Enlarge ImageIn game five against Google's AlphaGo program, human Go champ Lee Sedol knows he's met his match. Screenshot by CNET It was an intense competition between man and machine, and in the end, the machine took home the title. On Tuesday, Google's AlphaGo artificial intelligence program won t...

RoadshowCar IndustryGoogle receives hilariously timed patent for autonomous-car bus detectionEnlarge ImageSchool buses don't act like typical cars -- they stop frequently, ban passing while stopped and typically accompany a large number of pedestrians. Google While getting into a fender bender is no...

Enlarge ImageMicrosoft's HoloStudio design software combines a virtual 3D world with the real world. Microsoft Think phones are a big part of your digital life? Virtual reality and augmented reality will be even bigger, a key player in the tech industry predicts. "It's going to be huge... It has the...

Enlarge ImageJ.J. Abrams and Andrew Jarecki talked about the promise and pitfalls of technology. Richard Nieva/CNET J.J. Abrams is the steward of a certain movie franchise with the famous opening, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." And apparently the director of the latest Star Wars saga r...

Apple's biggest product news next week just may be small -- a smaller iPhone, that is. The electronics giant will host an event at 10 a.m. PT Monday at its headquarters in Cupertino, Califo ia. Expect lots of device talk, including updates to Apple's most important product lines, the iPhone and iPad...

Enlarge ImageeBay is looking to do more to help you get rid of your old stuff. Jill Clardy, Flickr Vision There's so much about trying to sell your old stuff online that's no fun.Spending time listing items is a chore. Then there's finding the right box and heading over to the local post office. And...

Demonstration of the glass. David Clarke/Harvard SEAS Do drapes make you angry, and blinds fill you with moroseness? What you need is a window that offers clear views or privacy with the touch of a switch.Tunable glass, that goes from transparent to opaque, has been developed before, notably with na...

Lyft is partnering with GM to get more drivers behind the wheel of its ride-hailing app. Lyft Ride-hailing service Lyft will rent cars to perspective drivers whose vehicles are not up to snuff as part of a program with General Motors that aims to lure new drivers.Called Express Drive, the short-term...

Enlarge ImageJ.J. Abrams and Andrew Jarecki talked about the promise and pitfalls of technology. Richard Nieva/CNET J.J. Abrams is the steward of a certain movie with the famous opening, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." And apparently the Star Wars director really takes the spirit of tha...

Enlarge ImagePelegrina galathea, a species of jumping spider, enjoys a meal of nectar. David E Hill, Peckham Society If someone asks you what spiders eat, you'd probably say insects, or toads, or birds, or fish, or mice (click those links at your own discretion). You probably wouldn't say plants, bu...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Not a good look. Paul Clare/Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Birds are such gentle things.When we see a flock of them flying in perfect formation across the sky, we wonder: "Why can't humans find ...

Enlarge Image"The Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Jou ey" trailer promises to reveal personal confessions from the "Star Wars" cast. Video screenshot by Bo ie Burton/CNET For fans who want to know the stories behind creating the blockbuster hit "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," there will be...

Enlarge ImagePET plastics being recycled. Andrew Fox/Corbis A bacteria that not only eats, but digests PET plastic has been found by a team of researchers from Kyoto Institute of Technology and Keio University in Japan. The team went out hunting for the bacterium. They collected 250 samples of thing...

Sony is showing off a lot of cool concepts at its Future Lab showcase at this year's SXSW, including a hands-free audio interface and an interactive tabletop. Meanwhile, vTime officially expanded its VR social network to Google Cardboard, hoping to pick up even more users via virtual reality's most ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.He's evil, I tell you. Truly evil. Advert Ge/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Many scientists profess to be committed to truth. We know they strive for objectivity and enlightenment, but they're h...

Enlarge ImageThe galaxy's deadliest toothpick. Bandai/Dengeki Hobby Web Let's have a competition for the silliest Star Wars merchandise ever created. I'll see your Chewbacca Crocs and your Jar Jar Binks Pez container and raise you a Darth Vader toothpick dispenser. Go ahead and fold. There's no sham...

The Last Taco Truck in Silicon Valley Ingenuity, betrayal, and a killer habanero sauce all have their part to play in Michelle Richmond's brilliant send-up of the US tech world. A startup evangelist is held hostage, a guy from Portland is in debt and #FrancoNeedsATaco. Let's block ads! (Why?)

RoadshowCrossoversMazda readies CX-4 crossover for Beijing Auto Show debutEnlarge ImageMazda's new CX-4 is based on the Koeru concept shown at last year's Frankfurt Auto Show. Antuan Goodwin/Roadshow Mazda's family of crossovers will grow when the Japanese automaker debuts the new CX-4 next month at...

RoadshowCrossoversMazda readies CX-4 crossover for Beijing Auto Show debutEnlarge ImageMazda's new CX-4 is based on the Koeru concept shown at last year's Frankfurt Auto Show. Antuan Goodwin/Roadshow Mazda's family of crossovers will grow when the Japanese automaker debuts the new CX-4 next month at...

Enlarge ImageThe galaxy's deadliest toothpick. Bandai/Dengeki Hobby Web Let's have a competition for the silliest Star Wars merchandise ever created. I'll see your Chewbacca Crocs and your Jar Jar Binks Pez container and raise you a Darth Vader toothpick dispenser. Go ahead and fold. There's no sham...