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.
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Pentagon Expanding Behavioral Biometrics With Keystroke Tracker
A new group signed to see if the technology can help fight insider threats.
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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?
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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.
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IARPA Funds Project To Track Worker Productivity with Sensors
A new study aims to understand the impact stress has on worker performance.
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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.
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Waymo is Designing Collapsible Cars That Crash into Pedestrians Gently
In the case of a crash, the vehicle will soften.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company is Actually Boring, and That’s What Will Make It Such a Huge Success
Musk is more Andrew Carnegie than Nikola Tesla.
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Why the Curiosity Rover Stopped Singing 'Happy Birthday' to Itself
The answer, a NASA engineer warned, “will sound rather cold and unfeeling.”
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DHS Thinks Biometrics Can 'Improve Daily Life'
The department sole-sourced a contract to the University Of Texas at Austin's Center for Identity.
Cybersecurity
These Scientists Took Over a Computer by Encoding Malware in DNA
There’s no immediate threat, but as sequencing becomes more commonplace, researchers face security risks.
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What Would Improve Data Security? 75% of Government IT Pros Say Biometrics
And nearly 90 percent say they would be more satisfied at work if their agencies invested in smart tech, according to a survey.
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The Evolution of Digital Government
Digital government started with launching websites. This special report looks at how federal agencies are rethinking services to put citizens’ needs first.
Modernization
Nearly Half the World Uses Social Media, Report Says
More than 3 billion people are using hashtags.
Emerging Tech
The Geography of Innovation
The suburbs generate more patents, but cities generate more unconventional innovations, a recent study finds.
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Amazon Wants to Hire 50,000 People. So Far It Has 20,000 Applicants.
Warehouses in the US are frequently beset by job vacancies, even as more tasks get turned over to robot labor.
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Nobody Wins Patents Like IBM, But Amazon And Facebook Are Picking Up Their Pace
iBM is averaging roughly 27.2 patents awarded each day.
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