Video: A Hail Mary Pass... In Space

Not even Tom Brady could throw this far.

• By Caitlin Fairchild
• February 6, 2017

Globalization Failed Too Many People. Here’s the Technology That Could Help it Work For Everyone

Blockchain may help us all.

• By Quartz
• February 6, 2017

Most Citizens Want A ‘Siri’ For Government Services

People want 24/7 service, even from the federal government, a new survey shows.

• By Mohana Ravindranath
• February 6, 2017

Amazon’s Massive Fleet of Robots Hasn’t Slowed Down its Employment of Humans

• By Sarah Kessler, Quartz
• February 5, 2017

Space Queso and Space S'mores: How Astronauts Tailgate

Not outside.

• By Caitlin Fairchild
• February 3, 2017

It’s Ridiculous to Use Virtual Reality to Empathize With Refugees

The technology isn’t the moral game-changer some make it out to be.

• By Paul Bloom, The Atlantic
• February 3, 2017

Scientists Have Invented Paper You Can Print With Light, Erase With Heat and Reuse 80 Times

If left alone, the paper reverts to its original state in five days.

• By Akshat Rathi, Quartz
• February 3, 2017

Lawmakers Question Role of NTIA in Re-authorization Hearing

The independent agency's last re-authorization was in 1992.

• By Mohana Ravindranath
• February 2, 2017

Video: This Bat Bot Looks A Lot Like the Real Thing

It won't suck your blood though.

• By Caitlin Fairchild
• February 2, 2017

Facebook Is Quickly Closing in on 2 Billion Users

Soon, there won’t be any internet users left to join Mark Zuckerberg’s club.

• By Mike Murphy, Quartz
• February 2, 2017

Botched VA Contract Shows How Not to Do a Cloud Broker Program

A lesson in how not to manage a project.

• By Frank Konkel
• February 1, 2017

Video: How MIT's Team Building Fosters Innovation

Above all else, communicate.

• By Caitlin Fairchild
• February 1, 2017

Scientists Are Weaving Futuristic Artificial Muscles Using Traditional Textile Techniques

These fake muscles move like human muscles and can be worn under clothing.

• By Ephrat Livni, Quartz
• February 1, 2017

By Lifting Sanctions, Trump Could Hand Russia’s Military a Lethal Technological Advantage

If Trump walks back sanctions, some fear key arms and military technologies could be next.

• By Patrick Tucker
• February 1, 2017

How Navy’s Warship Shop Uses Data to Do More with Less

A Navy program office turned to an analytics and visualization tool to help explain its workforce decisions.

• By Frank Konkel
• January 31, 2017

Virtual Reality Can Make the Pain of Surgery Easier to Bear

By distracting patients, VR could minimize the cost and risk of operations—and allow doctors to operate on patients outside the hospital.

• By Jo Marchant, The Atlantic
• January 31, 2017

A Grocery Store Is Testing Squishy Robot Hands to Pack its Bags

We’re getting really close to completely automated deliveries.

• By Mike Murphy, Quartz
• January 31, 2017

The Internet Is Mostly Bots

More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs—many of them malicious

• By Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
• January 31, 2017

IARPA Wants Autonomous Fingerprint Tech

The intelligence research arm is offering up cash for cutting-edge ideas on capturing complete fingerprints.

• By Heather Kuldell-Ware
• January 30, 2017

Will Your Next Job Be Piloting Drones?

With commercial use expected to surge, would-be operators have more options for training.

• By Tiffany Kelly, CityLab
• January 30, 2017