Emerging Tech
Feds Seek Verizon's Data Nearly 15 Times More Often Than Google's
The telecom giant has released its first report on government data requests.
Emerging Tech
3D Printing and Legos: Perfect Together
New software allows designers to "legofy" their prototypes, eliminating hours of time spent waiting for 3D printers to churn out their widgets.
Digital Government
The Future of the Army: Fewer Soldiers, More Robots, More 'Lethality'
If Google is doing it, DARPA is also doing it, but with more lethality.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Can Handle State of the Union Traffic Surges
The president's speech won't drive as many tweets as a 1980s anime rerun did, anyway.
Emerging Tech
It’s Official: Accenture Wins Contract to Manage HealthCare.gov
HHS will pay the contractor $91 million to manage the site for one year.
Emerging Tech
The First Google Glass Moving Violation Case Got Dropped
No way to determine if device was turned on, judge says.
Emerging Tech
This Teen Uses Data to Track the Conversation About Bullying
Viraj Puri, 13, is seeking help from Facebook and Twitter to track the bullying conversation online.
Emerging Tech
The Congressional Civility Caucus’ Social Media Campaign Lasted Three Weeks
The group re-launched with a social media focus in 2012 but hasn’t tweeted or posted to Facebook in over a year.
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Is Secure, Says CMS Official Who Voiced Early Concerns
The Obamacare marketplace underwent end-to-end security testing in mid-December
Emerging Tech
How iPhones are Forcing Banks to Rethink Brick-and-Mortar Branches
The biggest banks are reshaping how they interact with retail customers and in many cases shrinking their expansive branch networks.
Emerging Tech
U.S. to Achieve Energy Independence by 2035
Surges in domestic oil and gas output will spur a 75 percent drop in oil imports and a rise in liquefied natural-gas exports, report says.
Digital Government
House Democrats Charge Issa Is Playing Fast and Loose with HealthCare.gov Docs
A spokesman for the Republican lawmaker calls it a ‘false controversy.’
Emerging Tech
NASA's Budget Woes Eclipse Plans for Another Moon Walk in 2020
Americans have not set foot on the moon's surface since 1972. During his presidency, George W. Bush wanted to change that.
Modernization
What You Need to Know About the New Internet Rules
Carriers can charge websites for faster service or even block some data from entering all together.
Emerging Tech
These Two Guys Tried to Rebuild a Cray Supercomputer
It wasn't easy, even though your iPhone is ten times faster than machines that used to be model nuclear weapons.
Digital Government
Government Data Saves Lives
Open data is helping people find their way out of disaster zones and beware of unsafe products.
Modernization
Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality
But the three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit sided with Verizon's lawsuit, saying the FCC acted outside its authority by enacting the rules.
Emerging Tech
Google’s Nest Acquisition Will Speed Along the Smart Grid
The search giant’s financial power and ambition could help accelerate development of a more efficient grid.
Emerging Tech
Harvard Says Our Space Rocks Are Worthless
Study says very few asteroids in our solar system are worth mining.
Digital Government