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

The Dawn of the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Reasons to cheer the rise of the machines

Emerging Tech

Schools Should Be Teaching Kids How to Use the Internet Well

But outdated web filters make that mission quite difficult.

Emerging Tech

Here’s the Enormous Hangar Google Bought to Fill With Robots

Google’s proposal for the structure includes plans for research and development on robotics, rovers and space and aeronautic projects.

Emerging Tech

Energy Department Touts Controversial Loan Program as Huge Solar Project Opens

A solar energy generating system in the Mojave Desert was helped along by a $1.6 billion loan guarantee.

Digital Government

Obamacare Enrollment Drops in January From a December High

About 1.1 million new people enrolled in plans through HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces during the month.

Emerging Tech

Is Microsoft’s Bing Spreading the Chinese Government’s Censorship Around the World?

Findings from the anti-censorship blog GreatFire.org suggest an ominous extension of the Great Firewall’s reach.

Emerging Tech

Can Vietnam Create the Next Silicon Valley?

The Communist Party's multimillion-dollar plan to develop the world’s next tech hub.

Emerging Tech

These Molecule-sized Wires Could Stop the Computer Industry From Hitting a Brick Wall

The nanoFSM saves power, and creates less heat, through a combination of size and design.

Emerging Tech

Five Things That Cost More Than Space Exploration

Does the U.S. spend too much on space exploration, or not enough?

Emerging Tech

How to Make Data-Based Hiring Decisions

Typical resumé fodder may not be predictive of an employee’s performance.

Emerging Tech

This GIF Shows What Might Be Water Flowing on Mars

Thanks to seasonally warm temperatures and some iron-based anti-freeze.