Katie Kennedy

The following are some of the hot topics we are tracking in the Technology ecosystem:

• Technology Ticker
  • Viv, Your Personal Assistant
  • Cooper Standard Adds Former General Dynamics Exec Sonya Sepahban to Board of Directors
  • 2016 FCW Rising Star Awards Call for Nominations Now Open - Press Release Rocket
  • General Michael Hayden to Deliver Keynote Address at Gigamon Federal Cybersecurity Summit - SYS-CON Media (press release)
  • a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O
  • Chicago area commuter train seeks federal money for safety - Washington Times
  • Oracle-Google Dispute Goes to Heart of Open-Source Software - New York Times
  • GeekWire Deals: Kick your mobile photography up a step with this $10 lens kit
  • 'Edo Central should produce next governor' - The Nation Newspaper
  • University of Washington will host first-ever White House workshop on artificial intelligence
  • Holy Hubble! See a super-sized Mars get bigger than it’s looked for a decade
  • White House official urges IT leaders to join open data efforts - FedScoop
  • Dronebuster will let you point and shoot command hacks at pesky drones - Ars Technica
  • OMB teaches privacy pros about tech - FCW.com
  • How HHS is spurring data innovation both inside and outside the agency - FedScoop
  • Cluster-as-a-Service an OpenStack Summit Presentation
  • Carbon-free cloud: Microsoft sets ambitious goals for renewable energy
  • Drone on the wall: Insect-sized robots use static electricity to perch on objects, save energy
  • FAA conducts drone detection tests at JFK - GCN.com
  • Trove of government data could be unlocked by proposed law