Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Battle Grinch Bots
Bots can nab the hot gifts you're trying to buy.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Military’s Drone Swarm Strategy Just Passed a Key Test
DARPA-funded drones worked together despite heavy electronic-warfare defenses.
Artificial Intelligence
Companies Are On The Hook If Their Hiring Algorithms Are Biased
Machine learning can't solve everything.
Emerging Tech
Most Big Cities Are Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
The National League of Cities has seven recommendations for those looking to launch pilots.
Emerging Tech
Your Favorite Twitter Bots Are About Die, Thanks to Upcoming Rule Changes
These new rules do not only apply to new developers, but anyone with existing developer access.
Artificial Intelligence
Companies Should Help You Retrain When You’re Automated Out of a Job
400 million workers could be displaced by 2030.
Emerging Tech
Fake News on Twitter Is Still a Big Problem, Study Finds
And yes, many of the accounts are automated.
Cybersecurity
New Tool Fights Fake News by Exposing the Websites That Create It
MIT and Qatari researchers say it’s easier to expose a liar than debunk each of his lies
Emerging Tech
Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Crashed Because its Human Driver Fell Asleep at the Wheel
The dozing driver didn’t respond to any of the vehicle’s warnings.
Artificial Intelligence
Will Google’s “Smart Compose” Create Inboxes Full of Gmail-Speak?
The feature has proved divisive since its launch.
Artificial Intelligence
The Coders Programming Themselves Out of a Job
When workers automate their own duties, who should reap the benefits?
Modernization
GSA Introducing Options to Help Automate Agency Contact Centers
A new special item number for Automated Contact Center Services is being added with the IT Schedule 70 refresh.
Emerging Tech
By 2025, Machines Will Do More Work Than Humans, a New Report Says
The robot apocalypse is coming.
Digital Government
White House Workforce Summit Aims to Future-Proof Tech Talent
The administration plans to reskill more than 300,000 employees over the next three years, including the IT workforce.
Ideas
The Time to Automate Security is Now
Freeing up time to get away from fighting fires should be a huge priority.
Emerging Tech
Slack Uses Two Robots Named Salt and Peppa to Monitor Office Security After Hours
“Humans aren’t great at repetitive, redundant tasks."
Emerging Tech
What to Include in a National Framework for Self-Driving Vehicles
State and local officials had some ideas for Congress at a Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill.
Digital Government
Automated Government
Federal agencies are ditching busy work to focus on missions.
Emerging Tech
The Future of Transport is Massive Warehouses Filled With Robot Minivans
This is Waymo’s vision of the future.
Cybersecurity