Emerging Tech
Google’s New Tool to Fight Climate Change
The company will begin estimating local carbon pollution from cities around the world.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon’s New Ambassador to Silicon Valley Is Hawkish on China
The former Symantec CEO also thinks immigration is key to a tech race the U.S. is currently losing.
Emerging Tech
Silicon Valley’s Internet of the Future is Just as Censored as China’s Firewall
Will the internet’s town square be like Tiananmen Square?
Artificial Intelligence
Slack Has Made Its Biggest Acquisition to Date
Slack is finally invading email.
Modernization
Watchdog: IRS Declined to Patch Known Weakness Ahead of Tax Day Crash
An inspector general report says the agency opted not to go with an untested patch based on a contractor’s recommendation.
Digital Government
Hillary Clinton’s Three-Point Plan for Solving Tech’s Diversity Problem
Interrogate root causes, instead of results.
Digital Government
As Google Plans To Re-Enter China, Lawmakers Have Concerns
The tech giant originally left China eight years ago due to censorship concerns.
Cybersecurity
Phishing Is the Internet’s Most Successful Con
Tricking people out of sensitive information online is far too easy.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Space Probes Shouldn't Be Tacky Billboards
Apollo, Voyager, Hubble … The Dorito?
Digital Government
Silicon Valley’s Leadership Is Lacking, According to One of Its Most Prominent Leaders
"This notion of leadership as service needs further attention in the valley."
Digital Government
Should Startups Ask For Permission or Beg For Forgiveness?
Hundreds of innovative businesses operate in legal grey areas.
Digital Government
A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley
Employees at Google and elsewhere are protesting their bosses’ business decisions. Will that evolve into a more sustained labor movement?
Cybersecurity
Hey Tech Support Scams, Google Is On To You
The tech giant is taking action against this common scheme.
Emerging Tech
The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’
When the whole world is fighting for the same jobs, what happens to workers?
Cybersecurity
Five Eyes Intel Alliance Urges Big Tech to Help Break Encrypted Messages
The U.S. and four major allies warn new legislation might be necessary to ensure law enforcement can access communications.
Artificial Intelligence
Google and Harvard Made AI to Predict Earthquake Aftershocks
They used a database of more than 131,000 earthquakes.
Modernization
Oracle Files Supplemental Protest Against Pentagon's JEDI Cloud Contract
The company’s keeping the heat on the Defense Department.
Digital Government
Big Tech's Newest Experiment in Criminal-Justice Reform
Unicorn startup Slack is launching an apprenticeship program for formerly incarcerated people. But will the industry ever hire from the inside en masse?
Emerging Tech
Austin, Texas, Just Became the U.S. Army’s Silicon Valley
The service is making a big bet that getting closer to tech startups will help deter future adversaries.
Digital Government