government
-
Trends
Pentagon asks court for time to reconsider JEDI award to Microsoft
The JEDI contract award process might never be done. Following legal challenges from Amazon after the Pentagon’s massive, $10 billion…
Read More » -
Trends
Reporters Without Borders uses Minecraft to sneak censored works across borders
Censorship takes many forms, but even the most restrictive countries can’t block every single path for information they’d rather not…
Read More » -
Trends
Democrats are using a data scientist’s secret sauce to flip Texas blue
For a political campaign, it’s not enough to pull together an army of bright-eyed, venti-caffeinated canvassers—you’ve got to tell them…
Read More » -
Trends
US is preparing to ban foreign-made drones from government use
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to ban federal departments and agencies from buying or using foreign-made drones,…
Read More » -
Trends
NASA’s SLS Moon rocket is 2 years behind and billions over budget, internal report finds
NASA’s ambitious plan to put boots on the Moon in 2024 is looking increasingly costly — and increasingly unlikely —…
Read More » -
Trends
White House asks tech leaders for help with coronavirus response
On Wednesday, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios convened representatives from a number of the tech’s biggest companies to gameplan…
Read More » -
Trends
India used facial recognition tech to identify 1,100 individuals at a recent riot
Law enforcement agencies in India used facial recognition to identify more than 1,100 individuals who allegedly took part in communal…
Read More » -
Trends
President teases stimulus package to boost a US economy hit by COVID-19 fears
Just a few hours after the markets closed the books on one of its worst trading days since the dawn…
Read More » -
Trends
Facebook flags Biden video from Trump’s social media director as ‘partly false’
The disinformation wars are heating up as the U.S. barrels toward the 2020 presidential election, leaving tech companies again uncomfortable…
Read More »