Emerging Tech

To Dodge Regulators, Self-Driving Car Startup Released All Its Code for Free

What’s not available? The wealth of data necessary for the algorithms to actually function.

Emerging Tech

A Wall-Crawling Roomba That Teaches Kids to Code

Harvard roboticists have created a robot that will gradually introduce children to programming skills by blending them with art.

Digital Government

NASA Is Offering $30K to the Person Who Solves Its Space Poop Problem

Space travel presents scientists with seemingly infinite challenges.

Digital Government

High-Tech Innovation Is Happening in More Places Than You Think

And federal funding should match the the economy’s diaspora, according to a newly released ITIF report.

Digital Government

NASA Is Engineering Calorie-Dense Food Bars to Feed Astronauts Bound for Mars

These aren’t your kitchen cabinet granola bars.

Emerging Tech

Video: Inside the Technology of an Amazon Warehouse

This 360-degree video shows off the company's robotic systems.

Emerging Tech

Inside Google Jigsaw, the Powerful Tech Incubator That Could Reshape Geopolitics

The world’s second-most valuable corporation is trying to influence international affairs.

Emerging Tech

DHS Wants New Facial Recognition Cameras in Airports

Customs and Border Protection is ramping up plans for biometrics data collection.

Digital Government

Astronauts Develop Worse Vision After Long Trips in Space, and Scientists Think They Know Why

Gravity also affects how the fluids in our bodies flow.

Digital Government

18F Co-Founder on Why Tech Transcends Party Politics

18F Co-founder and former Executive Director Aaron Snow discusses the tech team's future.

Emerging Tech

The Employee You Complain to About Black Friday Sales This Year Could Be a Robot

The robots are coming—to spread some holiday cheer.