Digital Government
A New Software Tool Could Help Stop the Next ISIS Recruiting Video
Social media companies hope this will help shut down distribution on their networks.
Emerging Tech
Self-Driving Buses Powered by IBM Watson Now Ferrying People Around in the US
And they’re also 3D-printed, of course.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Is Just Beginning to Use Robots in its Warehouses and They’re Already Making a Huge Difference
The retail giant has its own grand vision for the robots.
Digital Government
Commerce Wants To Help You Make Money From Federal Data
The department is looking for businesses to help government use data.
Emerging Tech
Video: If Robots Take Over All the Jobs, What Will be Left for Us To Do?
Writing cover letters for robots.
Emerging Tech
It’s Happening: A Robot Escaped a Lab in Russia and Made a Dash For Freedom
With every passing day, it feels like the robot uprising is getting a little closer.
Cybersecurity
Government Websites Are Really, Really Bad at Foiling Bots
A new project tested 1,000 sites' abilities to defend against bots.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: FBI Facial Recognition May Not Be Accurate
A new GAO report examined the Interstate Photo System, with more than 30 million photos, and the FBI’s face recognition capability.
Digital Government
Air Force Wants New Plane to Replace A-10, Fight ISIS
Generals float idea of new CAS aircraft — and beyond that, an “arsenal plane” or “flying Coke machine.”
Cybersecurity
Thousands of Security Cameras in the US Can Easily Be Hacked
Many people never change the default passwords on their cameras or even go through the hassle of adding a password.
Emerging Tech
VIdeo: Energy Department's Ultrasonic Clothes Dryer -- No Heat Needed
It's time to rethink laundry day.
Digital Government
How Blockchain Technology Can Prevent the Next Financial Crisis, Disrupt Uber and Give Us Control of Our Data
It is essentially a digital distributed ledger anyone on the internet can access.
Digital Government
DOD Plans to Eliminate Common Access Cards
Halvorsen said the Pentagon will move to “true multifactor” authentication that would increase DOD’s agility and cut costs and the time to issue the cards themselves.
Digital Government
Navy Is Making a New GPS for Drone Submarines
Right now, GPS signals can barely travel below the surface of the ocean.
Emerging Tech
Intelligence Agency Wants to Keep ‘Novel Organisms’ From Threatening Humans
IARPA is hosting a Proposers' Day for businesses in a couple weeks.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Is Predicting the End of the Written Word
“The best way to tell stories in this world, where so much information is coming at us, actually is video."
Emerging Tech
Where Google’s Driverless Cars Should Wind Up Next
If the company’s not ready for snow, it should head to a sunny place where traffic problems and road safety are particularly bad.
Digital Government