Tech
Draft Bill Would Create Connected Device Advisory Board for Agencies
Rep. Robin Kelly plans to introduce companion legislation to the Senate's Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvements Act—possibly with a few tweaks.
Emerging Tech
Waymo is Designing Collapsible Cars That Crash into Pedestrians Gently
In the case of a crash, the vehicle will soften.
Emerging Tech