[embedded content] We've all had fantasies of a future where robot chefs live in our homes and make us any meal we desire at any time of the day. But sadly, robots aren't quite sophisticated enough for home use as of yet. But that didn't stop Simone Giertz, a YouTube vlogger known for making hilario...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Bad day in the bathroom. Getty Images It could happen to any of us. Our phones are so precious that if we dropped one down a public toilet, we'd climb in to get it back. Wouldn't we? What did you say? You'd ...

Can blind job screenings make for more-just hiring practices? Getty Images You can't judge a book by its cover.It's an old cliche, but it's one that even the most cutting-edge tech firms might want to revisit -- at least if they mean what they say about diversifying their workforces.On Thursday, Spe...

[embedded content] Some people like to live on the edge, but daredevil Flaviu Ce escu prefers to unicycle on the edge. On Wednesday, Ce escu posted a YouTube video of himself and a friend having fun on top of a very tall abandoned factory chimney measuring 840 feet high (256 meters) at CET Targu Jiu...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageWill this move the African-American community? If so, to what? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Recent analysis suggests Donald Trump doesn't write all his tweets.On Saturday mo ing, however,...

It's even bigger than it looks. Standing in front of it, my head tilted back -- it's huge. It's sci-fi come to life: an 18-meter/59-foot tall Mobile Suit from the anime series "Gundam." Built initially to celebrate the series' 30th a iversary, the enormous statue has traveled around a bit. It now st...

See more stories from CNET Magazine. Michael Muller It starts i ocently enough, with the same exact transaction you've performed a thousand times before. You walk up to an unassuming ATM kiosk, slip a plastic debit card into the slot, punch in a personal code and withdraw cash. Convenient, absolutel...

This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series "Life, Disrupted," about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis -- if at all. Maria Booth and I sit at a table at Mälarpaviljongen, a gay-friendly bar and cafe in Stockholm. It's a su y, breezy day on the Baltic waterway that surroun...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageWhere on the dashboard is its moral compass? KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages I think of morality as a feather that shifts in the wind and occasionally brushes your face delightfully as it falls to ...

Apple Music and Tidal have leaned on exclusives as the battle to catch up to Spotify's lead in subscribers. Taylor Martin/CNET The rivalry between the subscription music giants may be tu ing bitter. Spotify has been penalizing some artists who provide music exclusively to its main competitor, Apple ...

Enlarge ImageBrits hoping to see the Northe Lights earlier this week received a false alarm email. But hey, at least the lawn got mowed. Aloysius Low/CNET "Get off my lawn" took on new meaning on Tuesday. A group of British scientists sent out a notification that the Northe Lights would be visible i...

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[embedded content] One character that would make trailers for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" so much better is Jar Jar Binks, said absolutely no one ever. But that didn't stop fan Michael Murdock from making "Rogue Binks: A Star Wars Story" with Jar Jar standing in for Jyn Erso. The video, which was...

Close Pokemon Go: The dream features we want to see in the next update Drag Pokemon Go got really big, really fast.Want proof? Just ask ComScore. The researcher reported this week that Pokemon Go reached 55 million mobile users in the US this July, during the first full month the mobile game was ava...

RoadshowNewsSUVsPorsche's first real utility vehicle dates back to the 1950sEnlarge ImageThis thing is positively awesome. Bonhams The story usually goes that Porsche built its first SUV, the Caye e, in order to keep the lights on while it continued to build sports cars. But Porsche's first utility ...

Enlarge ImageNow that the PlayStation Now streaming service is coming to Windows, could consoles end up losing out to the cloud? Mike Sorrentino/CNET Can streaming services like PlayStation Now end the console war? Or will the battle between Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation consoles continue ...

In mid-June, Dave Jackson bought a Frito-Lay variety pack through AmazonFresh for $10.44. When he retu ed to the Amazon mobile app soon after, it coaxed him to purchase more of the snacks through its "Buy It Again" feature. But the very same variety pack under the "Buy It Again" ba er didn't cost $1...

Enlarge ImageMovie villains can be extra-deadly if they're cybe etic. Click to enlarge chart. SolarWinds Villains in sci-fi movies have an advantage over your regular Joe bad guy from off the tough streets of New York. Sci-fi baddies can be cybe etically enhanced, with robotic and other parts adding...

Congratulations to last week's wi er, Alan C. of Brighton, Colorado, for wi ing season 6 of "Game of Thrones" on digital HD. We here at CNET's San Francisco headquarters are busily packing up in preparation to move for a bit while our digs get a fancy new remodel. In the process, we've uncovered pil...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.She can do two things at once. Allegedly. Getty Images I have visitors arriving from Norway next week and I'm worried that they're just going to ignore me. They might be educated sorts, but I fear they could...