Emerging Technology
Supernova Conference Returns to SF, Dec. 1-3
Nov 9, 2009 | We're looking forward to taking part in this year's Supernova Conference as a media sponsor, and we hope you'll Read More
You're Invited: Tech Policy Summit @ CES
Nov 4, 2009 | Join us in Vegas! We're very excited to be partnering with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) to co-host a special Read More
President Announces $3.4B in Recovery Funds for Smart Grid
Oct 27, 2009 | Speaking at a solar energy facility in Florida earlier today, President Obama announced that the federal government had awarded over Read More
The Move Toward Universal Phone Chargers
Oct 26, 2009 | According to News.com, the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has approved a standard for a universal cellphone charger based Read More
Commerce Dept Launches New Programs to Help Entrepreneurs
Sep 25, 2009 | U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced yesterday that his agency will open an Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to help Read More
U.S. CIO's News Conference on Cloud Computing and Apps.gov
Sep 15, 2009 | At a press conference this morning at NASA's Ames Research Center, U.S. federal CIO Vivek Kundra demoed the new Apps.gov Read More
Podcasts from Tech Policy Summit
Sep 14, 2009 | We received an inquiry from someone asking where to find the podcasts from our last Tech Policy Summit conference, Read More
U.S. CTO's Silicon Valley Visit
Aug 12, 2009 | Silicon Valley welcomed Aneesh Chopra to town last week for a series of events and meetings designed to introduce him to Read More
FCC Commissioners Sworn In; Broadband Workshops Starting
Aug 3, 2009 | Good news! It's official...After months of transitioning, there are once again five commissioners in place at the Federal Communications Commission Read More
Senate Confirms FCC, NTIA Leadership
Jun 26, 2009 | Yesterday evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of three individuals who are sure to play a pivotal role in Read More
Watch Live: Robert Scoble Interviewing CEA's Gary Shapiro
May 13, 2009 | Robert Scoble is on stage at Tech Policy Summit '09 right now, interviewing Gary Shapiro of the Consumer Electronics Association. Read More
At Tech Policy Summit '09
May 12, 2009 | The 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit is underway at the San Mateo Marriott and, while registration is closed, there are Read More
Agenda for TPS: Broadband Innovation and Tech Policy Summit '09
May 6, 2009 | There are only a few days left until the opening of TPS: Broadband Innovation conference and the 3rd annual Read More
OSTP Calls for Comments on Scientific Integrity
Apr 23, 2009 | On March 9th, President Obama issued a memorandum ordering the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Read More
President Names Aneesh Chopra as National CTO
Apr 18, 2009 | After months of speculation about who would be selected as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer, news broke yesterday that Read More
Ross Joins State Department as Senior Advisor on Innovation
Apr 6, 2009 | As we mentioned on Twitter earlier today, One Economy co-founder Alec Ross has joined the U.S. State Department as Read More
Exclusive: Steven Levy's Interview with Vint Cerf
Apr 2, 2009 | As part of the run-up to our 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit conference, taking place May 11-13 at the Read More
C-PET Hosting Lunch Event in D.C. on Thursday
Mar 23, 2009 | The Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET), a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank focused on key emerging technologies Read More
LinkedIn CEO: "Let Our Startups Bail Us Out"
Mar 4, 2009 | In case you missed it, LinkedIn chairman and CEO Reid Hoffman, wrote an op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post yesterday in Read More
Obama Makes Genachowski Nomination Official (brought to me by Twitter)
Mar 4, 2009 | I was on my way home yesterday from the DEMO conference in Palm Springs when I learned, via Twitter, Read More
Join Us March 25th for a Breakfast Event Featuring Dr. Vint Cerf
Feb 18, 2009 | As we pre-announced earlier this week on Twitter, we are very excited to be hosting a new Tech Policy Read More
Microsoft CEO's Talk to House Democrats
Feb 9, 2009 | In a speech last Friday at the U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic Caucus Retreat, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer weighed in Read More
White Spaces Database Group Formed
Feb 6, 2009 | As part of its November 4th vote in favor of opening up the unused television spectrum -- or white spaces Read More
Who's on the "People to Watch" list?
