Digital Government
The World Cup Will Open With a Kick From a Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton
The goal is make exoskeletons commonplace, leaving wheelchairs rolling in the dust.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Supersonic Parachute Is Running Out of Time
Before humans can land on Mars, scientists have to wrestle with atmospheric conditions back home.
Digital Government
3D Printing ... with Nutella
A device has found a way to incorporate different forms of 'ink' all in the same nozzle of existing printers.
Cybersecurity
An Innocent Bot May Have Unwittingly Spread a Virus Around Twitter
A Twitter service may have helped take down the tweet reader Tweetdeck.
Emerging Tech
How Robots and Dogs May One Day Work Together to Save Your Life
Federal initiative seeks to spur technology to integrate Internet-connected things.
Cybersecurity
CIA Live: Spy Agency Holds Public Summit
Intelligence chief defends cyberthreat monitoring, but questions the extent to which powerful tracking capabilities should be applied.
Digital Government
DEA Spy Unit Seeks to Hasten Surveillance Using IT
The agency is drafting a potential contract for help with "rapid prototyping," data analysis and other tech services within its Office of Special Intelligence.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Verifies Federal Accounts, Distinguishing Them From Copies and Fakes
First social media platform to do so using a new federal API.
Cybersecurity
Why New Macs Are DHS’ Key to Malware That Targets PCs
Agency buys hardware and software ahead of move to St. Elizabeths.
Emerging Tech
Robots Can Now Officially Imitate Humans
A computer created by Russian developers has potentially passed the Turing Test.
Digital Government
Computers Are Getting Better Than Humans Are at Facial Recognition
Technology could chip away at freedom of expression—including our "right to lie."
Emerging Tech
Tetris Turns 30
Here are 30 things to know about everyone's favorite Soviet-themed time suck.
Emerging Tech
#Whoa: CIA Launches Twitter, Facebook Accounts
'We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet,' the agency tweets.
Emerging Tech
Gecko Toe Hair and Other Magnified Scientific Images on Display at NIH
The foreign familiarity of the cellular world on exhibit.
Emerging Tech
Google Is Making It Harder for the Government to Spy on Your Emails
The company is doing its part to "Reset the Net."
Emerging Tech
Verizon Threatens to Sue Netflix Over Error Message
AT&T customers have also reported receiving the congestion message.
Modernization
The Most Interesting Thing About Amazon’s 3D Phone Might Be How You Pay for It
There are few reasons for anyone to buy an Amazon phone other than price.
Emerging Tech
Softbank’s Humanoid Robot Will Be Great for Tending to Japan’s Elderly
The robot will be able to read and express emotions.
Emerging Tech
Sending Astronauts to Space Is Worth It -- If the Goal Is Mars
But we’ll have to increase NASA’s budget and cooperate with China, report concludes.
Modernization