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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 ...

As part of our coverage of Star Trek's 50th anniversary, 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 winning the Miss Illinois beauty pageant (she later competed in Miss America, coming in fourth place). "I wasn't remotely inte...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageKliff Kingsbury, on the right, appearing on the podcast. The HawkCast/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET College athletes live an interesting life.They're suddenly placed on a higher plane and asked to perform daily.They're fawned upon when they win and vilified when they lose. In some cases, it's sai...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageColin Kaepeick. Standing up for his principles? Stack/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET As protests go, it was as silent as you could get.While the rest of his team stood for the national anthem during a preseason game on Friday night, quarterback Colin Kaepeick sat on the bench.When asked about it b...

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Luke Lancaster/CNET Try tweeting an eggplant at @NYPLEmoji and see what you get in retu.Created and curated by New York Public Library reference librarian Lauren Lampasone, the Twitter bot will respond to any emoji tweeted at it with a surprisingly relevant image from the library's extensive archive.The Jack O' Lante, for example, retued a vintage Collier's magazine cover. The eye emoji...

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 Dunn 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 L...

Don't like something some stranger is saying about you on Twitter? The social network has a solution.Twitter launched a new feature on Thursday that allows users to limit the notifications they see to only those sent by users they follow. It doesn't prevent strangers from mentioning you; it just insulates users from being exposed to those tweets. The new feature appear to be part of Twitter's attempt to address the chronic abuse and harassment that occurs daily on the social network. However, th...

As the homogenization of social media continues, Twitter followed in Snapchat's wake by adding the ability to apply stickers with embedded hashtags. Now the business justification emerges: brands will be able to offer stickers with their own built-in hashtags so that you can promote for them and allow them to track your stickered tweets. The company's Promoted #Stickers initiative was announced in a blog post on Monday, with Pepsi as the exclusive partner, and ...

Twitter is not responsible for the activities of ISIS on the social network, a federal judge rules. Corbis via Getty Images Twitter cannot be held responsible for ISIS' activities on the social network, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in dismissing a lawsuit that accused the company of providing material support to the militant Islamic group.The lawsuit, which was filed in January by the widow of an American kill...

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With only three days to go before the opening ceremonies, Twitter is gearing up for the Rio Olympics, including a special section in its Moments feature capturing all of the games' biggest, well, moments. The social network is also releasing hundreds of Olympic-related emojis. Fans can get into the spirit by tweeting a three-letter country code hashtag displaying flag emojis for every team, including the Refugee Olympic Team (#ROT)."Twitter's activation of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will bring f...

Natalie Kerris has left job as communications chief at Twitter after a little more than five months. Natalie Kerris/Twitter Natalie Kerris, Twitter's vice president for global communications, is leaving the company after a little more than five months on the job.Kerris' departure, which was first reported by BuzzFeed, was confirmed Monday evening in a statement from the San Francisco-based social-networking compa...

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET The latest victim in a long line of high-profile twitter attacks is the CEO of Pokemon Go developer Niantic, John Hanke. On July 31, a series of Tweets was posted to Hanke's 16,000 followers. They were hashtagged "OurMine" and claimed the hack was for Brazil, where Pokemon Go has yet to be released.One tweet also claimed that Hanke's password was "nopass," but the Q...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThis is Kanye trying to make things happen. Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Kanye West had clearly had enough.And when Kanye has had enough, he either mounts the stage at an awards show or he does what so many do -- mounts his high horse on Twitter.On Saturday moing, the great entertainer emitted ...

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention. Robyn Beck/Getty Images The Democrats wound down their quadrennial convention with star power. Katy Perry sang. Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Chloe Grace Moretz were on the bill. Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabaar made an appearance.But the night was all Clinton's. No surprise, Hillary Clinton acce...

President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on stage at the DNC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Democrats lined up their heaviest hitters Wednesday as President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, VP candidate Tim Kaine and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took tus at the podium to support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and express disdain for Donald Trump, her Re...

Enlarge ImageSarah Silverman speaking during the Democratic National Convention. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, offering her support for the soon-to-be-official nominee, Hillary Clinton. On Wednesday, a suspiciously anti-Hillary post popped up on her Twitter account. The tweet was quickly deleted and followed by an all-caps de...

Twitter's competition is eating the company's lunch.The social network said that in not so many words Tuesday when it forecast third-quarter sales of $590 million to $610 million, well below analysts' estimates of $678.2 million. Twitter has failed to meet revenue estimates for the second quarter in a row. James Martin/CNET "There is increased competition for social marketing budgets," the company said in its let...

Enlarge ImageFirst lady Michelle Obama speaking at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Alex Wong/Getty Obama 2020? If Twitter is anything to go by, Michelle Obama could be next to take the top job.The FLOTUS with the mostest headlined the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday. And while Hillary Clinton, who will accept the presidential nomination later this week, has yet...

Hillary's pick for VP, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. Kaine.senate.gov In 2008, Barack Obama did it with a text message. Last week, Donald Trump did in it a tweet. Now Hillary Clinton has done it too. The former secretary of state and presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States said via Twitter that she's picked Tim Kaine, a US senator from Virginia, as her running mate and nominee for vice pres...