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
How the Comet Lost Its Tail
An entrancing lesson in the power of the coronal mass ejection -- on Thanksgiving?!
Emerging Tech
Tax Credit for Wind Energy Is Truly Up in the Air
The wind-production tax credit is set to expire at the end of this year.
Emerging Tech
How an App Could Save the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
NOAA wants to make it easy for ships to avoid striking the mammals.
Modernization
Bidding Process Begins for Cancer-Curing Computer Clouds
National Cancer Institute pilot project will let researchers remotely analyze genomic data.
Emerging Tech
Drink Up: DHS-funded Liquid Scanner Could Lift Airport Ban on Larger Bottles
The cooler-like box uses magnetic resonance imaging in conjunction with X-rays to quickly detect explosive substances.
Emerging Tech
As Bitcoin Booms, So Does Bitcoin Bank Robbery
The virtual currency's steep rise tempts larcenous hackers.
Emerging Tech
Bhutanese Government Greens Its Capital Fleet
Thimpu is replacing official vehicles with electric Nissan Leafs.
Modernization
Cash Is Dead. Are Credit Cards Next?
Tech start-ups across the country offer new ways for payment, which could make carrying credit cards a thing of the past.
Emerging Tech
Intelligence Researchers Want to Analyze the Analysts
Looking at how analysts' brains make sense of conceptual data.
Emerging Tech
Video: Craigslist Founder Discusses His Role as VA 'Nerd-in-Residence'
'When it comes to dealing with information, the big lesson is to have modest goals,' Craig Newmark says.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Tells Feds How to Tweet More Effectively
The microblogging site urges officials to be interactive and to use pictures and timelines.
Emerging Tech
White House Must Weigh In on Kimmel-China Controversy
We the People petitioners upset after child on Kimmel’s show suggests killing Chinese people.
Emerging Tech