Hackers infect over 500,000 routers with potential to cut off internet

The VPNFilter malware targets devices worldwide from Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear and TP-Link. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Comcast confirms it's close to bidding for Fox to beat out Disney

Bye-bye Mouse House, hello Kabletown? | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Inside an Amazon warehouse that ships your supersized purchases

Because if you want a javelin, you need it with two-day shipping. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Intel discloses new variant on Spectre, Meltdown security flaws

Intel promises to release updates in the next few weeks, as the new vulnerability allowed another way for potential hackers to pull sensitive data from your devices. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

FCC investigating LocationSmart over phone-tracking flaw

The company that boasts it can find any phone in the US lands on the FCC's radar after a report its website exposed millions of Americans. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google stands to lose up to $4.3B in UK privacy suit

The suit represents 4.4 million iPhone users, who reportedly could get a payout of about $1,000 each. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Facebook and Qualcomm aim to bring mega-fast Wi-Fi to urban areas

The two companies are working together on Facebook's millimeter-wave Terragraph tech. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Toys R Us has kinky domain names to sell off

Here's your chance to own kinkytoysrus.com. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

New NASA planet hunter TESS shares first photo from space

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite gets all starry-eyed in its first shot from space. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Fahrenheit 451, cultural blind spots, and how to live with them

What’s your Kryptonite? Harry Potter? Star Wars? Seinfeld? | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Apple-Samsung patent trial puts designers on the hot seat

Among those testifying is Susan Kare, who designed the icons for the original Mac. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Audi, Ford show off cross-brand cellular V2X for the first time

Qualcomm believes its V2X tech will be ready for deployment as early as 2020. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

iPhone SE 2: Rumored specs, price, release date

The scrappy, midrange iPhone SE could be getting a sequel. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

On Venmo, the lifestyles of the (fake) rich and famous

I spent a few months as John Legend on Venmo. It got weird. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Congress introduces bill to block government encryption backdoors

The Secure Data Act would stop the federal government from forcing companies to create workarounds. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Boston Dynamics' SpotMini robot dog goes on sale in 2019

The mechanical star of many YouTube videos might show up in a building near you. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft’s obsession with Windows is ending, and I couldn’t be happier

COMMENTARY: It’s all about AI and the web now. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google makes privacy policy clearer than ever to comply with EU law

Confused about what Google's privacy policy means for you? The company is making it super simple to understand. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

College kids will be able to major in AI at Carnegie Mellon

The Pittsburgh university says it's the first AI degree for undergraduates. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google says it’s designing Duplex with 'disclosure built-in'

The search giant’s lifelike AI will identify itself to people it talks to. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Net neutrality rules to end in June

The FCC says Obama-era rules for net neutrality will end June 10. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Congress releases all 3,000-plus Facebook ads bought by Russians

The report gives insight into the Russian blitz on social media, with details on how much each post cost and how many people viewed it. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Right to Repair: PS4, Switch

The FTC called them out. Will Microsoft be next? | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google's Duplex could make Assistant the most lifelike AI yet

The search giant’s Duplex experiment makes you think you’re talking to a real person. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Were the Wright brothers really first? Not in Brazil (2013)

In the U.S., the Wright brothers are recognized for making history with the world's first airplane flight. In Brazil, the first aviator goes by the name of Santos-Dumont. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Scientists are training spiders to jump on command and f*** this

They want to learn about robots. I want to leave the planet. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Glassdoor exits for $1.2B

Employer reviews site agrees to be acquired by Recruit Holdings in an all-cash deal. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Google's Android P will know what you want to do before you do it

The company's mobile operating system update will include App Actions | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Walmart ends grocery partnership with Uber, Lyft

The change comes soon after Walmart unveiled a big expansion of its grocery delivery service in the US. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Gmail for iOS now lets you pay friends (finally) and snooze emails

Android users have been able to send and request money for over a year. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Airbnb to blame for higher rents, says New York City

A report says the service is responsible for nearly 10 percent of rental increases between 2009 and 2016. Airbnb says that's bogus. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Self-driving Waymo minivan involved in crash in Arizona

The details are still coming in. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Facebook is looking into a subscription model

Th company is considering an ad-free version where people could pay for the social network instead, according to Bloomberg. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

TaskRabbit Down, Investigating “Cybersecurity Incident”

The handyman-for-hire app is recommending users change their password if they've used the same one for different websites. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Facebook building AI with an ethical compass

The social network's engineers have a tool called Fairness Flow to find bias in their algorithms. Also: Facebook open-sourced an AI that plays StarCraft. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

CNet’s Story About an AR/VR Product From Apple Sounds Like an Early Proof of Concept Prototype, Not a Product

The headset, which would straddle the two technologies and tap into Apple’s own chips, is slated for 2020. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Amazon rolls out tools for Alexa developers to make money

In-skill purchases and Amazon Pay for skills could encourage more developers to create skills for Alexa. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

Mozilla tries ads in Firefox again, now powered by Pocket recommendations

The ads are personalized by the browser itself to keep personal information private, the nonprofit says. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 5 years ago

LumiWatch smartwatch turns your arm into a touchscreen

See this prototype smartwatch projects an impressive interactive touchscreen the wearer's arm. | Continue reading


@cnet.com | 6 years ago