Emerging Tech

Congressman Darrell Issa's call to the Internet's right side

The House member makes the case that a conservative approach is the best hope for keeping the Internet open.

Digital Government

To model the simplest microbe in the world, you need 128 computers

What a pathbreaking computer simulation tells us about the future of biotechnology.

Emerging Tech

Video: Astronaut Sally Ride defied gravity

Video of the journey that turned a physicist into a trailblazer.

Emerging Tech

University of North Dakota offers 4-year drone-piloting degree

The plains state is on its way to becoming the capital of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry, and with that comes inevitable difficulties.

Digital Government

Navy money will get new tech in the field faster

Rapid Innovation Fund will dish out $50 million in awards of up to $3 million each.

Digital Government

Video: Lieutenant General Mary Legere on military intelligence

The senior officer outlines opportunities and dangers provided by new technologies

Digital Government

Mitt Romney's algorithmic campaign

The Republican contender wants to reverse engineer the Obama team's data-driven tactics.

Digital Government

Baby steps: The drone industry's code of conduct skips over key questions

A trade group's set of best practices is a start, but unmanned vehicles -- like the car and airplane before them -- will require revising old laws.

Digital Government

Can we wage a just drone war?

A response to a recent New York Times story called, "The Moral Case for Drones," which argued that lethal "offer marked moral advantages over almost any tool of warfare."

Digital Government

Video: Lasers may soon keep drones perpetually aloft

New technology from Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive could keep drones in flight for 48 hours.

Modernization

How crowdsourced crime fighting could do more harm than good

London's new Facewatch app raises important questions

Digital Government

New FCC member proposes innovation office

The new unit would be carved out of the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis.

Digital Government

Gene treatment could reduce scarring, help veterans

RXi Pharmaceuticals is the latest to test a gene-silencing technique.

Emerging Tech

Kenyans adopted payments by phone at a lightning pace

World Bank blogger says African nation's mobile users are adopting mobile money quickly.

Digital Government

What does your tattoo say about you? The FBI wants to know.

The bureau is seeking technology that would help interpret the meaning of body art.

Digital Government

What the Internet actually looks like

A visual rendering of the infrastructure of the Internet