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The Federal Communications Commission launched the Data Innovation Initiative, the agency's latest action to modernize and streamline how it collects, uses, and disseminates data. read more

The era of the Web browser's dominance is coming to a close. And the Internet's founding ideology -- that information wants to be free, and that attempts to constrain it are not only hopeless but immoral -- suddenly seems naive and stale in the new age of apps, smart phones, and pricing plans. read more

As the push to implement new health information technology (HIT) among healthcare providers continues, many small physician practices offering services to Medicaid patients have shown a reluctance to adopt HIT, such as electronic health records (EHRs). If these medical practices continue to resist implementing modern HIT systems, the situation threatens to widen healthcare disparities in the coming years. read more

A Q&A with CNN's former senior Pentagon correspondent Jamie McIntyre about Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone Magazine and his article on General Stanley McChrystal, the now-former Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. read more

A study out this week from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) shows that mobile social networks are giving data about users' physical locations to tracking sites and other social networking services. read more

On June 29, Cisco and MobileAccess announced a system designed to improve in-building cellular signals that uses copper cable integrated into corporate LANs and works alongside Cisco Wi-Fi networks. read more

Libraries are expanding e-book offerings with out-of-print editions, part of a broader effort to expand borrowing privileges in the Internet Age that could challenge traditional ideas about copyright. read more

Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a law -- the first in the nation -- requiring retailers to inform their customers how much radiation the cellphones on their shelves emit, so shoppers can figure out how close the devices come to the upper limits on radiation set by the Federal Communications Commission. read more

Entertainment companies have asked the courts repeatedly for help in coping with online piracy, but the results have been decidedly mixed. read more

The new head of the U.S. Cyber Command, Gen. Keith Alexander, revealed this month that Pentagon systems are attacked 250,000 times an hour, 6 million times a day. As the federal government moves to address those vulnerabilities, defense contractors such as Boeing are pushing aggressively to win lucrative contracts. read more

In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, executives from the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television thanked the FCC for holding an engineering forum last week on how to reclaim spectrum for wireless broadband. But the bottom line of the letter was to emphasize the value not only to broadcasters but consumers and the government of letting broadcasters build out their spectrum with new services, including mobile video. read more

As the US struggles to recover from a recession, can today's hot technology - mobile applications or mobile apps - provide an economic boost? read more

On June 28, the Supreme Court ruled that so-called business method patents are eligible for legal protection, a victory for technology companies seeking to protect innovations in software and biotechnology. read more

On June 29, Google said it will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site after Beijing threatened the company with the loss of its Internet license. read more

Le Monde, France's struggling newspaper of record, accepted an offer from investors including Yves Saint Laurent Group partner Pierre Berge, snubbing President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had opposed the bid. read more

Speaking at a New America Foundation event, Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council, focused on President Barack Obama's move to dramatically increase the amount of federal and commercial spectrum available for smartphones and wireless Internet devices. read more

Reaction to President Barack Obama's directive on "Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution" came from many corners. read more

President Barack Obama's memorandum in support of freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband services may not mean a whole lot. The FCC doesn't need a memo; it needs a change in the law. read more

Ninety-five percent of Americans do have access to broadband where they live, but when it comes to adoption or actually signing up for broadband at home, the number is much lower — closer to 63 percent. read more

It's time to rethink the way we allocate spectrum. read more