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Comedian Steve Carell hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and Amazon's announcement of the final selections for its secondary headquarters in Queens, New York and Crystal City, Virginia was the main focus of one sketc...

We're tracking the best smart home bargains from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target and more. Here's our running list -- including the deals you can buy right now. Expect regular updates.

You were right not to trust hotel and airport Wi-Fi a few years ago. But these days, it's (probably) fine.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. cybersecurity experts say hackers impersonating a State Department official have targeted U.S. government agencies, businesses and think tanks in an attack that bears similarity to past campaigns ...

For 50 years, evolutionary theory has emphasized the importance of neutral mutations over adaptive ones in DNA. Real genomic data challenge that assumption.

Humanity's current understanding of physics may suggest faster-than-light travel is impossible, but researchers here on Earth can still observe happening in places much too far away to ever actually visit (and generally ...

Two months after he unveiled a revised design for SpaceX's next-generation launch system, Elon Musk suggested that the company is making more changes to the design. SpaceNews.com

Smart criminals will avoid using systems with the ability to be tapped, Internet Australia chair Dr Paul Brooks has said.

Gimbal manufacturer Zhiyun-Tech has introduced zoom control as well as focus control for its new flagship model, the Crane 3 Lab. The new model, which is now ready to ship this month, will allow also feature a transmissi...

In a Twitch rant, an original creator of Diablo has said that Blizzard is more interested in caring for its shareholders and the elite one percent of the company than looking after its workers. The post Original ‘Diabl...

Some people prefer to use minimal activity bands rather than full size watches, but that usually means giving up GPS, a color display, and more. Huawei just released its new Band 3 Pro that offers quite a bit for just $7...

Experience faster Wi-Fi speeds with the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Wi-Fi Router. Compatible with Wi-Fi 6, this device improves your internet speed, network device capacity, and range. The Nighthawk Ax8 supports 802.1...

Two weeks from now, the Swahilipot Hub, a hackerspace / makerspace / center for techies and artists in Mombasa, Kenya, is hosting a Pwani Innovation Week, “to stimulate the innovation ecosystem in the Pwani Region.” ...

The notch is fine but we've lost where we used to look for information on screen because of it. Most of that can be found in new places if you know where to look yet it's far less convenient than it was.

The tech industry has had so many screwups this year, it's hard to keep track. But with CNET's 2018 edition of Tech Turkeys, we're gonna try.

ARM-based Windows 10 devices have improved in performance, but the software is another story -- without official tools to write native 64-bit ARM apps, it's been difficult to help these machines reach their potential. Th...

Instagram, YouTube--you name it. Influencers are being paid handsome sums to pitch you products in natural settings. That video you just watched? $50,000.

Two former competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize are continuing to pursue commercial lunar landers that could launch as soon as late 2019.

Why did the European Space Agency create a whole bunch of fake moon dust and use it to 3D print small screws, gears and even a fake coin?

Move over Siri and Alexa! Microsoft wants to build a new type of virtual assistant that wants to be your friend. Already making waves in Asia, could this be the future of A.I. BFFs? The post Microsoft's friendly new A.I ...

Egypt is looking to use its vast, newly tapped undersea gas reserves to establish itself as a key energy exporter and revive its flagging economy.

For the last year, game and anime fans have been enjoying the surprise hit that is the Castlevania animated series on Netflix. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the show’s executive producer, Adi Shankar, has revea...