Artificial intelligence has been a Hollywood staple for years. Often, films dealing with the technology involve robots rising up to destroy humanity. It's all in good fun. Except for the possibility that, well, maybe it could happen? After all, the goal of AI, really, is to foster machines that thin...

Zenefits also makes mobile HR software Zenefits Zenefits this week succumbed to outside pressure following its latest funding round by agreeing to cut how much the company is worth and hand over more control to investors.As reported by Reuters, the deal will give investors like Fidelity and Insight ...

Enlarge ImageComet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as photographed by Rosetta's OSIRIS camera from a distance of 820 kilometres on March 29, 2016. ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA All things must come to an end, and so it is for Rosetta, the spacecraft in orbit around ...

It's not a romantic weekend getaway at the EBDB BnB (Eskimo Brothers Database Bed and Breakfast), but this week's giveaway is basically the next best thing. We have The League Complete Series Collector's Set on DVD. The new Fox Home Entertainment set includes all seven seasons of the FX comedy about...

Enlarge ImageThe original 1873 Sholes and Glidden typewriter. Getty Images/Science Source There's an old legend about the QWERTY keyboard, dating back to at least 1977: It "probably would have been chosen if the objective was to find the least efficient...character arrangement."In fact, the layout w...

Enlarge ImageBioShock: The Collection will take you up high and down low with all three games and their DLC. 2K It's been almost a decade since the first Bioshock game was released and, just like a splicer locked out of Rapture, we've been holding our breath for a chance to go back inside that world...

Here's our weekly bullet list of topics on today's long episode. Enjoy!Headline Deep Dive: We discuss Cozmo the adorable little pet robot, why free-roaming VR experiences will absolutely replace lazer tag, and whether or not Microsoft Research is on the right track when experimenting with bare-hande...

Know an aspiring baseball player looking to improve their swing like a big leaguer? There's a bat sensor for that, including one by Blast Motion, which on Thursday a ounced a multi-year deal with Major League Baseball to be the league's "official bat sensor technology." The sensor, which attaches to...

Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET Facebook is tugging at the heart strings with a new tool that lets users raise money for their favourite non-profit organisations.From today, users in the US will be able to raise funds for US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organisations, inviting friends to c...

Adnan Syed, whose conviction for his ex-girlfriend's murder in 1999 became the subject of the popular podcast "Serial," is getting a new trial, his lawyer said Thursday.Justin Brown, Syed's atto ey, a ounced on Twitter that his motion for a retrial had been granted. Thursday's decision by Judge Mart...

The White House is launching a new program called Data-Driven Justice to help reduce local jail population. Daniel Terdiman/CNET The White House wants to use data to more smartly figure out who should be in jail.The program, called the Data-Driven Justice (DDJ) initiative, will allow states to bette...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageImagining his dad. Lego; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Some people work too hard.They become obsessed. They ignore their families. They behave as if work is all that matters.In suc...

Enlarge Image"Visions of Harmony" is designed to highlight "the link between exploring space and making music." Apple Space exploration and music have a long history together, with astronauts on moon missions traditionally being woken up by mission control with a musical selection.So it makes sense,...

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is collaborating with audio manufacturer Monster on a new range of home audio gear which could hit the market during 2016.While the new range is expected to include speakers and headphones, Perry confirmed he has been collaborating with Monster on a "boombox" which he h...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThis is extremely exciting. Virgin America When you get on a plane, there are a number of things you must do.First, check whether the person next to you is malodorous and might shortly bring out...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThe Nickelback-hating poster created by the Queensland Police in Australia. Queensland Police; Facebook screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It's a question I've often wanted to ask: Where were y...

Online dating has made finding love these days just as challenging as finding a new job with a similar set of requirements: attractive photo, work history, and life's mission. So why not have a little fun mixing business with pleasure?CNET's summer video inte , Bailey Whitehead, guides two singles i...

Google's efforts to create a more diverse workforce is making slow progress in hiring more black, Latino and female employees, the web giant revealed Thursday.Women made up 31 percent of Google's workforce in 2015, up 1 percent from the previous year, according to figures the company released Thursd...

Finding an apartment to rent can be a time-consuming process.Real-life properties don't look like the pictures, or dozens of prospective applicants have already submitted bids before you.Apartments.com is testing virtual reality tours so tenants can view a range of properties without ever needing to...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryUnlikely bedfellows: Tesla, Ruby Tuesday enter Supercharger partnershipYou can already drive from the tip of Florida to Edmonton, Alberta without losing sight of a Supercharger. Ben Rushton/Getty Images You wouldn't be faulted for not answering "Ruby Tuesday," when the questi...