Emerging Tech

Meet the Newest Big Solar Developers: Native Americans

More dependable solar thermal systems are losing out to solar panels except, perhaps, on tribal lands.

Modernization

Twins Burned by Facebook May Lose Out on Bitcoin Idea, Too

SecondMarket has announced today that it's launching a new Bitcoin trust.

Emerging Tech

The Power of Teaching Girls to Code

A growing summer camp is giving young women the skills they need to get high-paying tech jobs, before they've even graduated from high school.

Emerging Tech

Q&A: How City Governments Go Digital

The future of digital government will be about smaller companies and citizen security, GOV2.0LA founder says.

Emerging Tech

Why Do We Go to Space, Anyway?

The past and the future of travel beyond Earth.

Emerging Tech

Most Offline Adults Prefer It That Way

About 15 percent of America’s offline adults are former Internet users who gave it up, a study found.

Digital Government

49% of the Links Cited in Supreme Court Decisions Are Broken

The flip side of an Internet that is always growing is an Internet that is always changing.

Modernization

Why Cops and Prosecutors Are Begging iPhone Users to Upgrade to iOS 7

The new operating system might reduce iPhone thefts.

Emerging Tech

Making the President Viral

Obama’s digital reelection team focused on what the president’s supporters wanted their friends to think they liked.

Emerging Tech

From Twitter Revolution to Twitter Diplomacy in Iran

President Rouhani’s foreign minister is engaging in Twitter diplomacy; activists wonder when they can too.

Cybersecurity

Postal Service Prepares to Sell Email Encryption

USPS applies to trademark products aimed at preventing nongovernment snoops from hacking customers’ online transactions.

Emerging Tech

FDA Hires Obama Campaigners to Track Its Social Media Reach

Agencies have been encouraged to track how their programs are received online.

Emerging Tech

Of Mice and Mobile Apps

The government wants new technology to keep cows cool and mice under observation.

Digital Government

Here's Where You're Most Likely to Die From Air Pollution

A new NASA map of the planet lays out the depressing geographies of smog and premature death.

Digital Government

One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?

NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.

Emerging Tech

Analysis: NASA’s New Role as Partner

Space exploration is evolving from a government-led venture to a rich collaboration with the private sector.