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 It doesn’t take much. For all the bluster around the conversation about Skynet and robotic overlords, we still melt when a diminutive robot flashes the slightest hint of humanity through a small set of blinking eyes ...

Agreement would involve military, intelligence cooperation in exchange for Russian pressure on Assad to stop bombing civilians and allow greater humanitarian aid

 As biotechnology gains prominence among investors, two hubs have emerged as hotbeds of innovation for the resurgent industry. While the two-square-mile patch of South San Francisco bustles with over 70 biotech firms, i...

Razer just released the Ornata, a keyboard that uses Razer's mecha-membrane technology. The Ornata promises the comfort of a membrane rubber dome design with the fast actuations and unique tactile feedback of a mechanica...

Kevin Chappell did just about everything right Saturday, even when making his lone bogey, and shot seven-under-par 64 for a one-shot lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship and another chance at his first PGA Tour victory...

Hong Kongers headed to the polls Sunday for the specially administered Chinese city's most crucial election since the handover from Britain in 1997.

 They fall off. A lot. And nothing rips you from the escapism of VR faster than having a pair of glasses constantly fall off the bridge of your nose. No sudden movement and you should be fine. I’m not saying never to ...

As Hong Kong heads into contentious polls, filmmaker San San F Young explains how discontent is rising among the youth.

The city of Baltimore has all the ingredients to make the perfect modern panopticon. The post How Baltimore Became America's Laboratory for Spy Tech appeared first on WIRED.

Protesters swarmed Brock Turner's home Saturday morning, just one day after the convicted sexual assailant was released from jail -- and Turner's parents were so scared that they asked local law enforcement to protect th...

Chris Urmson, the chief technology officer of Google's self-driving car project, left earlier this month, alongside two other veteran engineers. The departure is significant, Urmson was the last of the three primary engi...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday that climate change scepticism is over, the day after the United States joined China to ratify the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions. Climate change skept...

What's the best light beer to drink at the ball game or a party with friends? You may have a favorite, but what is the definitive choice? In a blind taste test, we had people try Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, and...

Two highway shootouts between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in a northern border city resulted in 11 dead Saturday, including a bystander caught in the crossfire, Mexican authorities reported. …

Once, CEOs saw themselves as business statesmen. Then they tied their fortunes to a Republican Party they can no longer control. Now no matter who wins in November, they lose.

The more complicated a plan is, the more likely it is to fail. Project Ara is dead. Just four months after Google announced they were going to work on a developer model for the end of this year and a consumer model somet...

The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local): …

We still don’t have the clearest picture of what CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery will look like (at least we can watch it without ads!), but it seems we’ll have a whole lot more than the series itself to enjoy, come Janu...

Need to find a gravesite or want to create a digital remembrance for someone who has passed? Check out the City of Suffolk Cemeteries app that essentially serves as a Facebook for dead people. The post City of Suffolk Ce...

Want to find out which apps were gracing our iPhones, iPads and Macs this week? Check our list below. From a neat Facebook Messenger update to a tremendous new puzzle game, this is the perfect way to spend the remainder ...

The Latest on elections in Hong Kong (all times local): …

US President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey -- two essential US allies -- as each leader confronts widespread internal strife ...