Afghanistan's all-girls robotics team frantically trying to flee Taliban

A human rights lawyer trying to help the girls get to Canada to continue their education fears for their safety after the Taliban takes control of the country. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

The Taliban have nearly 900K Twitter followers as they 'fish for legitimacy'

Social media didn't exist when the Taliban last held power. The group has quickly learned how to use it. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

The Taliban have nearly 900K Twitter followers as they 'fish for legitimacy'

Social media didn't exist when the Taliban last held power. The group has quickly learned how to use it. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Wikipedia temporarily defaced by vandal who edited template to show Nazi flag

Swastikas replaced Wikipedia articles for a short time on Monday after the online encyclopedia was targeted by a vandal. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

It's inevitable: Twitter changes Twitter, and Twitter users complain on Twitter. But does Chirp make you feel like a woodpecker is pounding on your skull? | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Star Wars Tales from the Galaxy's Edge part 2 launches on Oculus Quest this fall

The VR game got a trailer teasing Last Call, which concludes the story started in last year's installment. It ties into the Disney Parks attraction. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Brain implant turns thoughts into words to help paralyzed man 'speak' again

The UCSF research taps a brain-computer interface to turn attempted speech into typing. It's funded by Facebook, which is shifting its own focus on neural tech. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

US taps tech giants to help fight ransomware, cyberattacks

The Department of Homeland Security enlists tech giants to help combat ever-increasing cyberthreats. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Yelp update lets restaurants tell you if proof of vaccination is required

The site wants to make it easier for businesses to communicate their COVID-19 vaccination policies to customers. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

TikTok Resumes could reflect larger shift to video-first job applications

Companies could increasingly look to social media to find their dream candidates. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Playdate console preorders will not ship until 2022

If you want one of these consoles, you'll be waiting a little bit. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Facebook's Ray-Ban smart glasses are coming

Mark Zuckerberg confirmed these are Facebook's next product. Just don't necessarily think "AR glasses" yet. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

BMW debuts 2 cool new electric scooter concepts that it won't build

But that doesn't mean it won't have someone else build them instead. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Intel details comeback plan to leapfrog chipmaking rivals by 2025

New CEO Pat Gelsinger is "putting the tech people back in the driver's seat." | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Device turns your sweaty finger into a gadget charger

Nope, that's not a Band-Aid. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Freedom Phone: Why you should avoid it and what else to know

It's basically a bunch of old hardware and unsubstantiated promises. Here's everything we know (very little) and don't (so much). | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Xiaomi overtakes Apple as the world's No. 2 smartphone-maker

Global shipments of smartphones increased by 12% in the past quarter, with Samsung still on top. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Steve Jobs’ 1973 job application once again up for auction, in physical and NFT form

It was bound to happen at some point. An entrepreneur is putting the physical and digital versions up for sale at the same time to see which does better. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Usccb official tied to Grindr using public cellphone data, resigns

The resignation raises concerns about cellphone data privacy. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Apple drops radical Safari tab changes in new macOS Monterey beta

A new beta version of MacOS restores the old way browser tabs work. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Google employees angered by search giant's 'hypocritical' remote work policies

Employees were already stirred up over opaque policies on remote work. Then a senior executive announced he's moving to New Zealand in what some workers consider special treatment. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

NASA preps 'more complex and riskier' Hubble Space Telescope fix

The aging telescope's fate may lie with whether the telescope's backup hardware is working right. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Ferrari SF90 Stradale, Ferrari's first production plug-in hybrid car

Ferrari's latest, quickest car ever offers nearly 1,000 hp -- and it's a plug-in hybrid, too. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Google angers employees with 'hypocritical' remote work policies

Employees were already stirred up over opaque policies on remote work. Then a senior executive announced he's moving to New Zealand in what some workers consider special treatment. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

From movie theaters to the music charts, here's how Dolby Atmos surrounds you with sound from all directions -- even above. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Wings over the Rockies Air Museum

From a super rare B-1A to an even rarer Incom T-65B, this museum in Denver has a lot on display. Here's a look around. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Wells Fargo is shutting down all lines of personal credit

The bank warns customers that the account closures "may have an impact" on their credit scores. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Wikipedia is at war over the coronavirus lab leak theory

Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Google's 'hypocritical' remote work policies anger employees

Employees were already stirred up over opaque policies on remote work. Then a senior executive announced he's moving to New Zealand in what some workers consider special treatment. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Heinz starts petition to make hot dogs and buns come in equal packs

Mismatch is "still one of the stupidest things on earth," says one person who signed the online petition. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Covid-dormant cars with dead batteries spark lead price hike

Drivers returning to dead car batteries after the extended COVID-19 lockdown are causing a spike in battery demand and, in turn, lead prices. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Ransomware attack on Kaseya, a software firm, threatens businesses worldwide

It's the latest massive ransomware exploit, as concerns over such attacks have skyrocketed. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Nuclear power is clean and safe. Why aren't we using more of it?

Nuclear energy is far safer than its reputation implies. It's also clean and reliable -- yet power plants are being phased out around the world. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg reaches a new level in July 4 Instagram surfboard video

"I saw it, so now you have to see it too." | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Before the cats came: The web of 1995 leaves me nostalgic for simpler times

The web was cluttered and ugly in its early days, but it was also free of popups and full of innocent charm. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Humanity has managed to catch the ocean on fire

The fire was extinguished hours later, says Reuters. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Sueface temperatures in Siberia heat up to a mind boggling 118 degrees

Record-low sea ice points to a potentially worrying change in the Arctic. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

The broadband gap's dirty secret: Redlining still exists in digital form

Communities that couldn't get mortgage loans in the 1940s are the same areas without fast home internet service today. There's no easy fix. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Black holes devouring neutron stars have been detected for the first time

Gravitational wave detectors hear the chirp of a new type of extreme cosmic merger. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

NASA shares view of ISS crossing in front of the sun

Two astronauts were on a spacewalk outside the station at the time of the image. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Wikipedia's endless war over the coronavirus lab leak theory

Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Boston Dynamics officially sold to Hyundai

Hyundai Motor Group bought a controlling stake in the robotics company for a cool $1.1 billion. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Inside Wikipedia's endless war over the coronavirus lab leak theory

Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Google gets a new rival as Brave Search opens to the public

About 32 million people now use Brave's ad-blocking browser each month. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Airspeeder eVTOL racing series makes historic first flight

The all-electric octocopter "flying car" racing series looks like it just took one big step closer to reality. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Google funding project to write portions of Linux kernel in Rust

The search giant is working to allow Rust code in the Linux kernel, a major technological and cultural shift after decades using only C. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

Pink Floyd to Mark Zuckerberg: You're an idiot, leave our song alone

The legendary musician blows up after Facebook tries to buy Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 for an Instagram ad. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago

How Gemini Man's VFX whiz made two versions of Will Smith

"It was about creating the memories we have of Will," says Weta Digital's Stuart Adcock. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 3 years ago