Cybersecurity

A Breakthrough in Cryptography Could Thwart a Favorite Attack of Hackers

A team of researchers have created a method for encrypting software and running it in that encrypted state.

Modernization

Thailand’s Bitcoin Ban Is Not Quite What it Seems

The country's the central bank did not ban Bitcoin outright.

Emerging Tech

The Billion-Dollar Technology That May or May Not Prevent the Next Big Train Crash

Positive Train Control is coming to a railroad near you — but perhaps not as soon as the government wants.

Emerging Tech

Look Who’s Monitoring Social Media Now

The Secret Service wants to gather intelligence from Twitter and Facebook.

Digital Government

Local Anti-Drone Activism Begins: 'If They Fly in Town, We Will Shoot Them Down'

Will surveillance-state opponents start to fight at the municipal level, as anti-nuclear activists did in the 1970s and 1980s?

Emerging Tech

The IT Dashboard: Not Exactly Transparent

The transparency site’s big promises aren’t holding up in the light of day.

Emerging Tech

NASA's Newest Space Telescope Sends Back Its First Images of the Sun, and They're Gorgeous

Early evidence suggests that IRIS is going to be a feast for those who love pretty pictures of space.

Digital Government

How to Hack the System to Change Government

Jennifer Pahlka, government’s new deputy CTO, on pushing innovation in the federal context.

Digital Government

People Are Reading Fewer Marketing Emails Thanks to Gmail's New Inbox

The inbox automatically separates emails into several categories.

Emerging Tech

This Tiny Blue Dot on Mars Is Our Rover

The Mars Reconaissance Orbiter spots Curiosity down on the surface

Emerging Tech

Robotic Farm Workers Won’t Improve Food Prices or Labor Costs

A mixture of economics, technology and politics is making the push for shiny farm hands on wheels.

Emerging Tech

Who Is to Blame for Detroit’s Bankruptcy—China? Or Robots?

While Detroit's financial troubles have many causes, some may affect the city more than others.

Emerging Tech

Is Engagement Delayed Engagement Denied?

Two We the People petitions have waited 22 months for a White House response.