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Dana White is joining Meta’s board of directors

Meta is adding three new people to its board of directors: UFC president and CEO Dana White, Exor CEO John Elkann, and technology investor Charlie Songhurst.

Fearing AI Will Take Their Jobs, Workers Strategize for a Long Battle Against Tech

At a landmark gathering in California, workers discussed defenses against artificial intelligence and surveillance technology.

Online Censorship In Schools Is ‘More Pervasive’ Than Expected, New Data Shows

Nationally representative survey data from The Center for Democracy & Technology finds schools subjectively and broadly block students from information online.

Feds Say the Technology They Use to Control the Weather Doesn’t Work

America spends millions on cloud seeding every year, with mixed results.

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia Is a ‘Technology Company,’ but It’s Really an AI Company

Nvidia and Jensen Huang took over CES 2025 with the RTX 50-series debut, but the hardware is a vehicle for AI ambitions.

Peeps Uses NASA Technology to Keep Your Glasses Cleaner Than Ever, and They’re 50% Off

Join 7 million other satisfied buyers and toss the smudge- and streak-creating cloths and sprays once and for all.

UK set to introduce digital driving licences

The government says technology should "make people's lives easier" but any system won't be mandatory.

Could AI robots replace human astronauts in space?

Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost

New High-Speed Technology Paves Way for Apple Intelligence Upgrades

Apple has backed a technology that could contribute to future Apple Intelligence advancements. The consortium behind the "Ultra Accelerator Link" or "UALink" technology today announced that Apple, Alibaba, and Synopsys have joined its Board of Directors.…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 212 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the S…

NEW TECHNOLOGY GIVES HOPE TO SAVE ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE

Conservationists are getting better at monitoring the movement of the highly endangered Right Whale. They hope it will help encourage ships to slow down in an effort to save the species.

How to Build a Healthier Relationship With Your Screen

Don’t panic, doomscrollers: It’s possible to reframe your habits and make screen time more positive and curated.

Make Better Strategic Decisions Around Slow-Developing Technology

How to avoid being left behind when these technologies reach maturity.

The TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router Hits New Year’s Low Price and Works With Alexa

You'll have internet connectivity you can truly count on with TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router V4 (Archer AX21).

Netflix's push into gaming will add party and couch co-op

Netflix's co-chief executive officer Gregory Peters said that the company has made some "good early progress" since it launched games during a call for the streaming service's Q4 2024 earnings. He also mentioned the company's plans for the future of gaming on…

Axios partners with OpenAI, forgetting the scorpion stung the frog

Axios is expanding its local newsletter presence from 30 to 34 cities. The catch? OpenAI is funding it. In its continued pretense of benefiting newsrooms, OpenAI has partnered with Axios in a three-year deal to cover Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Mis…

Trump’s transportation pick says he’ll let Tesla investigations proceed

Sean Duffy, Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Transportation, said he would let safety investigation into Tesla proceed.

The Paper Passport Is Dying

Smartphones and face recognition are being combined to create new digital travel documents. The paper passport’s days are numbered—despite new privacy risks.

Shokz OpenFit 2 Earbuds Get Improved Design and Sound Quality

We go hands-on with Shokz's upgraded true-wireless OpenFit 2 open earbuds that use its air-conduction speaker technology.

6 Groundbreaking Tech Trends from CES 2025 That Will Change Everything

Meet the coolest robots, take-anywhere TVs, and EVs we think will have the biggest impact on technology this year.

Automakers Want Feds to Pump the Brakes on New Emergency Braking Rules

New automatic emergency braking requirements are set to go into effect in 2029.

AMD announces next-gen Radeon RX 9070-series GPUs with AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling

AMD is previewing its next-gen GPUs and FSR 4 upscaling. The Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will be the first GPUs with AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling support.

This AI Tool Lets Doctors and Traveling Patients Converse, Despite Language Barriers

Humetrix leaned into AI to connect visitors and athletes with doctors at the Paris Olympics. Now it's premiering voice-to-voice technology at CES.

CES 2025: What Is the Huge Tech Show and What Trends Do Experts Predict?

One of the biggest technology events on the planet starts next week and CNET's experts have insider knowledge on what's coming. Here's what you need to know.

Walmart's CEO shares the 10 books that shaped his year

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's reading list covers a wide range of interests, including up-and-coming technology.

We Saw the Future of Tech at CES: 6 Biggest Trends That Will Shape 2025

From cute (and creepy) robots to solar EVs, here's the cutting-edge technology we expect to make the biggest impact this year.

The Future is Now: CES 2025 Unveils 6 Transformative Tech Trends

From cute (and creepy) robots to solar EVs, here's the cutting-edge technology we expect to make the biggest impact this year.

