The machines feature everything from auto-steering capabilities to apps that tell farmers what's going on in their fields.

Here's news we're legitimately excited to bring you: Right now, teams in the US and Japan are working feverishly to build the perfect anime-style battle robot. These human-piloted, metal behemoths are loaded down with weaponry, heads-up displays and other impressive tech, all for one reason: To batt...

Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala is helping his basketball brethren lea more about Silicon Valley.The 2015 NBA Finals MVP is spearheading the National Basketball Players Association's inaugural tech summit to be held in San Francisco later this month. Iguodala has become a renowned tech...

Twitter is adding ex-Facebook chief technology officer Bret Taylor to its ever-changing board of directors.The consumer-savvy Taylor, who is also the founder and CEO of Quip, a business software startup, joins the board immediately, the San Francisco-based social network a ounced Tuesday. Twitter CE...

Rockstar Fans of Red Dead Redemption will finally be able to play the open-world Weste on the Xbox One later this week.Rockstar has a ounced that the game will be added to the Xbox One's list of supported backward compatible games as of July 8. That means anyone with a disc or digital version of the...

This Independence Day, British actor Patrick Stewart showed his all-American side by tweeting out a link to his cowboy crooner side. "Happy 4th 'merica, yer a mighty fine country. Luv, Cowboy Pat," the "Star Trek" star wrote, providing a link to the above YouTube video.In a hilariously accurate info...

Starting in iOS 10, Apple's Health app will allow US users to register themselves to donate organs, eyes and tissue. Apple is working with Donate Life America and says when you register, that data is sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry. America's largest wireless carrier is changing t...

The Googleplex in Mountain View, Califo ia. Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images An Oakland resident has been charged with one count of arson after being allegedly linked to multiple attacks at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Califo ia.The Mountain View Police Department arrested Raul Murill...

[embedded content] Typeface nerds are a different kind of geek, the kind that will spend hours researching to find the right font choice to fit a particular design. But what if there was a gadget that could scan any printed text and immediately identify the name of the font and the exact shade of co...

Following its release last week on Xbox One and PC, The Division's huge 1.3 update landed today, July 5, on PlayStation 4. It was originally pegged to launch on all platforms at the same time, but Ubisoft delayed it on Sony's system. Additionally, a new update for all platforms has also arrived, fix...

Enlarge Image Android Police Earlier rumors have suggested that HTC will be building the next Nexus smartphone for Google. We now have a look at what that phone may look like when it is released later this year. The image was published on Tuesday by Android Police, a tech site that has reported accu...

Verizon is set to revamp its plans to offer more data, but at a higher price. We discuss whether the extra cost is worth it, and take a deeper look at the plans, which are optional for existing Verizon customers, who are free to keep their current plans. In addition, we look at the lessons that can ...

Enlarge ImageMicrosoft will offer Xbox users the abilty to choose an avatar in a wheelchair. Mike Ybarra/Twitter/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft is expanding the scope of its Xbox avatars by adding ones seated in wheelchairs.Xbox head Phil Spencer responded Sunday to a couple of tweeters ...

July 2016's free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers are available starting today, July 5. The games--there are six up for grabs across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita--will be available to download when the PlayStation Store updates in the coming hours.As a ounced previously, ...

An archive of Prince's official and unofficial websites has launched as a free online museum. The Prince Online Museum currently features seventeen of The Purple One's websites, with the oldest dating back to 1994.Easily browsable on a timeline, each site has its own profile page with a brief summar...

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has struggled to tu around the inte et pioneer. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Yahoo's ongoing effort to sell itself may reach its conclusion this month.A third round of bids from the inte et company's suitors is expected Wednesday, and the final selection process will happen arou...

RoadshowNewsConvertiblesFerrari pops the top on the LaFerrariEnlarge ImageThe new open-top version of the LaFerrari will debut in Paris. Ferrari How could Ferrari possibly make the LaFerrari any better? For some people, the answer is to rip the top off of it, which is exactly what the Italian superc...

Google has its eye on solving the world's medical problems. Chris Jackson, Getty Images Fresh off a stu ing victory in a hard-to-master board game, Google's DeepMind AI project is bringing its brains to one of the most common medical procedures of all time: the humble eye scan.Using tech created by ...

Enlarge ImageAndroid's latest flavour is Nougat. Google 10 million Android devices have been infected by malware called HummingBad, according to Check Point. The cybersecurity firm said it discovered the malware in February, and has been tracking it ever since.What makes HummingBad particularly dang...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryVolkswagen to Europe: Don't expect a sweet settlement like the USMultiplying the cost of the US settlement to cover every defeat-device-equipped TDI in the world comes out to hundreds of billions of dollars. Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images When Volkswagen a ounced the details ...