Digital Government

NIH Bets Big Bucks on Big Data

The agency could spend nearly $100 million on complex data analysis in biomedical research.

Emerging Tech

Check Out This View of Earth From 900 Million Miles Away

NASA snapped a selfie from Saturn that reveals just how insignificant we are.

Modernization

'Phantom Downloads' Are Apple’s Latest App Store Headache in China

The mysterious downloads may be the work of an app-promotion company that gained access to user accounts.

Modernization

If You’ve Ever Wanted Your Phone and Your PC to Merge, This Millionaire Has a Deal for You

It’s time people stopped owning multiple computers, Mark Shuttleworth contends.

Digital Government

The Race to Manage Government Records Begins

Vendors invited to digitally present how they would help agencies digitally store records.

Emerging Tech

Three Things You Need to Understand About 3D Printing to Talk About it Intelligently

Customization is effectively free with 3D printing.

Emerging Tech

Why Does Jeff Bezos Care About Dredging Up Old Rocket Engines?

Bezo's company Blue Origin is working to send manned commercial vehicles into space.

Digital Government

Now Fliers Can Keep Their Shoes On -- If They Let Big Brother Inspect Their Big Data

TSA this fall will open express screening once reserved for frequent international travelers to the entire American public.

Modernization

Private Equity Firm Buys Critical West Coast Data Center for $437.5 Million

The importance of this high-rise data center is rivaled only by two others in the world.

Digital Government

What Would the 'Exercise Pill' Mean?

The idea plays to our love of efficiency, spirit of entrepreneurship, and longing to install physicians and scientists as the new priests of the age.

Modernization

How the FCC Could Revolutionize Education and Put Computers in More Students' Hands

Restructuring the "E-rate" could vastly expand Internet access and give classrooms more digital tools.

Emerging Tech

Turns Out the CIA Really Is Trying to Control the Weather

Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! The Agency backed a $630,000 scientific study on controlling global climate.

Emerging Tech

What Do George W. Bush and World Wrestling Have in Common?

Researchers used Wikipedia to examine the nature of all-digital collaboration.

Cybersecurity

This Is What a Destabilizing Cyberattack on Financial Markets Would Look Like

More than half of security exchanges have faced cyber attacks in the last year.

Digital Government

What Happens When Everyone Makes Maps?

OpenStreetMap and other free, online tools have allowed anyone to become a cartographer.