Emerging Tech
NASA's Zombie Spacecraft Learns to Fire Its Engines
As the presumed-dead probe hurtles toward Earth, the deadline for saving it looms.
Emerging Tech
Governments Could Make or Break the Free Internet in the Next 10 Years
Experts predict the future in new Pew report.
Emerging Tech
Do You Want To Pay for USPS Shipping With Cash Or Bitcoin?
An agency inspector is polling citizens for an upcoming audit of potential “innovative payment methods” for letters and parcels.
Emerging Tech
Things Get Weird When Objects Get Hooked up to the Internet
Thermostats are just the start.
Emerging Tech
Why the Energy Dept. Didn’t Save More on Phone Calls Over the Internet
It also didn’t properly secure the new networks.
Emerging Tech
A Computer to Watch Over Federal Watch Guards
DHS seeks an employee-tracking system to ensure officers are on duty and qualified to be on duty.
Emerging Tech
Winner of Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Reveals His Identity
Tim Draper has invested in Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Baidu, Theranos, Athenahealth, Solar City, and Box.
Emerging Tech
The National Security Argument for Spending More on Conferences, Travel
As the U.S. loses its science and tech superiority, the military must look elsewhere.
Emerging Tech
The 'Internet of Things' May Not Always Need an Internet Connection
'Smart' objects only need to be so smart.
Emerging Tech
The AP’s Newest Business Reporter Is an Algorithm
Earnings reports will be written by robots.
Emerging Tech
ISIS Opponents Take Aim at Its Online Presence
Groups as different as Anonymous and the U.S. government are taking the fight to ISIS on the Internet.
Digital Government
We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department
The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.
Emerging Tech
Everything We Know About Facebook's Secret Mood Manipulation Experiment
It was probably legal. But was it ethical?
Emerging Tech
New Facility Will Rehearse Foreigner Iris and Facial Recognition at Airport Exits
Late 2015, DHS will deploy biometric tech to track visa overstays at a major U.S. airport.
Modernization
The Long-Awaited Switch to Android-First App Development Hasn’t Happened Yet
Most promising app startups with venture capital investments are either building apps for iOS and Android simultaneously or are still iOS-only.
Emerging Tech
White House Makes It Easier to Sign We the People Petitions
Site no longer requires an account.
Digital Government
NASA Taps Citizen-Scientists to Find Novel Ways to Use Earth Science Datasets
The space agency hopes to get the public's help in figuring out innovative ways to use climate and Earth science datasets.
Emerging Tech
Supreme Court Says Aereo Is Illegal, but the Cloud Is Safe for Now
Company wanted to transmit broadcast TV over the Internet.
Digital Government
Why Americans, Like Europeans, Should Be Able to Scrub Their Online Search Results
Many people simply want the right to control their own online narrative.
Digital Government