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Description A newly belligerent Chinese govement leaves US President Jack Ryan with only a few desperate options in this continuation of the number one New York Times best-selling Tom Clancy series. Jack Ryan is dealing with an aggressive challenge from the Chinese govement. Pawns are being moved around a global chessboard: an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist strike on an American destroyer, and a storm-tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese hands. It seems that President Zhao is determined to limit Ryan's choices in the upcoming G20 negotiations. But there are hints that there's even more going on behind the sc...

As part of our coverage of Star Trek's 50th aiversary, I talked with a dozen cast members from across the franchise about everything from Star Trek's inclusive message to how it feels to be a sex symbol to nerds. Jeri Ryan didn't want the role at first. The then up-and-comer was trying to kickstart her career after eaing a theater degree and wiing the Miss Illinois beauty pageant (she later competed in Miss America, coming in fourth place). "I wasn't remotely interested in science fiction," Ryan said of her pre-Star Trek days. Sure, she'd watched some episodes of the original series. But she'd also heard the shows had a history of stymieing some actor's careers. ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageRyan Lochte. Does he think swimming through social media can rehabilitate his image? Stephen Du Performing a media pivot is just like taking a routine tu in the individual medley.You reach the wall, head in the opposite direction and perform a completely different stroke.So it is that Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has decided to issue something that approximates an apology.He took to Instagram on Friday to express his sorrow at last week's unfortunate tu of events. "I want to apologize for my behavior last ...

Musician Jack White's label Three Man Records recently launched a small craft into near-space with a special payload: a spiing vinyl album playing a remix of Carl Sagan's "A Glorious Dawn."We're also discussing Ripchair 3.0, a massive, tank-like machine that allows a disabled person to load in their wheelchair and head outdoors through rugged terrain and difficult weather conditions. Close ...

[embedded content] "The Simpsons" has never been shy about making fun of American politics. After all, several presidents have been Simpsons-fied on the long-ruing animated comedy series. Bill Clinton, famously, was always hitting on Marge. George Bush Sr. was a neighbor for a while.But as the 2016 race for the US presidency increasingly resembles a "Simpsons" episode, it was inevitable that the animated series take aim at both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.In a short video clip called "3 a.m." -- posted on YouTube on July 30 by Animation on Fox -- we see Homer and Marge grappling with who to support in the upcoming election, as they watch a ...

"Double Dare" had a one-night-only revival on Facebook Live during San Diego Comic-Con 2016 with original host Marc Summers at the helm. Mike Sorrentino/CNET The aual geek-fest that was Comic-Con 2016 is now over, but the CraveCast crew is still digesting all the news and everything we leaed.Whether it's the improbable revival of the Nickelodeon classic "Double Dare," all things "Star Trek Beyond" or the latest Pokemon developments, there's plenty to rehash from the aual meeting of the United Nations of Nerds. We'll do it live on the next CraveCast at noon PT Tuesday. We'll also get an update from the major p...

Enlarge ImageMicrosoft will offer Xbox users the abilty to choose an avatar in a wheelchair. Mike Ybarra/Twitter/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft is expanding the scope of its Xbox avatars by adding ones seated in wheelchairs.Xbox head Phil Spencer responded Sunday to a couple of tweeters who asked about the possibility of creating wheelchair user avatars. Spencer said the company had already looked at the idea and that it's not far off. Mike Ybarra, head of Windows and Xbox program management, gave everyone a peek Monday night, posting images of the new avatars -- one male and one female -- both s...

Bryan Cranston has signed on with the Lionsgate "Power Rangers" reboot, the "Breaking Bad" actor said Tuesday on Twitter.Cranston joins the cast as Zordon, the disembodied holographic head in a tube that trains, leads and advises the group of teen superheroes. The rebooted Rangers themselves have a starkly different look, but there's no word yet on whether Cranston's Zordon will be a big departure from the classic TV show.We do know he'll be up against Elizabeth Banks who was previously cast as Rita Repulsa, the evil space witch and archnemesis of the Rangers. "Power Rangers" is scheduled for release March 24, 2017.Enlarge ImageZordon, as he appears in the o...

Apple might be pulling its support from the Republican National Convention, but it doesn't appear to be giving up on the GOP entirely. CEO Tim Cook will help raise money for House Speaker Paul Ryan next week, reported Politico. Tim Cook is reportedly hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Paul Ryan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A private breakfast hosted by Cook along with Apple's Gary Wipfler is said to be taking place on June 28 in Menlo Park, Califoia, according to an invite obtained by Politico. Funds from the event will reportedly benefit both Ryan and a committee dedicated to helping elect other House Republic...

Enlarge Image Ou et al, MIT Media Lab Slowly but surely, researchers are stripping away the limitations of 3D printers. Until now, dense and finely-featured objects had been considered off-limits, simply because the computer-aided design (CAD) files required would be enormous and take hours to compute. But new software designed by researchers at MIT's Media Lab circumvents this problem.Called Cilllia, it uses sliders to allow the users to create surfaces covered in thousands of hairs with a resolution of 50 microns, about the width of a human hair. Unlike CAD, where each hair has to be drawn individually, th...

Eric Schmidt: Google will keep supporting gay rights. FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images No matter which candidate gets your vote in the upcoming presidential election, the world's most valuable tech company will not be standing behind you.Google will not lend its support to either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, according to company's executive chairman Eric Schmidt. "We have not taken a position on the American election and nor do I expect us to," said the longtime Googler, speaking at Startup Grind in London on Wednesday.Google might be how much of the world gets its information about politics these days, b...

[embedded content] From photography to racing, drones are becoming increasingly useful as people explore the evolving technology. On Tuesday, Simone Giertz, a YouTube blogger known for making humorously dodgy robots, tried to take drones to their next logical frontier of glory: hair cuts.She paired up with computer Samy Kamkar to make the above video, which sees the duo attempt to give a maequin a stylish new 'do.As you'll see, this isn't something you'd want to try at home.Let's block ads! بخوانید...