Feb 4, 2009 | Ars Technica has just unveiled its picks for the 2009 Tech Policy "People to Watch" list -- check out the Read More
Inside the Transition's Tech, Innovation and Government Reform Team
Jan 19, 2009 | With less than a day to go until the Inauguration, the Obama-Biden transition team released a video introducing its Technology, Read More
Divvying up the Stimulus Dollars
Jan 16, 2009 | The Wall Street Journal described the economic recovery package released by Democratic House leaders yesterday as a "potential bonanza for Read More
Gearing Up for 2009 & "Science We Can Believe In"
Dec 31, 2008 | I've been reminding myself to enjoy the slower-than-usual pace this week because there's no doubt that 2009 is going to Read More
Proposals for Using Economic Stimulus $$ for Broadband
Dec 19, 2008 | Details are still sketchy on the proposed economic stimulus package that President-elect Barack Obama has spoken about. Speculation is that Read More
Setting the Record Straight: Response from Dossia CEO
Dec 17, 2008 | We received a comment from Dossia's CEO Colin Evans about our Monday post, Wal-Mart's Digital Health Push that we wanted Read More
Obama-Biden Introduce Energy Team, Emphasize Role of Science
Dec 15, 2008 | During today's press conference to announce members of their administration's energy and environment team, both President-elect Barack Obama and Vice Read More
(Updated) Wal-Mart's Digital Health Push
Dec 15, 2008 | As the largest public company and private employer in the world, Wal-Mart's massive size makes it an incredibly influential early Read More
Calif OKs 'Sweeping Plan' to Fight Global Warming
Dec 11, 2008 | California's Air Resources Board (ARB) has approved a monumental, comprehensive plan to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions approximately 30 Read More
Announcing the Tech Policy Predictive Market
Dec 10, 2008 | As we first mentioned on Twitter, we have been working on a new project in partnership with the Information Read More
How Clearwire Hopes to 'Reinvent Wireless'
Dec 1, 2008 | In a conference call earlier today, Clearwire Corporation's CEO Benjamin Wolff spoke enthusiastically about the 'new' post-merger Clearwire and the Read More
Clearwire 2.0: Same Name, New Company
Dec 1, 2008 | After getting the green light from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last month, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have finalized their Read More
PRI Fellow: The Future of Broadband Looks Bright
Nov 24, 2008 | This post has been weeks in the making, in the sense that it's about an event that I attended in Read More
Better Place Launches in Bay Area
Nov 20, 2008 | On Tuesday, I wrote about Better Place, the Silicon Valley startup that is working on an electric car network to Read More
Call for Nominations: People to Watch
Nov 18, 2008 | We are excited to officially announce the launch of the first 2009 Tech Policy Who's Who: People to Watch Read More
Michigan Governor Visits Better Place (The Startup)
Nov 18, 2008 | Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is currently on a week-long jobs mission to the Middle East. It's the seventh international investment Read More
Are Foreign Governments "Buying America's Brains?"
Nov 13, 2008 | Dr. Prith Banerjee, SVP of Research at HP and a member of our Tech Policy Summit advisory board, pointed me Read More
Update from FCC Meeting: White Spaces Get Green Light
Nov 4, 2008 | I'm watching a live Webcast of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) open meeting and will be posting brief updates here Read More
Update from FCC Meeting: 'New' Clearwire
Nov 4, 2008 | I'm watching a live Webcast of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) open meeting and will be posting brief updates here Read More
Sparring Over White Spaces Continues
Oct 24, 2008 | The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) issued a press release yesterday to announce that the presidents of News Corp., Disney, Read More
FCC Report OKs Use of Spectrum for Broadband Network
Oct 13, 2008 | Will persistence finally pay off for M2Z Networks, the Silicon Valley startup that has spent over two years trying to Read More
Where Are You?
