Emerging Tech
NASA’s Cutting-Edge Plan to Prevent an Asteroid Strike is Straight out of Science Fiction
The truth is, there's not much we can do if an asteroid veers too close to Earth.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: The Nanotech Future of the American Farm
USDA's nanotech team thinks small sensors could help farmers grow more with less.
Digital Government
Google Launches In-House ‘Startup Incubator’ to Stop Employees from Leaving Other Startups
The endeavor will be codenamed “Area 120".
Emerging Tech
GE Building World’s Largest Jet Engine with 3-D Printed Parts
The company has been quick to use 3-D-printing technology, computer-aided design and new materials to render parts once impossible to make using conventional methods.
Emerging Tech
Because of Technology, Future Presidents Might Have to be Groomed from Birth
Increasingly-connected technologies will capture all of our missteps and store them forever, one expert says.
Cybersecurity
Committee Fears International Cyber Deal’s Impact on Pentagon
The Pentagon would have to report to Congress on how the Wassenaar Arrangement will impact the Defense Department and its allies.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want Training for Hackers Who Play China and Iran in War Games
Each geographic combatant command worldwide would have to pen agreements with Defense Secretary Ash Carter to use these "cyber opposition forces," under the new proposal.
Digital Government
As Pentagon Dawdles, Silicon Valley Sells Its Newest Tech Abroad
A trio of tech CEOs say red tape and onerous requirements undermine Ash Carter’s outreach efforts.
Digital Government
The Internet Isn't Making Us Smarter
Our access to information, both good and bad, has only increased as our fingertips have touched keyboards.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Next Great Space Telescope
It will help us see galaxies millions of light years away.
Modernization
Uber Introduces Facial Scans to Reduce Driver Fraud
For all its improvements over traditional taxis, Uber’s safety features have been far from perfect.
Digital Government
This Technology Is Designed to Predict Big Earthquakes and Save Lives. So Why Can't It Get Funding?
Last week, in less than four days, the world had three earthquakes at 7.0 magnitude or more.
Cybersecurity
Ex-Hacker: If You Get Hacked, Sue Somebody
The days of software companies having built-in legal “liability protections” are about to come to an end, one expert says.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the World's Most Secretive Startup
Magic Leap's virtual reality system may change computing entirely.
Digital Government
New European Law May Force Companies to Hire Data Privacy Experts
Tech, health care, drug and financial services companies that process large amounts of data will become particular hotbeds for hiring.
Digital Government
Facebook for Trees: The Forest Service’s Quest to Make a Tree Database More User-Friendly
The agency maintains a database that includes various characteristics of some 19 million trees over some 350,000-plus plots of land
Emerging Tech
These Robots Act Differently When You're Around
The machines of the future will tailor their behavior to humans—and even individual personalities.
Modernization
Video: Which Smartphone Voice Assistant Sounds Most Human?
Are hard-to-understand robot voices a thing of smartphones past?
Emerging Tech