Citi is shaking up its technology leadership and reorganizing its 'crown jewel' services unit

Leaders at Citi's technology unit and its 'crown jewel' services unit have announced a raft of changes as key leaders step down.

Roku 65-inch Smart TV Is Now $700 Off for MLK Day, A Never Before Seen Discount

You can save 58% on this fantastic 4K QLED TV for some in-your-face immersion for your favorite TV shows and movies.

'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse'

Former mental health patients are worried camera surveillance is being used without explicit consent.

Feds Launch Safety Probe Into 2.6 Million Tesla’s Remote Summon Feature

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's is focused on safety concerns related to the "Actually Smart Summon" (ASS) feature.

Fox News headed for trial, again, over 2020 election fraud claims

The defamation case brought by voting technology company Smartmatic against Fox News can proceed, a New York state appellate court rules.

5 times entire towns were found buried

Dirt, ice, and greenery can all conceal hidden or forgotten cities. Here are five cities that were rediscovered through technology or by chance.

Companies need to expose employees to AI so they start seeing it as a 'digital colleague,' says PwC head

PwC's global chairman said that putting technology in the hands of workers allows them to view AI as a "digital colleague" they can work with.

Biden announces fresh AI chip export controls

President Joe Biden is planning one more round of export restrictions on AI chips, limiting some countries' access to the key technology.

Apple pauses AI summaries of news notifications, acknowledging a big flaw that drew backlash from publishers

The tech giant confirmed that it was pausing generative AI-enabled summaries of news notifications after complaints the technology was making errors.

Baya Systems raises $36M for AI and chiplet innovation

Baya Systems, a chip technology company that wants accelerate intelligent computing, raised $36 million in funding.

10 More of the Coolest Things We’ve Seen at CES 2025

More of the wild ideas and clever innovations we’re seeing this week at tech’s big show in Las Vegas.

NVIDIA's Reflex 2 predicts milliseconds into the future of competitive games

NVIDIA’s Reflex technology just got a massive upgrade, as announced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas . The company’s Reflex 2 kicks things up several notches, thanks to some software wizardry. The end result? A promise to further reduce gaming latency by up to 75 pe…

At CES, Roborock Unveils Three Robovacs That Hint at the Future of Home Cleaning

Following the success of its S, Q, and Qrevo lines, Roborock unveils the next-generation Saros series.

The UK’s digital driver’s licence is coming later this year

The UK will release a digital driver’s license later this year, along with a digital wallet issued by the government. This will allow folks to “easily prove their age when buying age restricted items online and in person.” Obviously, it will also prove a pe…

Infinite Reality will acquire virtual shopping platform Obsess

Infinite Reality, an "immersive technology" company (previously known as the metaverse) has acquired virtual shopping firm Obsess.

Acer made an enormous 11-inch gaming handheld

Acer is announcing two new Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds at CES 2025, including the Nitro Blaze 11 with a massive 10.95-inch screen.

Inworld AI teams with Nvidia and Streamlabs on intelligent streaming assistant

Inworld AI announced it is collaborating with Nvidia and Streamlabs to create an intelligent streaming assistant using AI technology.

Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal

Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup, TerraPower inked a major deal with one of the largest data center developers in the US as tech companies turn to nuclear energy to power AI.

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D is ‘the world’s best processor for gamers and creators’

AMD is launching two new X3D processors to take on Intel. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D looks set to beat Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K in both gaming and creator apps.

Nvidia’s AI NPCs are no longer chatbots — they’re your new PUBG teammate

At CES 2025, Nvidia showed how its AI ACE characters can be can be “autonomous game characters,” including as an AI teammate in PUBG at some point this year.

How Much Are Donald Trump’s Truth Social Shares Worth?

The incoming president of the United States is also a social media mogul. We’re keeping a running tally of his stake in Truth Social—and how his fortunes change with its ups and downs.

The Sun Does Something Weird Right Before It Unleashes Solar Flares

Flickering coronal loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere could act as an early warning system for solar flares, according to new research.

TECH5 is bringing the ‘Champions League of Technology’ back to Europe

A new season of the “Champions League of Tech” has begun with the return of TECH5 — Europe’s hottest scaleup contest. Over the next five months, TECH5 will showcase the continent’s future stars. The competition comes to a climax on June 19-20, when the 2025 w…

'The Paper Passport Is Dying'

Facial recognition technology is poised to replace traditional passports globally, marking the biggest shift in travel documentation since World War 1. Airports across Finland, Canada, Netherlands, UAE, UK, Italy, US, and India are testing passport-free syste…

UK Develops Quantum Clock To Cut Military GPS Dependence

Britain's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has developed a quantum atomic clock that will lose less than one second over billions of years, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. The UK-built device aims to reduce military reliance on GPS t…

How HP sees the era of the AI PC | Alex Cho

PC makers are betting everything on the AI bandwagon. At the CES 2025 tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, AI technology was everywhere.

