[embedded content]The cast of Hamilton have gathered on stage (and on Facebook) for a teaser performance ahead of the Tony Awards this Sunday, performing one of the hits of the Broadway musical in an awesome 360-degree video.Billed to be the big wi er of this year's Tonys, fans queue every day outsi...

May saw the data of hundreds of millions of LinkedIn and Myspace users leaked by hackers. Now, the same is happening to Twitter -- with the same people reportedly responsible.A Russian hacker, who goes by the name Tessa88, claimed on Tuesday to be in possession of a cache containing email addresses,...

Google may let Android developers keep more of the money from subscription sales from apps. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple isn't the only one making big changes to how it does business on its app store.Google is testing a tweak to its Play Store, where people can download apps on phones that run Google's Andr...

With the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift hitting shelves, VR is the in thing and CNET is predicting it's here to stay. But we're seeing the benefits of VR without even needing to don a headset, with designers using the technology to help themselves build bigger, more well organised live shows.Sydney-based ...

Everyone wants to work for a tech company like Apple nowadays. Duncan Sinfield/YouTube You can't find more desirable places to work in the US than some of the biggest companies in tech. That was the finding of a survey released Monday by Fortune and SurveyMonkey, an online-survey company. More than ...

Who knows what Ellen Pao will reveal in her upcoming book about the tech industry? Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images Ellen Pao is writing a tell-all about her experiences working in the male-dominated tech industry. The memoir, titled "Reset," will be published by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Penguin Rand...

Bill Gates, chicken farmer? Microsoft You've seen a million Bill Gates hoax posts on Facebook. Share or like or tweet or repost some random blather, and the Microsoft billionaire will give you $5,000! Or a free Disney cruise! Or a new computer! But you're not as gullible as my Aunt Fra y, so you kno...

Recode's Ina Fried (left) interviews Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak Wednesday at the Salesforce TrailheaDX conference. Shara Tibken/CNET Steve Wozniak thinks artificial intelligence is the future -- but Apple's Siri digital assistant isn't quite there yet. "Sometimes Siri doesn't get the words right...

A Twitter user named Joe contacted me the other day about a problem he was having with his new Jaybird Freedom in-ear Bluetooth sports headphones. He said the sound of the left and right earbuds was reversed. Or as he put it: "Right is left & left is right."How did he lea that? Well, he was watching...

It looks like DC's "Suicide Squad" is going to be more like Marvel's family-friendly "Guardians of the Galaxy" than its boundary-pushing "Deadpool."On Wednesday, Entertainment Weekly reported that the anticipated ensemble movie has officially gotten a PG-13 rating from the MPAA. Starring a roundup o...

Mark Zuckerberg will answer questions via Facebook Live. James Martin/CNET Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has become well-known for his town hall-style question-and-answer sessions. He's done them from places including Berlin; Delhi, India; and Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Califo ia.But next...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageNatural means no gadgets. Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It's a pop-up.It has room for 42 people and it's going to be open for only three months.Oh, and you can take your clothes off. In fa...

Serious vintage vibes on this custom MacBook series by Colorware ColorWare Colorware, the company with a history of tricking out popular electronics in custom colors and patte s, has gone back in time and brought back the design of the Apple IIe, at least in spirit. The company is offering a limited...

Call of Duty fans eager to lea more about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's multiplayer mode are going to have to wait until September, it seems. While the game's E3 2016 showing next week will focus on campaign, Activision will formally unveil multiplayer footage for Infinite Warfare and Call of Dut...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryAnalysts say 21 million autonomous cars will be on roads by 2035They won't all be Google gumdrops, but IHS believes that autonomous cars are going to explode (metaphorically) when they're ready for the market. Google It's no surprise that autonomous cars, when they finally re...

Enlarge ImageTime to use your Jedi powers. Tom Spina Designs When you're hanging upside down in the cave of a bloodthirsty wampa, what you really want is a nice hot cup of coffee and good table to set it on. Tom Spina Designs built a detailed wampa-cave coffee table for just such an eventuality. It ...

[embedded content] It's never too late to lea an important lesson: don't start something you can't finish. A two-year-old parakeet named Kiwi lea ed it the hard way when he taught himself how to imitate the sound of his owner saying "Hey Siri," and check it out - it actually works! Siri registers th...

Future smartypants. CNET Google is putting building blocks in place to make your smartphone apps a whole lot brainier.The search giant brought an early version of TensorFlow, its "neural network" software platform, to Apple's iPhones and iPads. The platform should enable more sophisticated apps from...

Enlarge ImageThe EHang can travel at about 60mph for 23 minutes on battery power. EHang A drone taxi that can carry a passenger has been cleared for take-off over Nevada.The EHang 184 pilotless passenger drone carries a single person and has been approved for testing this year in the US.The Chinese-...

Heading for Euro 2016? A new app from the French gove ment will help keep you informed about potential terrorist attacks during the high-profile football tou ament.SAIP (Système d'alerte et d'information des populations) is designed to help keep people safe during the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tou ament...