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

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

The Future of Mobile Phones Doesn’t Include Phone Calls

Voice traffic on mobile networks will peak in 2015, then revert back to around 2011 levels by 2019.

Digital Government

NASA Reveals Unprecedented Image of Deep Space

The image draws on nine year's worth of shots taken by the Hubble Telescope.

Emerging Tech

NASA Is About to Test a Mega-Parachute at the Edge of Space

If the largest ever supersonic parachute works, we'll be a step closer to putting a human on Mars.

Modernization

Bitcoin Is No Longer the Worst Investment in the World

Now it’s merely the third worst.

Digital Government

Secret Service Software Will 'Detect Sarcasm' in Social Media Users

'Sentiment analysis' and 'access to historical Twitter data' among the requirements.

Digital Government

FCC May Redefine What It Means to Have 'Broadband' Internet

High-speed Internet, as currently defined by the government, is four megabits per second.

Emerging Tech

Why Terrorists Love Twitter

A Q&A with a leading scholar on terrorism and media.

Digital Government

How DARPA's Augmented Reality Software Works

Why is the military succeeding where Google Glass failed?

Emerging Tech

Two Big Labs Step Back From the Most Promising Next-Generation Battery

IBM and the US-funded Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) have ratcheted down or outright abandoned their work on the lithium-air battery.

Emerging Tech

You Can Now Get a 3D Printer for Under $200

Three-dimensional printing is about to get a whole lot easier, cheaper, and more user-friendly.

Cybersecurity

Senate Defense Bill Unearths NSA ‘Sharkseer’ Program

Lawmakers want to drop $30 million on an obscure National Security Agency cybersecurity program.

Emerging Tech

Google's New Self-Driving Car Doesn't Have a Steering Wheel or Brake Pedals

To take a spin, all you have to do is push the start button.