Aug 13, 2008 | I admit that I've become addicted to the status updates in Twitter and Facebook. Even when I'm not revealing what Read More
Google Gets Green Light for U.K. Street View
Jul 31, 2008 | Google's Street View mapping tool, which has been in use in the U.S. for over a year, may soon make Read More
President Signs E-911 Bill Into Law
Jul 24, 2008 | President Bush signed the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 yesterday, enacting into law several measures designed Read More
TPS '08 Follow-up: PolyFuel Readies Prototype
Jul 17, 2008 | If you attended Tech Policy Summit '08 in Hollywood earlier this year, hopefully you had a chance to hear PolyFuel Read More
Ramping Up for the DTV Transition
Apr 9, 2008 | As everyone reading this site hopefully knows, television broadcasters in the U.S. are required by law to switch from analog Read More
Telcos Talk About 700 MHz Auction
Apr 4, 2008 | With the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) anti-collusion quiet period over, Verizon held a conference call this morning to tell investors Read More
EU Endorses DVB-H as Mobile TV Standard
Mar 18, 2008 | As expected, the European Commission took the next step in promoting a single standard for mobile television in Europe when Read More
Military Asks Google to Remove Photos
Mar 7, 2008 | Apparently, privacy advocates aren't the only one paying attention to Google's Street View map service (a subject we wrote about Read More
Pilot Testing Google Health
Feb 21, 2008 | The news broke this morning that Google is launching a pilot project with a group of volunteers at the Cleveland Read More
Survey Says: U.S. Morally Opposed to Nanotech
Feb 20, 2008 | Even though the U.S. is a global leader in nanotech research and development, a recently released survey by Arizona State Read More
Big Thinkers Tackle Big Challenges
Feb 15, 2008 | What would you pick as the most significant engineering challenge on the planet? Would it be making solar energy affordable? Read More
DTV Transition's "Mixed Signals"
Feb 15, 2008 | With a little over one year left until the digital TV transition goes into effect in the U.S., federal agencies Read More
Dueling Press Releases
Feb 12, 2008 | The rift between the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) over use of the so-called Read More
The Wal-Mart Factor
Jan 26, 2008 | Whether you love it or hate it, the fact is there's something about Wal-mart. The discount retailer landed the top Read More
Sprint: New Year, New WiMax Push
Jan 10, 2008 | Sprint took advantage of the crowds, and the press, gathered at CES this week to send the message that its Read More
The New Yorker on Google's D.C. Ambitions
Jan 8, 2008 | Does Google, which has become one of America's ten richest corporations, have too much power? That's one of the questions Read More
New Marketplace Trades Virtual Goods
Dec 18, 2007 | A startup named Live Gamer Inc. announced yesterday that it's received $24 million in venture capital funding to develop an online Read More
New Alliance, Same White Spaces
Dec 13, 2007 | Members of the White Spaces Coalition have joined forces with a number of associations and organizations, including CompTIA, TechNet, Public Read More
Inching Closer to In-Flight Net Access
Dec 6, 2007 | "I think 2008 is the year when we will finally start to see in-flight Internet access become available, but I Read More
Sprint + WiMax = ??
