Emerging Tech
SpaceX And Boeing Are Running Out of Time to Fly Astronauts Into Space
It's a safety issue.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Wants Congress to Regulate Facial Recognition
One of these metrics for regulation could be ensuring the technology works similarly for all
Digital Government
Microsoft Is Putting Slack On Notice
The company's new product appears positioned to directly compete with Slack’s free offering.
Cybersecurity
DHS Would Get More Power to Bar Risky Contractors Under Dueling Proposals
Congress and the White House are zeroing in on supply chain threats.
Emerging Tech
Energy Opens Portal to National Labs Experts, Tech
The Lab Partnership Service website gives private-sector innovators better access to public-sector research and technology.
Artificial Intelligence
Google’s Duplex AI Could Kill the Call Center
And little is known about how this AI system actually works.
Emerging Tech
Why Can’t Europe Create Tech Giants Like the U.S. and China?
Europe churns out plenty of top-of-class mathematicians, computer scientists, and software developers.
Digital Government
Trump Leaves the Fate of Nearly 100,000 Indian H-1B Spouses in Limbo Again
The deadline DHS set has ended.
Artificial Intelligence
Tech Companies Just Woke Up to a Big Problem With Their AI
AI and facial recognition are colliding in an alarming way.
Policy
The 17 Years Since the Microsoft Antitrust Case Taught Us That Regulation Can Spur Innovation
The Microsoft case set a precedent for not breaking up big tech companies.
Artificial Intelligence
General: Project Maven Is Just the Beginning of the Military’s Use of AI
Air Combat Command chief invites tech firms to help build next-gen tools for the Pentagon. Also says dissent "is part of being an American."
Policy
The Tech Industry Is Fighting Trump—and Mostly Losing
Legal opposition and strongly worded remarks could not defeat the president’s travel ban.
Digital Government
The Best Place to Get a Tech Job Without a College Degree, Ranked By City and State
More and more technical jobs are becoming blue-collar ones.
Artificial Intelligence
Google’s Withdrawal from Pentagon AI Project Risks U.S. Lives, Says Work
Former deputy defense secretary says the tech giant should consider how its work might help save U.S. troops — and how it is currently helping China.
Digital Government
Civic Tech in a Time of Technopessimism
Since 2016, the technology industry has been looking for answers. Code for America might have one.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Is Less Likely to Believe H-1B Workers Are Stealing U.S. Jobs
Current and former tech employees view things a little differently.
Artificial Intelligence
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Is Building a Defense Contractor With Consumer Technology
Its first major project: A virtual border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Had 85,000 Reasons to Change its Mind About Its Pentagon Contract
Employee backlash can be very powerful.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry
Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.
Digital Government