OpenAI begins 2025 with massive hype for AGI, superintelligence

The AGI and superintelligence hype has hit a fever pitch unlike any I've seen in my 15 years writing about technology.

AI chat firm GameOn couple arrested for defrauding investors of over $60M to finance wedding and more

Authorities arrested GameOn Technology founder Alex Beckman and attorney Valerie Lau Beckman (a married couple) for allegedly defrauding investors of $60 million.

My New Year’s Resolution Is a Clean Home With This 50% Off iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum and Mop

It's time to let the robots handle all the dirty work so you can hang out and just relax for a new year.

Trump’s Transportation Nominee Claims He’ll Let the Investigation Into Musk’s Tesla Continue

Will Elon Musk's Tesla troubles vanish once Trump finds his way back to D.C.?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Drops 62% Off on Launch Day with Trade-In Deals

These are the best pre-order offers ever seen at Samsung.

2024 Motorola Edge Phone With 256GB of Storage Is $250 Off After the New Samsung Galaxy Launch

Take this A-list Android phone with its 50MP camera and TurboPower rapid charging to any carrier you like.

Skin Is In, Grab the Manscaped Dome Shaver Pro at a Steal and Grab Life By the Bald

This waterproof head shaver's 9,500-RPM motor and curved blade pad will get your scalp smooth and nick-free.

Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades

Apple’s Kim Vorrath, who helped get Vision Pro software out the door, has been brought over to Apple’s AI division, Bloomberg reports.

Zuckerberg says he’s moving Meta moderators to Texas because California seems too ‘biased’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company will be moving its content moderation teams from California to Texas to “help remove the concern that biased employees are overly censoring content.”

Parallels is testing x86 emulation on Apple silicon Macs

Parallels version 20.2 has added an early preview of x86 emulation support for Apple silicon Macs, with several limitations that mean most won’t want to use it.

Dell’s new monitor tracks your head to beam audio to your ears

At CES 2025, Dell revealed its new 32 Plus 4K QD-OLED monitor, which uses head tracking to beam audio to each of your ears.

Samsung teased a very slim phone called the Galaxy S25 Edge

Samsung is making a thin version of the Galaxy S25. The Galaxy S25 Edge was teased at the end of the company's Unpacked event, and it does appear to be meaningfully thinner than the other phones Samsung launched today. There's very little to go off of in Sams…

Newly operational facility uses mind-blowing technology to heat 25,000 homes: 'This is a significant milestone"

Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Now

PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth

Leading tech firms are said to have committed £14bn towards the project, which could create more than 13,000 jobs.

Tencent introduces ‘Hunyuan3D 2.0’ AI that speeds up 3D design from days to seconds

Tencent's Hunyuan3D 2.0 transforms simple images into detailed 3D models in seconds, a breakthrough in AI technology that could reshape how industries create virtual content and revolutionize digital art production.

US tech giants announce AI plan worth up to $500bn

OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank join forces to build artificial intelligence infrastructure.

China's DeepSeek sets off AI market rout

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Nasdaq futures slumped and technology shares slid in Japan on Monday as surging popularity of a Chinese discount artificial intelligence...

Beijing unveils plans to boost driverless vehicle use in capital

China's capital Beijing passed new regulations on Tuesday to encourage autonomous driving technology in the city, with authorities planning to eventually...

What Is an NPU?

What does 'NPU' stand for, and what can it do? Do you need one? Here's what you need to know about this emerging technology.

Why Tech Stocks Are Dropping Monday

Technology stocks struggled across the board on Monday, including declines among all but one of the Magnificent 7 firms and a big hit to quantum computing...

China Slashes SO2 Emissions Two-Thirds in 15 Years

China's sulfur dioxide emissions have fallen by more than two-thirds over the past 15 years through strict coal plant regulations and desulfurization technology, according to Community Emissions Data System data. Emissions peaked in mid-2000s after steep rise…

US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China

Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.

Mira Murati’s AI Startup Makes First Hires, Including Former OpenAI Executive

It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms.

Joe Biden’s national climate adviser sees AI as a ‘massive opportunity’

The Verge spoke with national climate adviser Ali Zaidi about what’s ahead for clean energy technologies as the Biden administration comes to a close.

China Proposes Further Export Curbs On Battery, Critical Minerals Tech

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: China's commerce ministry has proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium, a document, opens new tab issued on Thursday sho…

Samsung is set to revolutionize smartwatch battery life in 2026

A new battery technology from Samsung could completely change your relationship with wearable technology and offer multi-day charge capacity.

A Modern Battery For a Classic Laptop

Aside from their ability to operate fairly well in extreme temperatures, lead-acid batteries don’t have many benefits compared to more modern battery technology. They’re heavy, not particularly energy dense, have …read more