Cybersecurity
The future of cybersecurity could be sitting in an office in New Jersey
Meet CyberCity, the model train town hoping to keep your home safe from attack.
Emerging Tech
Could human enhancement turn soldiers into weapons that violate international law?
New technologies reveal ambiguities and hidden assumptions in international humanitarian law.
Digital Government
Why Google's Street View project will be good for Staten Island
The project will raise awareness that the borough needs as it continues to rebuild.
Digital Government
What pain killers can teach us about open government
Companies are using raw government data to build applications that help consumers.
Modernization
Facebook's new plan could make your cellphone bill disappear
The just released "voice message" feature for Facebook's Messenger app lets you add audio to your conversations.
Modernization
Can the government really ban Twitter parody accounts?
Arizona is considering a law that will make it a felony to use another person's real name to create an online profile intended to harm or defraud.
Digital Government
What happened to the 2012 tech bubble that never was
Facebook's fizzled IPO was a pretty good microcosm for 2012 in startup land.
Emerging Tech
Why Google really wants you to use Google+ this year
The tech company is forcing users to log in with Google+ in order to get better data for advertisers.
Emerging Tech
After years of delay, the FCC begins to address phone rates for prisoners
Families can pay up to around $20 for just a 15-minute call with a loved one in prison. Perhaps that is about to change.
Emerging Tech
Many dot-govs fail on content, not technology
Government sites contain too much jargon and unclear navigation.
Cybersecurity
What the future of China's new Internet crackdown looks like
The Chinese government will require all Internet users to register their names.
Emerging Tech
White House responds to Russian adoption petitions
This response may be the fastest ever to a We the People appeal.
Modernization
More than half of American homes don't use a landline
With the ascent of mobile, landlines dip back to World War II-era penetration.
Emerging Tech
Obama responds to We the People gun control petition
A new White House webpage seeks input on reducing gun violence.
Emerging Tech
Video: Boeing used 20,000 lbs of potatoes to test its in-flight Wi-Fi
Firm says the spuds were "ideal stand-ins for passengers."
Emerging Tech
Gun policy leads Newtown shooting discussion on Twitter
Tweets discussing gun control outpaced even prayers for the victims.
Emerging Tech
The trash we've left on the moon
The lunar surface is strewn with hundreds of manmade items, from spacecraft to bags of urine to monumental plaques.
Digital Government
The best open data releases of 2012
Useful tools, maps, and data visualizations all made the list.
Emerging Tech
Prediction: Gun control legislation will come with We the People response
Obama and Congress should include petitioners in the deliberative process.
Modernization