Emerging Tech
After Trying to Build Self-Driving Tractors for More Than 20 Years, John Deere Has Learned a Hard Truth About Autonomy
There’s a lot more to driving than just seeing the path before you.
Digital Government
The US Is Funding Silicon Valley’s Space Industry to Spot North Korean Missiles Before They Fly
The U.S. military doesn’t have the information it needs to stop an attack by North Korea. But officials believe they know where to get it.
Digital Government
If the FBI Has Your Biometrics, It Doesn't Have to Tell You
A final rule blocks millions of citizens from requesting information about the data stored in that system.
Emerging Tech
These Birds' Molting Patterns Might Change How Government Uses Drones
U.S. Fish and Wildlife is researching whether oil spill drones could harm wildlife.
Modernization
Facebook Is Reportedly Working on Hardware to Take on the Amazon Echo and Google Home
“Hey Facebook, how many likes did my witty post about Trump get today?”
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Has Split, and There Are Now Two Versions of the Popular Cryptocurrency
The new “bitcoin cash” offers an eight-fold increase in transaction capacity.
Emerging Tech
Federal Spending on Drones Goes Under the Sea
Of the billions it spends on unmanned vehicles, the federal government's focus is shifting from the skies to the sea.
Modernization
Apple Seems to Have Confirmed That Rumors About the Next iPhone’s New Design Are True
Will the new model be any different from the other high-end smartphone on the market?
Emerging Tech
Federal Agencies Flirt with Blockchain
Agencies brainstormed at least 200 potential federal use cases.
Emerging Tech
NASA Robot Trains for the Dark Side of the Moon
Learning to see in the darkened environment will take work.
Emerging Tech
Tech Firms Are Forgetting About STEM and Focusing on STEAM
The "A" represents the “arts” and tech firms are quickly realizing its importance.
Digital Government
US Air Force Wants Robots Watching Twitter
Tomorrow’s operations will be shaped by automated analysis of the world’s open-source data, says the service’s chief of staff.
Emerging Tech
Why Zuckerberg and Musk Are Fighting About the Robot Future
It looks like the two tech titans are arguing about AI’s impact on humanity. Really they’re protecting their personal brands.
Emerging Tech
Security Fears Over Chinese Involvement Are Prompting Australia to Halt an Undersea Cable Project
Huawei, a smartphone and telecommunications equipment maker based in Shenzhen, was supposed to lay the Internet cable.
Modernization
Apple’s Next iOS Will Make AR a Legitimately Cool Thing
It may well cause you to question the very nature of reality.
Emerging Tech
FDA Is Looking Into Drones for Health Inspections
But how drone-collected data will figure into the agency's old school processes is still being worked out.
Emerging Tech
The SEC Has Finally Weighed in on the Crypto-Token Frenzy, and Nobody’s Going to Jail—Yet
The agency found that the “initial coin offering” last May that kickstarted the current cryptotoken gold-rush was subject to U.S. securities laws.
Emerging Tech
Predictions for What Robots Will Do to the U.S. Workforce, Ranked From Certain Doom to Potential Utopia
No matter what you think, there’s probably a research-backed prediction that supports your view.
Cybersecurity
After a Series of Hacks, Cryptocurrency Issuers May Turn to Old-Fashioned Bank Vaults for Security
It's difficult to keep even the most sophisticated new technology safe and secure.
Emerging Tech