Modernization
Not so Fast, Google: the FTC Wants to Review That Waze Deal
The New York Post reported the FTC will be scrutinizing the deal.
Emerging Tech
3D Printing: Not Every Hobby Turns Into the PC Industry
Despite the massive increase in hype, 3D printing's growth rate has hardly changed in recent years.
Digital Government
United States Dominates in Social Diplomacy
More than 6.4 million people “like” U.S. embassy Facebook pages, Canadian analysis finds.
Emerging Tech
Here You Go, Taxpayers: A Billion-Pixel Image of Mars
Nearly 1,000 frames, combined into a single Martian mosaic.
Emerging Tech
Straight Outta Government: GSA Mulls Deal With Rap Genius
The next government-approved social media platform may be a tool to decode hip hop lyrics.
Digital Government
Senate Champion of NSA's Mammoth Data Center Is Now Silent
Republican Orrin Hatch welcomed the $1.2 billion Utah complex as a tool to protect computer systems from cyber threats, but its role is actually much broader.
Emerging Tech
U.S. History Now on Facebook
Agencies have been filling in their timelines, perhaps a little too quickly, judging by one blunder.
Emerging Tech
Op-Ed: Don’t Let Privacy Concerns Stifle Innovation
The Internet of Things could stoke the economy and improve lives, but not if it’s choked by new regulations.
Emerging Tech
What It's Like to See the Aurora From Space
Two astronauts chatting about seeing the specialness of Earth's beauty from above.
Emerging Tech
We All Need to Help NASA Find Killer Asteroids
The agency's Grand Challenge, asks everyone to compete to figure out the best way to detect and study earth-threatening asteroids.
Emerging Tech
FDA Plans to Mine Shipping Data to Expose Illegal Cigarette Sales
Agency wants a vendor to spot anomalies in tobacco shipments.
Modernization
Ford Gives up on Turning its Cars Into Smartphones
Ford saw a future in which every surface is a touchscreen, but its customers didn’t share in that vision.
Modernization
How Mobile Payments Might Be the Global Money-Laundering Machine Criminals Have Dreamed About
Millions of people now use their mobile phones to do their banking, especially in the developing world.
Digital Government
China May Soon Peddle Discount Drones to the Developing World
Chinese aerospace companies aren't hindered by rules against selling UAVs.
Emerging Tech
Video: Here's What Happens When You Light a Fire in Space
"Strange flames" on the International Space Station.
Emerging Tech
Half of NASA's New Class of Astronauts Are Women
The new possible spacepeople were chosen from a pool of over 6,000 applicants
Emerging Tech
Vines Across the Oceans
U.S. embassies abroad are beginning to adopt Twitter’s viral video site.
Digital Government
China Wins the Supercomputer Crown
New machine operates almost twice as fast as the top U.S. supercomputer.
Digital Government
The Real Reason to Fight Nuclear Power Has Nothing to Do With Health Risks
Nuclear energy is dying to poor economics.
Digital Government