Artificial Intelligence
Humans, Not Robots, Are the Real Reason Artificial Intelligence Is Scary
Intelligent weapons are too easily converted by software engineers into indiscriminate killing machines.
Emerging Tech
How to See Invisible Infrastructure
I spent a weekend at the International Utility Locate Rodeo, where people compete to find hidden cables, water mains, and gas lines.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Dumped a Harvard Intern After he Exposed a Privacy Flaw
Arun Khanna found out the hard way that Facebook doesn’t particularly appreciate it when potential employees reveal embarrassing privacy gaps.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Gecko Gripper Is the Outer Space Answer to Duct Tape
A sticky problem sometimes needs a sticky solution.
Emerging Tech
Video: Take a Stroll Along the Pacific Ocean Floor With a Robot
NOAA gives a peek at the Okeanos Explorer ship’s mission to 2,100 meters below sea level.
Modernization
What's the Most Commonly Used Mobile App for Governments Across the World?
About 47 percent of apps activated by government groups worldwide were related to document editing,
Digital Government
Patent Office Preps to Overhaul Patent Filing Process
The public is asked to help the agency determine the best way to give its digital patent application system a large-scale refresh.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Criminalize Revenge Porn Coming After Recess
Lawmakers led by Rep. Jackie Speier want to outlaw nonconsensual porn, but they'll be up against opposition from free-speech advocates.
Emerging Tech
Video: Bringing Together Next-Gen Weather Forecasters
The Hazardous Weather Testbed is keeping its eye out for storms and new technology.
Digital Government
NASA's Tumblr to Give Users 'Regular Dose of Space'
The space agency is just the latest federal agency to make its debut on Tumblr.
Emerging Tech
International Space Station Astronauts' New Hobby? Space-Gardening.
A crop of red lettuce could pave the way to future crops grown on the space station and even on other planets.
Emerging Tech
All of Google’s—er, Alphabet’s—Companies and Products from A to Z
Google has announced it will be folding itself into a larger company, called Alphabet. Here's what that entails.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Know if Open Innovation Challenges Are Working
The agency is looking for research on ways to crowdsource, such as through competitions.
Digital Government
Federal CTO: Government Should Take an Active Role in Innovation
On Monday, Megan Smith talked White House digital innovation during the second annual LGBTQ Tech & Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.
Modernization
Computer Scientists Invented a Way to Turn Your Skin Into a Mobile Touch Pad
A new product called iSkin uses silicon rubber and pressure-sensitive sensors to create an elastic film.
Emerging Tech
Why This Team Is Teaching Robots to Play Jazz
This is the future that researchers, funded by DARPA, are hoping to produce.
Emerging Tech
Video: How 3D Printing Will Literally Make the Future
From health care to housing, it's everywhere.
Emerging Tech
Why Would Anyone Quit Their Jobs at Dream Companies Like Facebook or Google?
Life at a tech giant isn't always what it's cracked up to be.
Emerging Tech