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
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But outdated web filters make that mission quite difficult.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.
Emerging Tech
Feds Shoot Down Drone Delivery of Valentine's Day Flowers
Your red roses and blue violets just got grounded.
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
Why Nobody Can Withdraw Bitcoins From One of the Currency’s Largest Exchanges
Mt. Gox cites a bug in the software on which the virtual currency operates.
Emerging Tech