Emerging Tech
Another Problem for Amazon's Delivery Drones? Angry Birds
The notional postal workers may be flying some exceedingly unfriendly skies.
Emerging Tech
Smart Sanctions 2.0
Sanctions should carve out space for personal tech that can promote human rights.
Emerging Tech
NASA Taps Silicon Valley Space Miners to Crowdsource Asteroid Threats
Company has already experimented with the Internet’s ability to bring people together
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Sending Basil to the Moon
The space agency is sending a few seedlings to live and prosper on the moon before we can.
Digital Government
Kicked Off HealthCare.gov? Try Now, Obama Administration Says
Officials say the site is working for the vast majority of users after two months of poor performance.
Digital Government
2014 Sequestration Threatens Planetary Sciences at NASA
Save space exploration because it supports us on Earth in countless ways.
Emerging Tech
When Will You Own Your Genetic Information?
The shuttering of a personal genome kit company raises questions about when access to DNA data will be broadened.
Emerging Tech
Drone-Delivery Expert on Amazon's Plans
"We’re convinced that it’s going to be the next big paradigm in transportation."
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Performs Well After Making White House’s Repair Deadline
Engineers have put many insurance seekers in an online queue to avoid overwhelming the site.
Emerging Tech
We the Ukrainian People
The White House site has been flooded with petitions related to violence in the former Soviet state.
Cybersecurity
Seizure Sunday Precedes Cyber Monday
ICE seized nearly 300 websites selling phony goods before the online shopping spree.
Emerging Tech
Australia and China Are Beating Amazon in the Commercial Drone Race
Meet Flirtey and Shunfeng.
Emerging Tech
Here's a Climate Change Fix: a Giant Solar Power Plant on the Moon
Imagined by Japan, staffed by robots.
Emerging Tech
Why China’s Internet Bigshots Lined Up to Support Its Space Program
On Dec. 1 China launched its first probe to land on and explore the moon’s surface.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Users Lose $40 Million in Apparent Narcotics Bazaar Heist
Authorities aren't commenting on the shutdown of Sheep Marketplace, where sellers and buyers used the virtual cash to cut deals anonymously.
Digital Government
White House Declares Tentative Victory Over HealthCare.gov Woes
The site can now support 50,000 simultaneous users with response times under 1 second.
Emerging Tech
Q and A: What Feds Can Learn from Cities' Open Data Experiences
Data.gov chief Jeanne Holm, who works out of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles, talks about the challenges cities are facing with open data.
Emerging Tech
Commentary: If It’s Social and It’s Digital, It May Be Government
New tech helps feds do their jobs, and agencies are adapting.
Emerging Tech