Emerging Tech
Wind Turbines Can Act Like Big Magnets for Lightning
But the lightning doesn't strike when the turbines aren't rotating.
Emerging Tech
HHS Wants to Mine Social Media During Health Emergencies
A proposed tool could alert the agency when hospitals are being evacuated or when a disease has spread.
Modernization
Cost of Obamacare Contract Has at Least Quintupled
The cloud that supports HealthCare.gov has nearly doubled in cost since the days before the site’s troubled launch.
Emerging Tech
New York Might Be First to Regulate Bitcoin
State regulator still positive on the virtual currency but warns it won't be allowed to develop in a vacuum.
Emerging Tech
How Driverless Cars Could Save the Government Lots and Lots of Money
In an autonomous world, many long-delayed improvements will be rendered obsolete.
Digital Government
How Government Data Is Fueling a New Economy
Entrepreneurs tell us what’s working and what isn’t in the drive to open up government data.
Modernization
Bitcoin Could Become the Go-To Currency for Digital Tipping
Many Bitcoin users ranked gifts and donations as their most frequent transactions.
Modernization
Why Facebook Just Spent $19 Billion on a Messaging App
Facebook wants to dominate in the three areas WhatsApp excels in: apps, messaging, and usage in the developing world.
Emerging Tech
Coming Soon: Free Internet From Space
Outernet wants to use tiny satellites to take the whole world online—even in countries where dictators wish they wouldn’t.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants Facial Recognition Border Surveillance System
The department is exploring technology that would use various biometric matching techniques to track the exit of foreign visitors.
Digital Government
DHS Taps Contractors to Continue Supplying Biometric IDs
Temporary move comes as department reevaluates $103 million award to HP for developing iris and facial recognition credentials.
Digital Government
U.S. Ranks 8th in Citizen Satisfaction With Digital Government
Nonetheless, online services for Americans are the most mature in the world, researchers say.
Modernization
Google Tells Glass Users Not to Be 'Creepy or Rude'
Google's new etiquette guidelines highlights the ongoing debate around privacy and their technology.
Emerging Tech
Social Media Makes the State Department Nimbler
Diplomats advised to 'never tweet anything you don’t want to see on the front page of the Washington Post.'
Emerging Tech
The Best Cameramen at the Olympics Are Drones
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles for sports photography is far from a passing gimmick.
Emerging Tech
The Chase for the Higgs Boson Is About to Get Bigger, Faster, and Costlier—but We Need It
Big science is about to get a whole lot bigger.
Emerging Tech
What It Looks Like When One Satellite Sees Another
A rare snapshot of a satellite still in orbit.
Emerging Tech
Should You Edit Your Agency's Wikipedia Page? Probably Not
But the online encyclopedia would love your help on other articles.
Emerging Tech