Emerging Tech
Facebook Retools Secret Research Guidelines
The new guidelines are unlikely to appease privacy advocates, who argue users should consent to experiments.
Emerging Tech
Here’s How the Incoming USAID Tech Guru Plans to Fight Ebola
Ruggedized tablets, belt-worn printers and a high-tech alternative to stifling protective suits among the ideas.
Modernization
There’s a Good Chance You’re Reading This on a Damaged Mobile Device
Forty-eight percent of smartphone users report they are currently using a damaged device.
Emerging Tech
Video: What Crazy Tech Idea Could Become Real?
Thought-based communication? It could happen.
Emerging Tech
Why a Refrigerator-Sized Spacecraft Could be Humanity’s Best Hope Against Solar Storms
A refrigerator-sized spacecraft will give scientists advance notice of a solar storm affecting Earth.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Don’t Rule Out Organic Kitty Litter as Culprit in Nuclear Waste Radiation Leak
DOE IG says Los Alamos Lab did not assess chemical incompatibility problems.
Emerging Tech
US Is Saving Nukes So It Can Blow Up Asteroids
The government isn't destroying older bombs on schedule, because it might need them for "planetary defense."
Emerging Tech
NOAA Taps New Head for Satellite Programs
Chief among new NOAA satellite guru’s priorities will be overseeing two new programs worth a collective $20 billion
Modernization
No More Selfie Elbow? Drones Could Soon Be Snapping Your Self Portraits
This device, now in development, introduces a new way to use drones.
Digital Government
MAP: Just How Big is the World’s Largest Marine Reserve?
From Esri, the map illustrates the expansion of protected areas in the Pacific Ocean.
Digital Government
Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
Modernization
When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone
When a thing connects to the Internet, three things happen: it becomes smart, it becomes hackable, and it's no longer something you own.
Cybersecurity
Forget Supersonic Jets. The Military Needs an Odometer for Computer Chips.
Project could keep out Chinese counterfeit chips from military systems
Digital Government
‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features
The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Increasingly the Gatekeeper of Your Online Identity
The notion that the world outside its homepage remains anonymous is increasingly untrue.
Digital Government
Finland More Successful than US at Obtaining User Data from Google
The US greatly surpasses any other nation in the volume of requests submitted, however.
Modernization
When the Government Sends You a Text Message, Take Note
Local governments make better use of SMS.
Digital Government
Scientists Turn to Computer Models to Predict Ebola’s Next Move
Researchers can't account for human behavior, however.
Emerging Tech