Modernization
The Iranian government's lame YouTube clone
With one of the strictest web filters on earth, the Islamic Republic leaves people with few alternatives.
Emerging Tech
Patent office plans a public search portal
No cost contract is a sign of things to come.
Digital Government
DHS to recompete online immigration program in ‘crisis’
Floundering five-year, $536,000 program is on track to become a 20-year, $3 billion effort.
Digital Government
Big changes coming to Facebook's privacy controls
The company is trying to make users feel more in control of their posts, all in the name of getting people to share more (and more!).
Digital Government
The North Korean satellite is tumbling out of control: How dangerous is that?
The space object could crash with another satellite.
Emerging Tech
DOT wants to mandate black boxes for cars
Car crash data could be a big data boon for government.
Digital Government
Where E.R. doctors work entirely via Skype
In South Dakota, long-distance doctoring is bringing health care to rural communities.
Digital Government
The year in tech, 2012
The tech landscape changed everything from how we elect presidents to how we fight wars.
Emerging Tech
Google gives $5 million to drone program that will track poachers
If left unchecked, poaching threatens to annihilate some of the world's biggest and most beautiful species. Can UAVs stop the bloodshed?
Emerging Tech
The Chinese want to know why their news is on Twitter and they aren't
The Communist Party's official Twitter account has caused outrage among Chinese citizens stuck behind the country's Firewall.
Emerging Tech
Via the Moon, a theory of life on Mars
NASA captures, quite literally, gravity's rainbow.
Emerging Tech
How to take the 'social' out of social media
A two-day approval process for vetting government Tweets makes no sense.
Emerging Tech
White House joins Pinterest
The administration hopes to broaden its social media reach.
Emerging Tech
NASA eyes Velcro to ease the way for in-orbit satellite repairs
The low-tech fastener is a cheap option for enhancing compatibility with emerging servicing technology.
Emerging Tech
John McAfee can't stay out of the spotlight
Software magnate posts a Q&A while in a Guatemalan detention center.
Emerging Tech
Another kind of secession petition
Leader of the micronation 'Molossia' seeks recognition from U.S.
Modernization
What Apple's all-American factory of the future might look like
The company's past and the current economy may offer a picture of their future stateside factory.
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