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Digital Government
Medical Data Has Become the Next Cybersecurity Target
The health industry is not immune to cyberattacks.
Emerging Tech
The Science Behind Human-Controlled Weather
Cloud seeding won't solve winter woes, and it probably won't promise clear skies for wedding days, either.
Digital Government
A Computer Can Probably Create as Many Special Snowflakes as Nature
Given enough time, enough storage, and enough information on how a snowflake's path affects its growth, the answer is... maybe.
Emerging Tech
New Space Mission: Leave a Time Capsule on the Moon
Lunar Mission One will launch in 2024—if enough backers fund the project on Kickstarter.
Emerging Tech
NASA Develops Biodegradable Drones
This biodegradable vehicle, developed to protect sensitive ecosystems, invited a closer look at the positive uses of drone technology.
Digital Government
What’s at the Root of Your Facebook Addiction? Numbers
The Facebook Demetricator shows we like liking a little too much.
Digital Government
Get Ready for a New Wave of Biometrics
A new Google study suggests there's hope for the once-futuristic technology that's gotten a bit... boring.
Cybersecurity
What if Police Body Cams Get Hacked?
This seemingly easy fix opens the gates to a flood of questions over the cameras' vulnerabilities.
Modernization
Will Apple Pay Convince You to Leave Your Wallet at Home?
Apple Pay isn't the first service to command your credit cards. Here's how it stacks up against other wallet eradicators.
Cybersecurity
Apple Blames 'Targeted Attack,' Not iCloud, for Celebrity Photo Hack
The attack targeted specific user names, passwords and security questions.
Emerging Tech
Why People Don't Like to Talk About Government Surveillance on Social Media
In a recent survey only 42 percent of Facebook and Twitter users were willing to post about it.
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Digital Government
The Pentagon Gave the Ferguson Police Department Military-Grade Weapons
The local community of Ferguson, Missouri, may not look like a war zone, but the Pentagon has helped the police treat it like one.
Digital Government
German Official Thinks Snowden Should Give Up Being 'Hunted'
Snowden's asylum in Russia expires July 31.
Emerging Tech
Ex-Officer Wants @CIA to Stop With the Jokes
Former Central Intelligence Agency officer and current national security analyst Bob Baer isn't keeping his distaste for the CIA's social media strategy confidential.
Cybersecurity
Security Firm Says Chinese Hackers Targeting U.S. Experts on Iraq
CrowdStrike says hacking began on June 18 —the day the rebel group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attacked an oil refinery.
