[embedded content] The US Army has just taken possession of a very special robot. The HDMS 551s1 by robotics company Resquared is designed to perform precision tasks, controlled by a human operater. Its two arms are equipped with specially designed two-fingered grippers, and a human-like torso for f...

The New Yorker explores Manhattan in augmented reality. Claire Reilly/CNET After 91 years in print, The New Yorker is leaping into the future with an augmented reality cover on this week's issue.Created by artist Christoph Niema for the magazine's a ual I ovators Issue, the simple yellow and black c...

This drone is cute. Two red wings sprout from its short, lightweight body. It's little and sort of tubby, seeming to exclaim, "I'm an airplane too!"But its mission will be vital: The drones, manufactured by Zipline, will deliver blood and rabies vaccines to remote Rwandan health clinics. A small pap...

RoadshowAuto TechA Chevrolet and a Boeing 787 now have something in commonEnlarge ImageHere's a nifty little infographic, too! Chevrolet Your average new car costs $32,000 or so. Your average Boeing 787 Dreamliner runs, oh, $150 million, give or take a few million. Yet the two have something interes...

One of the biggest databases of leaked documents has just hit the Inte et, and what lies within is a massive and complicated web of corporate ownership that spans the globe.The ICIJ spent 15 months analysing leaked documents to make links between different offshore entities. ICIJ The Panama Papers c...

Ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft plan to cease operations in Austin, Texas, after losing a vote over required fingerprint background checks for drivers.The rival companies said they plan to shut down their services on Monday after voters in the Texas capitol rejected Proposition 1, a measure that...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageJon Snow's body lies a-moldering on the slab. NBC screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET If you don't know, please look away now.If you do know, please put down that mantelpiece o ament. You're jus...

You're probably asleep at 4:30 a.m. Not Tommy Gibson. He's already awake for 40 minutes of military-style cross-training. Six days a week he pulls a car while wearing a ha ess, carries 75-pound sandbags, flips 400-pound tractor tires and whips thick "battle ropes" that work his entire body. But Gibs...

Enlarge ImageIowa Ghostbusters members Andrew Smith (left) and Matt Bousman teach Braeden Evers how to bust some heads (in a spiritual sense, of course) during a surprise visit. Philip Clark/Iowa Ghostbusters Think back to when you were young and your parents threw you a party based on your favorite...

Braeden Evers, 7, sees the Iowa Ghostbusters' ECTO-1 arriving at his home in Clinton, Iowa for his birthday party on Tuesday. Braeden's twin sister Abigail, 7, was also quite surprised to the paranormal investigators and eliminator pulling into their driveway. Braeden's mother Michelle said she appr...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThe face of an academic. Nothing more. Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET What does math look like?Would you be able to tell it apart from, say, things that terrorists write while on planes?The...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThe fallen statue. Futebol/Noticias/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Nothing is sacred.Everything is just a backdrop for a selfie.The world, sadly, is full of backdrops that really do...

Enlarge ImageCatch up on your favorite superheroes, video game characters, cartoon families and more on Free Comic Book Day. CBLDF Celebrate your love for the Avengers, Doctor Who, Suicide Squad, Hellboy, Archie, the Simpsons, Grumpy Cat and more by picking up free comics from your local comic book ...

Enlarge ImageWhere does the box end and the pizza begin? Vi ie's Pizzeria Things got a little cheesy this week in the vital department of pizza news. Here are our three favorite slices.1. How about some bacon when you're bakin' that pizza?Pizza Hut thought it went straight to America's unhealthy hea...

Pens are for writing, not for biting. Bic Are there toothmarks on all your pencils? Are your finge ails gnawed to the quick? I'll take "things we chew on that we shouldn't for $200," Alex. Ever wonder why some ballpoint-pen caps have holes in the top? Weekend factoid: Apparently it's to prevent peop...

Enlarge ImageTeach you, Master Yoda will. Mouth off to him, you will not. Lucasfilm Not all my inspiring teachers were real. As we look back on Teacher Appreciation Week, here's a thank you to those fictional teachers of science fiction, fantasy and science who taught me more than could be found in ...

Remember the quarter billion email addresses and passwords that were found on a hacking forum earlier this week? Don't worry about them, three email providers say.Yahoo, Google and Mail.Ru say it's highly unlikely your account was jeopardized. The companies looked at a sample of the 272.3 million pa...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Yes, you can pretend to be Mark Zuckerberg. Apple screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET If there's one thing your mom wants on Mother's Day, it's to see you.Failing that, I feel sure that the next best thing i...

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Amazon says it will eliminate gaps in coverage that excluded predominately minority neighborhoods. David McNew/Getty Images Amazon will fill gaps in its same-day delivery service, according to Bloomberg, responding to criticism the service excluded some minority neighborhoods, The online retail behe...