Modernization
A world with more phones than people
A new World Bank report details astounding growth in mobile phones
Digital Government
Google's Marissa Mayer to take over as Yahoo chief
Mayer has been at Google since the get-go, but told The New York Times that the switch "was a reasonably easy decision."
Digital Government
Russia passes law that will create a blacklist for websites
Critics contend that the law's reach will go far beyond the child-pornography and suicide-promotion sites it is intended to shutter.
Emerging Tech
Russian Wikipedia shuts itself down in protest of proposed censorship law
Those visiting Russia's Wikipedia today will see only a statement against the Information Act, which will be debated in the State Duma tomorrow.
Digital Government
In report, Twitter lists zero cases where it has removed content in response to government requests
But requests from copyright-holders resulted in the deletion of more than 5,000 tweets.
Emerging Tech
A 'Very tiny Rick Moranis' and other requests for DARPA
DARPA turned to Twitter to crowdsource some ideas for what the future should bring. A round-up of the responses.
Emerging Tech
Get ready, because Voyager I is very close to leaving our solar system
We're on the cusp of one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of all time, but we may not know when the moment strikes. Or, rather, there may be no moment.
Emerging Tech
How to get yourself noticed on Twitter by Homeland Security
The agency has compiled a list of terms as a part of its "Media Monitoring Capability Mission".
Emerging Tech
The government would like you to write a 'social media will'
Planning for your digital life after your physical life is no longer a strange niche behavior.
Digital Government
3.8 million records from the 1940 census go live online
The National Archives has digitized and published online the 72-year-old records of more than 130 million Americans, but finding your family will require a bit of legwork.
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