Obama steps up defense of NSA snooping: ‘Freedom vs. security is a false choice’

President Obama took to the Charlie Rose show to defend the NSA's surveillance practices, which he says are both transparent and legal.

Watch out, patent trolls — President Obama is coming for you

Hoping to help fix the patent system, President Obama is proposing new legislative recommendations that could make life much tougher for patent trolls.

Equity crowdfunding by unaccredited investors is legal in exactly one place in North America

"BC has had legalized crowdfunding for a decade," super-angel Mike Volker said last night at the Vancouver Enterprise Forum event on crowdfunding. "It's the only place in North America, and there are no restrictions, no limits."

President Obama reportedly discusses cyber security with China’s new president

While on the phone congratulating China's new president Xi Jinping on his appointment, President Obama reportedly slipped in some conversation around cyber security and intellectual property theft.

‘Jedi Mind Meld’? President Obama proves he’s not really a Star Wars fanboy

At a press conference today, Obama may have proved that, while he can hire a bunch of Star Wars fanboys to help run the country, he himself is not one.

House GOP majority leader Eric Cantor calls publicly funded research into video games a ‘waste’

Video games could hold great mental-health benefits, but the leader of the House of Representatives' Republican majority would rather not know that.

Obama says we need more gamers. Who are we to argue?

During his first "Fireside Hangout" on YouTube, President Barack Obama called for education, immigration, and patent reform to support the tech scene, not to mention the American economy.

Not content to wait on congress, President Obama signs cyber security executive order

While congress has yet to reach any sort of lasting solution regarding the nations growing cyber security problems, President Barack Obama has decidedly taken the first big step in an executive order signed earlier today.

Greentech state of the union boost: Obama proposes using oil and gas money to fund green energy

President Barack Obama's state of the union address focused on innovation, jobs, education, health-care ... and green technology.

Obama gets funky: White House releases dubstep video ahead of State of the Union address

Much like its response to the public petition to build a Death Star, the latest video uploaded to the official White House YouTube channel once again proves that presidential administration is at least somewhat in tune (or perhaps in step?) with today's popular culture.

President Obama to host Google+ Hangout following State of the Union

President Obama will take to Google+ for a Hangout two days after the State of the Union address to answer questions and talk about his second term.

White House petitions now require 100K signatures for formal response

The White House has raised its requirements to make it more difficult to get a response on user-generated petitions today.

Obama: ‘Congress should fund research into the effects violent video games have on young minds’

Obama announced numerous actions the executive branch of government will take to combat gun violence.

The Prez is king: Obama named ‘most influential social media person’ of 2012

Perhaps it was the most re-tweeted tweet in history. Or the photo with the most Facebook likes ever. Most likely, it's a history of consistently engaging via social media.

How Washington went social in 2012: the top 10 moments in politics and technology

In 2012, the promise of the social election finally came to fruition. From gaffes and memes to true triumphs, here are Washington's top 10 tech moments.

The 3 best tweets from Obama’s Twitter town hall

President Barack Obama had a little fun today on Twitter despite spending most of his time talking about serious topics such as the looming fiscal cliff and middle-class tax cuts.

Why immigration reform is destined to be another Obamacare

Silicon Valley was one of the largest contributors to President Obama’s election campaign. In return, it expected he would do what he promised — fix the immigration bottleneck that is choking innovation and forcing the world’s best and brightest to return home.

President Obama to hold Twitter town hall at 2 p.m. ET today

President Barack Obama will hold a "town hall" meeting at 2pm Eastern on Twitter to respond to a number of questions posed to him on the social network about middle class tax cuts.