Dec 5, 2007 | After last month's announcement that Sprint and Clearwire were ending their WiMax partnership, on the heels of Sprint CEO Gary Read More
Testing to Begin on LTE, 4G Mobile System
Nov 29, 2007 | Though the news surfaced on engadget earlier this year, Verizon has confirmed that it will begin testing of LTE in Read More
EU's "Non-Mandatory" Standard for Mobile TV
Nov 29, 2007 | Dow Jones Newswire is reporting that the European Commission has moved ahead with telecom commissioner Viviane Reding's plan to set Read More
DNA Meets Social Networking
Nov 19, 2007 | Thanks to a Silicon Valley startup named 23andMe, there's a new way for you to get to know yourself and your Read More
NewTeeVee Live: AT&T's Vision for IPTV
Nov 14, 2007 | We're at the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco today where I'm also blogging for a site called last100 (our Read More
The Year in Innovation
Nov 9, 2007 | The editors of Popular Science magazine have named their picks for the top 100 innovations of 2007, and the No. Read More
Google While You Gas Up
Nov 7, 2007 | Remember when Google was just a search engine? Well, in another move to deliver information whenever and wherever it's wanted, the Read More
RFID Meets Digital Health
Nov 6, 2007 | A British healthcare manufacturer and an American startup specializing in wireless sensor technologies have teamed up to develop a product that Read More
Software Entrepreneur Turns to Electric Cars
Oct 29, 2007 | Silicon Valley is famous for its innovation, and a key part of its culture of success is a willingness to Read More
Should EU Mandate a Single Mobile TV Standard?
Oct 25, 2007 | This summer, we wrote about the European Commission's decision to endorse a single standard for the emerging mobile TV market Read More
Microsoft Launches HealthVault
Oct 4, 2007 | Microsoft launched a new Web site today designed to offer consumers a free service for organizing and sharing their Read More
Startup Listens to VoIP Calls to Serve Ads
Sep 24, 2007 | The Associated Press ran a profile of a new startup called, of all things, Puddingmedia, which has developed a new Read More
EU Picks Among Competing Mobile TV Standards
Jul 18, 2007 | As expected, the European Commission yesterday announced that it is endorsing Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) as the preferred standard for Read More
EU Considers Single Mobile Video Standard
Jul 16, 2007 | The International Herald Tribune reports that the European Commission is expected to announce this week that it is backing a Read More
Op-Ed Warns of RFID "Scare Tactics"
Jul 13, 2007 | Earlier this week, Jim Sheire of NXP Semiconductors wrote this op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News in response to Read More
Q and A with Verizon's CTO
Jul 6, 2007 | Verizon's CTO Mark Wegleitner fields questions about his company's $18 billion investment in FiOS in this Q&A at News.com. Verizon Read More
RFID Bill Is Back In CA
Jun 20, 2007 | The California legislature is again considering a bill to toughen security and privacy measures in government-issued identification cards that contain Read More
Google's Solar Power Plans
Jun 19, 2007 | In October, Google announced plans to add solar panels to its Mountain View, CA headquarters in hopes of generating about Read More
Senate Hearing on FCC Spectrum Auction
Jun 14, 2007 | The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing this morning to discuss public safety and competition related to the Federal Communications Read More
Backlash Against RFID?
May 22, 2007 | In a recent CNNMoney.com article called "Backlash against RFID is growing," writer Chris Zappone takes a look at the concerns Read More
AT&T Announces Mobile Banking
Mar 27, 2007 | According to Reuters, AT&T has announced deals with Wachovia, SunTrust and other banks that will allow its Cingular customers to Read More
New Report Assesses R and D Growth
Jan 25, 2007 | According to The Wall Street Journal, a new research report by Battelle Memorial Institute and R&D magazine predicts a "small Read More
HP Opens R and D Lab in Russia
Jan 22, 2007 | According to a Reuters report in Yahoo! News, the original Silicon Valley garage startup, Hewlett-Packard, has announced plans to open Read More
CBS' Love for Technology
Jan 10, 2007 | According to a PC Magazine report, during a keynote yesterday at CES, Les Moonves (CEO of CBS) talked about his Read More
Companies Partner to Help Employees Manage E-Health Records
Dec 6, 2006 | Mercury News reports that Intel, Applied Materials, BP America, Pitney-Bowes and Wal-Mart are investing in a non-profit called the Omnimedix Read More
RFID Credit Cards Come Under Fire
Dec 5, 2006 | According to an Associated Press report that ran in Yahoo! News, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) held a press conference over Read More
Free FTC Conference Webcast Today and Tomorrow
Nov 7, 2006 | If you aren't able to be there in person, you can check out this week's FTC's "Protecting Consumers in the Read More
Survey Says: US Lagging on Next-Gen Internet
Nov 5, 2006 | FORTUNE magazine senior editor David Kirkpatrick (who will be one of the session hosts at Tech Policy Summit) reports on Read More
Editorial on E-Voting
Oct 24, 2006 | With the mid-term elections just two weeks away, the debate continues over the use of electronic voting machines. Critics of Read More
Calif.'s RFID Privacy Bill Passes
Sep 1, 2006 | Earlier this week, the California State Senate passed a bill aimed at toughening security and privacy requirements for use of Read More
Virtual Politicians?
