postal service

Recent census data shows that tens of millions Americans are still 'underbanked.'

Many rely on the mail for delivery of prescriptions and disease testing.

Droney Express

The government has filed an "intention to float" which sounds pretty pleasant, like "we're taking Fido to live on a farm."

Like robot courier pigeons, with about the same carrying capacity

There’s a great little post on XKCD examining the speeds of data delivery–especially useful given today’s confirmation that Saturday USPS … Continued

In the future, all your government mail — jury duty slips, election notices, those Social Security earnings statements — may … Continued

And debate whether it even has a future at all

Telematics, a mash-up of telecommunications and informatics, is the science of scanning the world with wireless devices to extract data, … Continued

Postmasters in Sweden and Denmark are looking into a clever system of vending postage that a cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service … Continued