Mr. Cook isn't going to Washington, but his top lawyer is. Apple's General Counsel Bruce Sewell will speak on behalf of the iPhone maker and CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the balance between national security and individual privacy. At the same time, A...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Watch and lea . Inspired by Iceland; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET If you live in a place where tourists flock, you can sometimes be appalled by their behavior.It's not as if they bring their s...

The masters of cardboard and hot glue guns who brought you "DIY Prop Shop" have retu ed with a new crafty Web series from Mashable called "DIY Costume Squad." In an episode posted Wednesday, do-it-yourself host Dustin McLean and his crew show viewers how to construct a Poe Dameron X-Wing suit from "...

Rocket League is currently only available digitally, but people wanting to own a physical copy of the car soccer game will be able to buy one at retail later this year.The news was a ounced by Psyonix Studios vice president Jeremy Dunham on today's episode of Kinda Fu y Games' Colin and Greg Live. H...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.It seems that people superlike physical therapists. Screenshot by CNET It was only when I moved to America that I lea ed the appropriate first question when you meet someone: What do you do for a living?We'r...

E3 2016 is still months away, but Take-Two Interactive has now teased that the company--which owns 2K Games and Rockstar Games--will have a major presence at the event."We will be there in a big way," CEO Strauss Zelnick told MCV (via VideoGamer).Take-Two's lineup of a ounced upcoming titles include...

This ancient roach discovered in even more Burmese amber is called Manipulator modificaputis, but if it were a character in a Roadru er cartoon, it might just as easily be called Roachus terrifyingus. "The tiny monster, measuring just under 1 centimeter (about .4 inch), hosts a weird amalgam of uniq...

It might not have the same cachet as Best Actor, Best Director or Best Picture, but the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects has been a mainstay of the Oscars since 1977. That was just the first time the award was formally called that, of course, with "Wings" ea ing the earliest official recognitio...

RoadshowPerformance CarsBMW 1 Series M Coupe now worth more than other models that were nearly twice as expensive new BMW's least expensive M-badged offering from 2011 has reached a small but significant milestone: It's now worth more all of the other far costlier like-badged models it once shared s...

Samsung and LG just had their moment in the spotlight with their premium phones. It will be HTC's tu any day now. The company, which will show off its next flagship phone "very soon," hints at one key feature to expect: a much improved camera. "We can confidently say that HTC will have a very, very ...

Enlarge ImageCarrie Fisher tweets a photo of her dog Gary relaxing in her chair at the "Star Wars: Episode VIII" set. Carrie Fisher/Twitter While "Star Wars: Episode VIII" won't open in theaters until December 15, 2017, we're already getting a few clues from the movie's director and actors on social...

How do you solve a problem like co ecting the 1.7 billion people to the Inte et who live outside of the range of mobile broadband? If you're Facebook, the answer is drones. Also, lasers. Facebook's drone project, named Aquila, is one of several initiatives the company is testing as part of the Inte ...

RoadshowCar IndustryTesla will tow you 10 times farther than beforeEnlarge ImageYou're flat out of luck if you expect a free tow after crashing into something. Tesla Prior to this point, if your Tesla ended up stranded on the side of the road and needed to be towed, it would be covered under the aut...

It might not have the same cachet as Best Actor, Best Director or Best Picture, but the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects has been a mainstay of the Oscars since 1977.That was just the first time the award was formally called that, of course, with "Wings" ea ing the earliest official recognition...

In its 50-year run of 24 films, the James Bond franchise has gathered 14 Academy Award nominations, but only ever walked away with four wins -- and two of those were for 2012's "Skyfall." The win for "Thunderball" (which was more for the underwater sequence than the functioning jetpack) was the firs...

Enlarge ImageApple's standoff with the FBI has gotten plenty of attention across the globe, including in San Francisco at this protest. But Mobile World Congress attendees have avoided the topic. James Martin/CNET Plenty of executives will line up to talk about the new phones, drones and VR gear int...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to eliminate terrorist activities from the social network are mocked in a new ISIS-released video. Stephen Shankland/CNET ISIS supporters have a new target in their sights: the leaders of two of the world's most popular social networks. The "Sons Caliphate Army...

The US gove ment's landmark Net neutrality rules are about to mark their one-year a iversary. You'd think proponents of a free and open Inte et would mark the occasion with a victory lap.Emotions have run high over Net neutrality. Here, protesters gathered in Califo ia in 2014, near where President ...

The US gove ment's landmark Net neutrality rules are about to celebrate their one-year a iversary, so you'd think proponents of a free and open Inte et might mark the occasion with a victory lap.Nettled. Emotions have run high over Net neutrality. Here, protesters gather in Califo ia in 2014, near w...

Enlarge ImageApple's standoff with the FBI has gotten plenty of attention across the globe -- including in San Francisco at this protest -- but Mobile World Congress attendees have avoided the topic. James Martin/CNET There were plenty of executives eager to talk about all the new phones, drones and...