Aug 31, 2006 | The GamePolitics blog reports that former Virgina Governor Mark Warner, a possible 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, is "appearing" at 3:30pm Read More
Even More Uses for Your Cell Phone
Aug 25, 2006 | Most cell phones today allow users to check email, surf the Net, play games, snap photos, chat on IM, listen Read More
Exploring the Impact of E-Health Records
Aug 20, 2006 | In today's New York Times, Steve Lohr takes a look at how electronic health records may not only modernize the Read More
WSJ's Mossberg On Powerline Adapters
Aug 20, 2006 | Earlier this month, we posted about broadband over power line (BPL) technology that allows individuals to get Internet access through Read More
UK Town First to Get WiMax; Sprint Works On US Network
Aug 18, 2006 | Reuters is reporting that Milton Keynes, located about 50 miles northwest of London, is the first British town to get Read More
Coalition Promotes Safer Side of Smart Cards
Aug 17, 2006 | On Wednesday, a group of companies involved in developing digital security solutions announced the formation of the Secure ID Coalition Read More
A "Third Pipe" for Broadband?
Aug 3, 2006 | Cable companies, telcos and wireless broadband providers aren't the only ones hoping to deliver broadband Net access to customers in Read More
RFID-enabled Passports Set to Debut Next Week
Jul 30, 2006 | Computerworld reports that the U.S. State Department expects to start issuing "e-Passports" next week that contain data about the passport Read More
Microsoft Announces e-Health Investment
Jul 26, 2006 | ZDNet reports that Microsoft announced an alliance with MedStar Health today related to Azyxxi, a healthcare software system that compiles Read More
First e-Health Record Products Certified
Jul 19, 2006 | According to Computerworld, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday that 20 e-health record products have Read More
HP's Memory Spot
Jul 17, 2006 | According to the Mercury News, Hewlett-Packard announced that it has developed a prototype for a wireless, self-adhesive microchip - called Read More
Senate RFID Caucus Holds First Meeting
Jul 14, 2006 | Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and John Cornyn (R-TX) launched their bipartisan RFID caucus yesterday to demonstrate their support for RFID Read More
Investing in (Clearwire's) WiMax
Jul 6, 2006 | Wireless broadband provider Clearwire, founded by cellular phone veteran Craig McCaw, announced a $900 million financing round led by Intel Read More
WIRED's Take on What's Driving the Global Economy
Jul 4, 2006 | The July issue of WIRED magazine features an article about six trends that are "changing the world," or at least Read More
Anaheim's Muni Wi-Fi Launch
Jun 30, 2006 | Anaheim, CA is the latest U.S. city to establish a municipal Wi-Fi network for residents and business owners, following in Read More
Tech-Health Alliance Hopes to Change Medical Care
Jun 7, 2006 | The Wall Street Journal Online (subscription required) reports today on the Continua Health Alliance, a non-profit organization formed by 22 Read More
Open the Airwaves for Innovation
Feb 23, 2006 | Several groups are calling for an increase in the available radio spectrum for the development of new technologies. Billed as Read More
