Emerging Tech
Canada will spy on people, politely
Officials say monitoring and recording practiced are already in place at airports and border points of entry across the country.
Emerging Tech
Unmanned spacecraft concludes 15-month test flight
X-37B could fill in role of NASA Space Shuttle, Air Force says
Digital Government
Intel agencies want to know how your brain works
The goal is to help analysts make sense of data faster.
Digital Government
Report: Tech companies must stand up against repressive regimes
The Global Network Initiative advises that companies assess human-rights risks in countries where they operate.
Emerging Tech
Air Force seeks scientists to help unmanned aircraft collaboratively track targets
White papers are due July 1.
Emerging Tech
NuSTAR, the latest space telescope, launched
NuSTAR was launched off the wing of an airplane this week.
Emerging Tech
Get ready, because Voyager I is very close to leaving our solar system
We're on the cusp of one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of all time, but we may not know when the moment strikes. Or, rather, there may be no moment.
Emerging Tech
ICANN reveals names, Amazon, Google go in big
Nearly 2,000 new address names were submitted to the program.
Emerging Tech
Justice Department investigating cable companies' fear of streaming video
The investigation will focus on issues such as setting data limits.
Cybersecurity
Is the high-tech ID another form of security theatre?
Drivers in New Jersey and other states are facing longer lines in the Federal government's efforts to require still more proofs of identity in order to obtain a license.
Digital Government
Biochip could diagnose flu strains in minutes
Brown researchers have developed a new gene amplification process.
Digital Government
Obama administration weighing more aggressive medical isotope policies
White House said it would look to favor buying medical isotopes produced without the use of bomb-grade uranium.
Digital Government
CIA’s research investment focus shifts from missiles to big data
One-third of the companies in In-Q-Tel’s portfolio are in Silicon Valley.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon takes nano-approach to eliminating viruses
DARPA wants to microscopically treat diseases.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon experiments with bomb-sniffing rats
The army has spent more than $100,000 on the first phase of the project.
Emerging Tech
Justice Department program will make smartcards smarter
The $62 million credentialing initiative will enable biometric cards to open buildings, databases and software applications.
Emerging Tech
Now that Google has camera planes, Street View cars are so passé
Google will release new maps for specific unnamed cities
Emerging Tech
In the war of the maps, Google's secret weapon is offline access
Google made the announcement during debut of 3D maps.
Digital Government
The Pentagon’s latest weapon: A $1.2 million unmanned sewing machine
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency eyes ways to produce garments with ‘zero direct labor.’
Emerging Tech