Election-tracking nonprofit Ushahidi will use SMS, social media, and email to connect citizens with vetted volunteers and lawyers to monitor the upcoming US election.

A real-time data tool developed by business intelligence firm Qlik tracks how major media like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, and Comedy Central talk about the election and the issues voters care about.

The presidential race is as tight as it is controversial. Early voting data models by L2 Political illuminates which candidate is least popular with suburban voters in battleground and swing states.

TechRepublic and Unanimous A.I. conducted a final real-time 'swarm' to determine which candidate will be stronger on economic and technology issues and who will win the US presidency. See the results.

As the presidential race enters its penultimate week, passionate early voters are hitting the polls. Big data firm L2 Political analyzed election trends from the most important swing states.

Though online interest in the presidential election has never been higher, social media sentiment about the candidates is in the basement.

How data firm Targeted Victory uses automation, machine learning, and Apache Spark to microtarget voters online, on TV screens, and on smartphones to raise big money for political campaigns.

The big picture on big data about the election from mobile photo social network Instagram.

Following a week of controversy and scandal, the second US presidential debate got ugly fast on Sunday night, as the rancor turned it into the most tweeted debate of all time.

Tech impacts every aspect of American business, and the next president will need to make hard choices related to cybersecurity, H-1B visas, STEM, and ICANN. What issues matter most to your company?

US vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence traded barbs, constantly interrupted each other, and defended their running mates in their only debate. Social media had a lot to say about it.

Though federal regulation tried to dial back automated phone marketing, during the 2016 campaign American voters have been battered by literally billions of unsolicited calls.

As the two candidates sparred over the issues in the first of three planned debates, social media provided insights into the public perception of the dialogue.

Ahead of Monday's debate, TechRepublic and CNET teamed up to look at where the candidates stand on cybersecurity, privacy, STEM and other topics affecting the tech industry.

TechRepublic and Unanimous A.I. conducted a real-time 'swarm' to prognosticate what will happen at the first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. See the results.