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Techperts Predict Virtual Reality in Near Future
When we talk of the future, it’s nearly inevitable and often implied that technology will have something to do with it. Furthering this hi-tech future talk, on Wednesday, We the Geeks -- a White House...
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Want Better Answers from Your City? Honolulu Can Help
Whether you’re wondering how to renew a driver's license, trying to sidestep automated city answering machines, or just curious what to do in the event of a wild rooster invasion, the city of Honolulu...
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Fresno Pursuing Open Data Campaign, Gigabit Network
The Central Valley of California may not seem like the ideal place for technology innovation. Known for its agricultural production, the area is likely home to more farmers than computer programmers....
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CES 2014: Consumer Gadgets with Workplace Applications
Last week’s CES 2014 in Las Vegas was the latest run of the annual convention that's world-famous as a hotbed of technological innovation for the commercial market -- but some products could come in...
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Knight Foundation Awards $2.2 Million for Health-Care Tech Projects
On Tuesday, the Knight Foundation unveiled its 2014 winners for the Knight News Challenge: Health, a $2.2 million investment initiative to promote innovation in health care through data and...
View ArticleInternet of Things Pokes Holes in IT Security
As more objects in the world are embedded with electronics that make them “smarter,” the Internet of Things grows. With that growth in connectivity comes more potential security threats. And this...
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Former FCC Leaders Caution Altering Telecom Law
Four past FCC chairmen urged caution as lawmakers look to update U.S. telecommunications law over the next several years. In a U.S. House of Representatives Communications and Technology Subcommittee...
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The Weather May Change, but Drought Technology Stays the Same
Many researchers and journalists are calling the high-pressure system causing California’s historic drought the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge,” a weather phenomenon identified using technology...
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Was ‘Net Neutrality’ Ruling a Silver Lining for Local Govs?
Many open Internet advocates were disheartened at a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision that shot down the FCC’s net neutrality rule. But for those in favor of local government-owned broadband...
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Can the New Blackphone Combat NSA Spying?
As Obama tries to comfort a nation that has in recent months become increasingly disillusioned by the National Security Agency’s spying activities, a new phone company will try to capitalize on that...
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Tumml's Clara Brenner Points to the Power of Civic Good
Offering guidance on growing a home garden, donating a few dollars to the less fortunate, and connecting a mom with a good preschool and a job seeker with a job are all easily-apparent acts of...
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Smart Snowplow Tech Turns Every Vehicle into a Weather Sensor
Across the country, states are turning to technology to save lives and save money on equipment to keep roads clear during the winter. States including Nevada, Michigan, Minnesota, Alaska and Colorado...
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More Money Coming for Technology in Rural States?
Rural communities desperate for money to invest in technology upgrades and expanded broadband access could have a new best friend in New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte. Ayotte introduced legislation last...
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App Helps Boston Parents Track School Buses through Blizzards
Not knowing where a child is can be harrowing for a parent. Not knowing where a child is in a blizzard can be even more frightening. This was the situation Boston Public Schools (BPS) found themselves...
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Beyond License Plates: New Tech Skills for Prisoners
Education in prison is changing. An economy that is increasingly dependent on technology-based careers has caused many prisoners to put down the blowtorch and pick up a keyboard mouse. In the...
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HHS CTO Bryan Sivak Unveils New Initiatives in Open Data
Whether the conversation is about federal health data or health data housed at the state and local levels, major changes to that information may be on the way, according to Health and Human Services...
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Minnesota Lawmakers Eyeing Phone Data Tracking Law
Minnesota lawmakers are considering legislation to limit law enforcement's use of smartphone data and location capturing technology. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s operation of Kingfish...
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What Happened to Seattle's Gigabit Network?
For the citizens of Seattle, the dream of ubiquitous high-speed Internet has died what many hope will be a temporary death. Demand for high-speed Internet is growing everywhere, and Seattle is no...
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Data Innovation Day 2014 - Watch it Live
We live in a data-filled society. Social media, Web browsers, mobile devices and vehicles collect it; governments collect it and share it with constituents; programmers use it to create apps and maps...
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Open Data is Inevitable
The afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 22, marked the end of Open DataFest, a two-day symposium held by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Sacramento, Calif., that highlighted the latest...
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