Digital Government
Now, With No Further Ado, We Present ... the Digital Public Library of America!
Three questions with the project's executive director
Digital Government
Dreamliners May Fly Again, but Not From Tokyo to Silicon Valley
Dreamliners were sold with the promise of longer travel. Will Boeing be forced to take that back?
Emerging Tech
FBI Seeks Open Architecture
The agency wants nothing proprietary in a new video surveillance system.
Emerging Tech
NASA Announces the Discovery of the Most Interesting Planetary System Outside Our Own
Meet Kepler 62, a system of five planets circling a red star, 1,200 light years away.
Digital Government
Google Fiber Is Coming to Provo, Utah — Because It Already Had Fancy Internet
The deal hinges on the town's approval of Google purchasing iProvo, the town's existing fiber Internet service provider.
Modernization
Real-Time Transit App of the Day: A Ballet of Buses in San Francisco
The SF Live Bus app adds a bit of whimsy to the highly practical world of transit arrival data.
Emerging Tech
Hey Reddit, Enough Boston Bombing Vigilantism
It's only the illusion that what we do online is not as significant as what we do offline that allows this to go on.
Digital Government
China Thinks Its Bird Flu Might Be Spreading from Human to Human
With 82 reported infections, China's health experts are searching for answers.
Emerging Tech
Need to Test the World's Largest Particle Accelerator? Try a Ping-Pong Ball
Sorry, beer pong: CERN scientists have found a much better use for your ball.
Emerging Tech
Video: Colbert Asks What Could Go Wrong With Bitcoin
Comedian describes an unregulated, imaginary currency invented by an anonymous hacker.
Emerging Tech
Wanted: Someone to Keep an Eye on Mount Rushmore
Park Service has monitored troubling 'rock blocks' on the monument since the early 1990s.
Emerging Tech
IRS Should Be Doing More With Its Websites, GAO Says
Better analytics could help the agency develop a Web strategy, auditors say.
Emerging Tech
Crowdfunding Everything From Solar Panels to Veronica Mars
A growing number of online companies help connect entrepreneurs and borrowers with investors and donors.
Emerging Tech
Boston Bombing Aftermath Documented on Vine
The six-second video site has become an outlet for grief in the wake of the bombings.
Emerging Tech
Social Media Aids First Responders and Grieving Public After Bombing
Vine was the new revelation during this disaster; Google glasses could be the story of the next tragedy.
Emerging Tech
The Boston Marathon Bombers Were Probably Caught on Camera
And they can be found. But it will take no small effort.
Digital Government
We're One Step Closer to On-Demand Organ Transplants
Scientists say they have successfully "grown" a kidney in a laboratory environment and transplanted it back into a healthy animal.
Digital Government
Pain Rays and Robot Swarms: The Radical New War Games DoD Plays
An insider's look at why ethics, policy, and law matter to current and future warfare.
Digital Government
The SSA Employee Behind All the Great Data on Baby Name Popularity
Michael Shackleford was determined to avoid giving his child a common name.
Digital Government