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Yelp for jails; Clinton’s email apology: “sorry about that”; and more. This is civic tech: Heat Seek NYC’s executive director Noelle Francois (a member of …

Sending Wi-Fi beacons out to help Syrian refugees; differing opinions on Lawrence Lessig’s bid for president; and more. This is civic tech: One way that …

Coders for Bernie; regulating StingRays; Facebook developing software for schools; and more. There is a petition to the U.K. government asking them to accept more asylum seekers …

Rand Paul’s app; why we shouldn’t let the sharing economy monopolize “social serendipity”; and more. This is civic tech: In order to build a polyglot …

People are asking their gov’ts to let in more Syrian refugees; why Asians often see a higher sticker price for online test prep; and more. …

Tracking positive police-civilian interactions; making Hillary Clinton sound like a techie (a stretch even by her account); and more. Blasts from the past: The State …

Why Twitter is not your town square; what the Army Corps of Engineers had to do with Katrina; and more. Food for thought: On the …

Gift cards for the homeless; who has control of the largest political email list in the world; and more. This is civic tech: Handup has …

How the greatest troll of them all stole the media spotlight; a defense of voting booth selfies; and more. This is civic tech: Our Jessica …