Artificial Intelligence
Facebook is Using Artificial Intelligence to Become a Better Search Engine
The system will also help weed out spam.
Cybersecurity
Google Plans to Kill Passwords With This Tech, but Scandinavia Is Way Ahead of It
Norwegian and Swedish banking customers use it for everyday transactions from logging in to bank accounts to filing taxes.
Emerging Tech
Will Drones Ever Become Mass-Market, Must-Have Gadgets?
At this point, drones have been mostly deployed by military units, logistics providers, and other large enterprises.
Modernization
Study Links Cellphone Use to Cancer -- But Don't Give Up Your Phone Just Yet
The World Health Organization currently classifies cellphones under the same category as coffee, fossil fuel fumes, and pickled vegetables.
Cybersecurity
Video: Google's Plan to Kill the Password with a 'Trust Score'
No more using "123456" as a password.
Modernization
Digital Spring-Cleaning TIps to Help Speed Up and Secure Your Devices
IT experts say it’s good practice to refresh your digital spaces at least once a year.
Modernization
Researchers Say Using Your Smartphone Excessively Gives You Faux-ADHD
Less than a decade after the introduction of the first iPhone, more people reach for their smartphones first thing in the morning than reach for coffee, a toothbrush, or even the partner lying next to them in bed.
Modernization
Video: How to Use Your Phone Instead of a Card at the ATM
A slightly quicker way to get cash.
Modernization
This iPhone Factory in China Is Replacing 60,000 Workers With Robots
The next time you buy a new iPhone, it’s possible it will have been made by a robot.
Modernization
Hardware first up in NGEN re-compete
Navy officials are interested in carving out a separate contract for hardware-as-a-service in the re-compete of the Next Generation Enterprise Network.
Digital Government
American Schools Are Teaching Our Kids How to Code All Wrong
No more teaching watered down content and using simple coding apps.
Modernization
Siri and Other Digital Assistants May Be Leaking Your Questions
AI helpers like Alexa and Siri are useful, but they’re not smart enough to keep your questions private—at least not yet.
Digital Government
Your Spare Computing Power Could Help Fight Zika
Scientists are using a network called the World Community Grid to process huge amounts of data in an attempt to understand how to tackle the virus.
Modernization
Senators still have questions about IANA transition
Senators heard from experts who want to tap the brakes on the pending transition of a key piece of global Internet architecture from U.S. control to a global multistakeholder organization.
Cybersecurity
Video: A Few Ways to Defend Yourself Against Ransomware
Protect your data before an attack happens.
Modernization
This Company is Poised to Dominate the Internet of Things Market
Most of the innovation on the so-called Internet of Things is locked up in patents held by the companies that make the innards of sensors and routers.
Modernization
DOD poised to release milCloud 2.0 RFP
MilCloud 2.0 is a further bid by the Defense Department to embrace commercial cloud services to cut costs.
Modernization
Chinese Government Pays People to Post Cheery Messages on Social Media
The public has long known about China’s internet propaganda machine, but until now details have remained murky.
Modernization