Modernization
Streetview Hack of the Day: Animate Segments of the Road
A new site lets you turn any stretch of Streetviewed road into a hyperlapse, a timelapse with a mobile camera.
Modernization
'Mobile' Computing No Longer Exists
Industry developments are blurring computing lines.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Crash Shows Why It's Not Really a Currency
The system encourages hoarding, which is not a great thing for an economy.
Digital Government
Why Google Fiber and Its High-Speed Clones Are Too Expensive for Your City
Installing the fiberoptic cable in Kansas City cost $84 million.
Digital Government
Astronauts' Favorite Space Food: Shrimp Cocktail
It's rehydrated, ghastly pink, a little bit slimy ... and apparently delicious
Emerging Tech
Why Bitcoin 'Millionaires' Could Accidentally Become Tax Felons
Trading in the currency could become a problem for users.
Emerging Tech
Air Traffic Control of the Future Requires Better Coordination Today, GAO Says
Airlines need to upgrade planes to get the most from FAA's $18 billion system.
Digital Government
In a Secret Drone War, Immoral Kill Deals Will Always Tempt Us
Killing targets simply because foreign governments want them dead carries a high potential for blowback.
Modernization
Yes, People Are Hoarding Bitcoins
The total value of outstanding bitcoins surpassed $2 billion today, up by about 1,300% since the beginning of the year.
Emerging Tech
Stephen Colbert Forced Bill Clinton to Join Twitter
The former President now has close to 34,000 on the social networking site.
Emerging Tech
Majority of Senate Standing Committees Still Aren’t Tweeting
Senate Homeland Security is the seventh of 16 standing committees to launch an account.
Emerging Tech
Sen. Murray Keeps Hanford Nuclear Site Safe From Budget Cuts
While Energy is facing across-the-board cuts, Murray wants to keep her home state's facility funded.
Emerging Tech
Here’s What Government is Vine-ing About
Some agencies and officials are already posting six-second videos to the new social site.
Emerging Tech
Paper Records Can Be Tracked Too
The Education Department is considering a radio monitoring system for documents it can’t yet digitize.
Emerging Tech
Forget Bitcoin, This Virtual Currency Doubles Your Money Every Month
Currency creator Sergey Mavrodi wants to make you rich and destroy the financial system at the same time.
Modernization
Those Ocean-Going Robots We Told You About Just Got Smarter
Researchers at Liquid Robotics unveiled its next-generation Wave Glider SV3, which has what the company calls “intelligent autonomy.”
Emerging Tech
Meet Two Feds Who Made Government Work Better
A little technology smartly applied can move the bureaucracy in a new direction.
Digital Government
Solar Panels Are Finally Generating More Energy Than They Use
There’s more than a 50% chance that the solar industry reached a tipping point last year.
Digital Government