Digital Government

How to Teach a Car a Traffic Sign

Before self-driving vehicles can truly operate autonomously, they’ll need to master Street Sign 101. They might be almost there.

Emerging Tech

How a Flooded Data Center Sparked a Cloud Migration Effort

Agencies need to know their inventory and infrastructure before they start migrating, the SBA CIO said.

Emerging Tech

Deloitte Highlights Tech Trends to Watch

Agencies will have to wade through tech trends to determine what's of use.

Emerging Tech

Dubai Is Set to Fill its Skies With These Self-Flying Taxi Drones Later This Year

These four-legged, eight-propeller drones can carry a single passenger that weighs up to 220 lb.

Emerging Tech

Lawmakers Want Self-Driving Cars To Thrive But Still Fear Hacks

Despite positives, manufacturers still face concerns that cars could be hijacked.

Emerging Tech

Tech Companies Prep for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan—Even Without Details

Startups and blue-chip companies alike see potential business in Trump's promised infrastructure plan.

Emerging Tech

The 17-Year-Old Google Coding Winner Whose Cameroonian Hometown Has Been Cut Off From the Internet

His story, that of a young developer winning an esteemed hacking award, has been used as a rallying point for those campaigning against the shutdown.

Modernization

It’s Looking More Likely That the Next iPhone Will Have Wireless Charging

One of the most annoying things about smartphones is that they never last as long as we need them to.

Digital Government

An Algae That Survived Two Years in Outer Space May Hold the Secret to Growing Food on Mars

Algae produce proteins and oxygen, both key ingredients for surviving once humans leave the blue planet.

Emerging Tech

Service Robots Will Soon Be Making 'House Calls In Space'

DARPA this week picked a commercial partner to help build out the system.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Show Love to Blockchain, 'Star Wars,' But Question FBI FOIA Changes

They're also proposing a way to slow down any presidential efforts to remove sanction on Russia.

Emerging Tech

Trump's Advisers Want to Return Humans to the Moon in 3 Years

The plan could dramatically shift the mission of the space agency, prioritizing low-Earth orbit activity over distant exploration.

Emerging Tech

This Startup Thinks Future of Deliveries Is an Ostrich-Shaped Robot

This leggy robot that can traverse any awkward footings that come naturally, or at least more easily, to humans.