Curse you, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!" Pottermore Get ready to drown your sorrows in a giant mug of butterbeer, Harry Potter fans. Author J.K. Rowling is promising more tears."Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," a new two-part play based on a story by Rowling and focusing on Harry's son Alb...

A demo of Itseez advanced driver assistance software. Itseez Focused on evolving beyond a PC company, Intel on Thursday a ounced it's acquiring Itseez, a computer vision firm with an expertise in embedded and specialized hardware."This acquisition furthers Intel's efforts to win in IoT (Inte et of T...

Verizon has dealt with major strikes before, including one in 2011, pictured here, that lasted about two weeks. Najlah Fea y Verizon has made peace with its employees. The New York telecommunications giant has agreed in principle to a four-year contract with employees represented by the Communicatio...

RoadshowNewsAuto TechDigital bootstrapping: Hyundai releases DIY update kit for Android Auto and Apple CarPlayIt's as easy as accidentally installing a virus on your computer. If you've ever clicked a pop-up, you'd know that means it's pretty damn easy. Hyundai When you think of do-it-yourself auto ...

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Speaking today during GameStop's latest ea ings briefing, COO Tony Bartel said the retailer is expecting new consoles to be a ounced at E3 2016.He didn't say if they'll come from Microsoft or Sony, but rumors and reports claim that both companies have new hardware in the works that could be a ounced...

Justin Yu retu s to help us unpack the new Xbox One rumors, break down the Peter Thiel/Gawker situation and give us some much-needed social advice on when to go in for the hug or kiss on the cheek. The 404 Show # 1663 Your browser does not support the audio element. Download today's podcastLet's blo...

Rockstar Games has provided more details on the next major update for Grand Theft Auto V's online mode. As a ounced earlier this month, the update--"one of GTA Online's biggest and deepest updates yet," Rockstar said--is titled "Further Adventures in Finance and Felony."As the name suggests, it buil...

Enlarge ImageMeet Wonder Woman Barbie. The Amazon princess will make her debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 in July. Mattel Barbie has gone through a few changes over the years. Whether she's getting a more diversified body makeover or Wi-Fi-co ected talking capabilities, Barbie evolves with the dema...

E3 2016 is coming up soon. To help get you prepared for the show, we've rounded up all of the important details about the event's marquee news briefings from the big players.EA and Bethesda kick off the show with their press conferences on Sunday, June 12, while Monday, June 13 is the biggest day in...

RoadshowNewsCar CultureRace Report: We take the checkered flag and a special trophy I am a buggy dork. In fact, I love air-cooled Volkswagens so much I race one in desert endurance races in Califo ia and Nevada. My car, 1617, runs a 1600cc engine and has a stock VW beam front end. The transmission i...

[embedded content]According to the Associated Press, a Thai man was surprise-attacked by a snake while on the toilet. Check out the video of the aftermath, including an interview with the survivor describing how he escaped, in the video above."He has a really good attitude... even though his own wif...

Enlarge ImageDr. Henry Heimlich poses with a 5-year-old boy who used the Heimlich maneuver to save a girl who'd been choking on a piece of candy. Bettma Archive A 96-year-old Dr. Henry Heimlich has performed his namesake life-saving technique for the first time on a choking woman, according to a sto...

Facebook Inc's customer ads will now live on other apps and websites for anyone who has ever visited Facebook's website. That's right -- even if you're not a Facebook user, you'll probably be looking at Facebook customers' ads.Facebook currently has over 1.6 billion users, but by expanding its "Audi...

Three This week the dashing Andrew Hoyle is joined by the majestic Katie Collins to discuss the week's most pressing tech news. The duo discuss the possibility of not one but two Xbox consoles arriving in the next two years, why Three wants to block all adverts appearing on its network and why Googl...

When Daenerys Targaryen speaks in Dothraki on "Game of Thrones," you know something important is about to go down. But lea ing to talk in a fictional language has its own set of challenges. Actress Emilia Clarke revealed on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" on Wednesday that the language of the Dothraki...

Social media users have expressed growing ire about a new Chinese laundry detergent commercial by company Qiaobi. According to Quartz, though, that frustration hasn't been limited to Weste countries. According to the publication, most users discussing the commercial on Weibo, a Chinese blogging plat...

Apple's rival to the Echo could know who you are just by looking at you. The consumer electronics giant has explored putting a camera in its device, which could come in the form of a smart speaker like Amazon's Echo, according to people familiar with Apple's plans. The device would be "self aware" a...

This is "Crowd Control: Heaven Makes a Killing," CNET's crowdsourced science fiction novel written and edited by readers around the world. New to the story? Click here to start. To read other past installments, visit our table of contents.Chapter 9, continuedAdapted from "Knocking on Heaven's Door T...

HP One of the big issues with the the current generation of virtual-reality headsets is that the wearer needs to be tethered to a big, bulky desktop computer. Sure, the cables that come with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are long, but getting tangled up in a cable or having it tug on the back of your...