Samsung throws its weight behind open video standard AV1

This will speed up the adoption of the video compression technology useful for 4K video, allies say. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Apple loses engineer who oversaw iPhone, iPad processors from A7 to A12X

Gerard Williams III, who led the design of every Apple chip core from the A7 to the A12X, departed the company last month, CNET has learned. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Mart alarms left 3M cars vulnerable to hackers who could turn off motors

You might want to start driving back to square one. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Australia threatens social media laws that could jail tech executives

The Australian government is reportedly drafting legislation to crack down on extremist content circulated on social media following the Christchurch massacre. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Shoplifting may get you banned in places you've never been

There are hundreds of stores using facial recognition -- none that have any rules or standards to prevent abuse. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Tesla eliminates service schedules, moves to an 'as-needed' model

The EV company found that after years of servicing its vehicles, components weren't wearing as quickly as it originally anticipated. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Majority of scooters in LA will share your location with city

For every three scooters that don’t share GPS data, 10 will. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Facial recognition overkill: How deputies cracked a $12 shoplifting case

Authorities call facial recognition a valuable tool. Civil liberties groups say it's dangerous. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Apple releases iPhone update to fix Group FaceTime eavesdropping bug

iOS 12.1.4 is now available. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google Fiber's secret weapon in its gigabit comeback has failed

An experimental process for more cheaply and quickly rolling out speedy fiber internet didn't pan out, forcing Google Fiber to pull out of Louisville. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Some iPhone apps record your actions without permission, report says

The Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia apps are among those highlighted by TechCrunch. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft wins HTML application patent (2003)

The patent awarded to the software giant covers a method of opening up a certain kind of HTML application within Windows. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Bees can solve math problems with addition and subtraction now

Absolutely buzzing about mathematics. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Scientists connect a human brain and 'rat cyborg' brain together

Chinese researchers have linked a human brain to a rat's brain, allowing "mind control" of the rat's movements. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google Home's Assistant could soon know you better than you do

Google Assistant could soon detect your mood and remember a conversation. Mind blown. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Aliens vs. comet junk: Nasa scientist weighs in on Oumuamua debate

Please be aliens, please be aliens. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Facebook bans four Myanmar rebel groups as crackdown continues

The social network is still fighting efforts to use it for facilitating "offline harm." | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Elon Musk shows off SpaceX's dazzling Raptor rocket engine

The Raptor engine is designed to power Starship to our lunar neighbor and beyond. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Windows XP vs. Mac OS X (JANUARY 12, 2002)

Joe Wilcox says Windows XP delivers all the features you'd ever expect from an operating system. But Mac OS X, despite flaws, gets the early nod. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

John McAfee has recruited masked look-alikes for his 2020 presidential bid

The crypto-enthusiast is enlisting volunteers to wear masks of his face and hit the campaign trail. Why? Because he's on a boat on the run from the IRS. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Amazon to fund computer science classes in NYC ahead of new HQ2 campus

The online retail giant has also promised to support infrastructure and green space projects. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Ford's designers are learning to create 3D cars in VR

VR software Gravity Sketch allows a faster way to sketch cars. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Old hacks strike again: Data from 2.2B accounts lands on the dark web

More than 600 gigabytes of hacked accounts from years ago have been compiled and are free to download. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Selling fake followers and likes is illegal, landmark settlement finds

“Anyone profiting off of deception and impersonation is breaking the law,” says the New York attorney general. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google takes aim at imposter websites with new Chrome warning

Because most people don't notice when they're at the wrong website. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google's data-gathering app may have also violated Apple's policies

The search giant took advantage of a program from Apple designed for internal app distribution. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Next iPhone may swap Lightning port for USB-C, have three rear cameras

A new report claims Apple's next iPhone may have a 3D rear-camera powered by lasers and that the company is looking to replace its Lightning port. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Asteroid's impact during the blood moon was equal to a ton of TNT

A meteoroid was seen hitting our natural satellite during the lunar eclipse. Now we have the details on the collision. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft exec riles Firefox faithful by telling Mozilla to embrace Chrome

Debate: Does Mozilla have more influence as a Chrome rival or ally? | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google’s Gmail mobile app is getting a new look

The update will match the redesigned web version of Gmail, which was released in April. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

End of shutdown means government tech workers can get back on the job

They have a backlog of website security and product safety issues to tackle. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Amazon's facial tech shows gender, racial bias, MIT study says

The Rekognition​ software struggled to identify gender among females and women with darker skin, according to the study. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Facebook is shutting down its Moments app

Exclusive: Remember the photo app? Not many others do, either. It goes away Feb. 25 | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft's Bing search engine blocked in China

Search engine is inaccessible by government order, the Financial Times reports. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Hacked Nest Cam convinces family that US is being attacked by North Korea

Nest says its systems weren’t breached. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google Doodle Salutes Martin Luther King Jr. On MLK Day

The Doodle shows the civil rights icon preparing for an event. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Apple Watch to be used in stroke prevention research

Johnson & Johnson is teaming up with Apple on early atrial fibrillation detection. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

AMD's Radeon 7 pushes PC gaming to 'the bleeding edge'

AMD's new GPU helps push 4K and frame rates to new levels -- and it launches for $699 this February. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Qualcomm wouldn't release modems as often without Apple's business

Apple is the only smartphone company that buys a standalone modem, CTO James Thompson testified in the FTC case Friday. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Shareholders demand Amazon end facial recognition sales to government

The resolution will be voted on this spring. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google new data centres powered by 1.6m solar panels

It's part of Google's plan to purchase 100 percent carbon-free energy. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

This guy founded Atari and Chuck E. Cheese. Now he's making Alexa games.

He also used to be Steve Jobs' boss. These days, he sees huge potential in interactive, voice-activated gaming. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

China's moon lander sprouted a plant

The Chang'e 4 lander's biosphere habitat hosted a short-lived cotton-growing experiment. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Brave browser can now show ads, and soon you'll get 70% of the money

The startup hopes its privacy-respecting system will clean up the toxic parts of today's ad tech so you can actually enjoy free websites again. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Apple's 5G iPhone shift bogged down by Qualcomm chip battle

Apple COO testifies in court that Qualcomm refused to sell modems to Apple because of the companies' licensing dispute. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Instagram's most-liked post is now just an egg, sorry Kylie Jenner

I, for one, welcome our new embryoverlord. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Moore's Law is dead, says Nvidia's CEO CES 2019

The long-held notion that the processing power of computers increases exponentially every couple of years has hit its limit, according to Jensen Huang. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

CES 2019: Moore's Law is dead, says Nvidia's CEO

The long-held notion that the processing power of computers increases exponentially every couple of years has hit its limit, according to Jensen Huang. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago