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
A new NASA image of North Korea’s lack of electrical infrastructure
The agency's Suomi NPP spacecraft reveals the country's energy bankruptcy.
Emerging Tech
Data.gov moving to an open source platform
India and Ghana are already using the open source platform for their data sharing sites.
Digital Government
You can download your entire Twitter history now
Twitter will roll out the archiving option over the coming weeks and months.
Emerging Tech
An American went to space today
NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn and two others were blasted towards the International Space Station.
Modernization
Do the United States and China need a cybersecurity hotline?
A red telephone for the Internet age, and four other ways digital security in the People's Republic could move ahead in 2013
Modernization
North Korea's bunk satellite could float out of control for years
The rogue country's recent launch is now considered space junk.
Emerging Tech
Petition criticizing Westboro Baptists is most popular ever on White House site
The tiny church plans to picket the funerals of Sandy Hook victims.
Modernization
Video: An astronaut-guided tour of the most amazing house ever built
Fun fact: The space station's pantry is stocked with marshmallow fluff.
Emerging Tech
NASA goes Gangnam Style
Check out the Johnson Space Center students' newest pop song parody.
Emerging Tech
Gun violence petition continues to break records on We the People
White House petitioners also want to designate funeral protesters as a hate group.
Emerging Tech
Commentary: No, really, regulate the bullets
In the era of 3D-printed guns, ammunition may prove a better regulatory target than the weapons themselves.
Emerging Tech
Gun control petition is most popular ever posted to White House site
More than 120,000 people have signed the petition posted after Friday's deadly school shooting.
Digital Government