[embedded content] Sunlight and water are something Earth has in unlimited quantities, and now there's a new way to use them to create liquid fuel. Based on his previous research developing a "bionic leaf", Harvard researcher Daniel Nocera has created a means of using solar power to split water into...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryBritish security firm hacks Mitsubishi Outlander via mobile app, Wi-FiThe UK Outlander is essentially the same one we get over here in the US. Except, you know, the whole wheel-on-the-wrong-side thing. Mitsubishi UK Hacking a car might sound like a silly term that some fearmo...

The Anti-Defamation League has added the echo symbol, denoted by triple parentheses, to its database of online hate symbols.The civil rights organization said the symbol -- with a name inserted into triple parentheses as such (((NAME))) -- has become popular with white supremacists and anti-Semites ...

After years of rumor and speculation 4K Blu-ray is finally here, delivering the best video quality of any in-home format to date. We have chosen eight discs from among the handful available so far. They not only show off the capabilities of your brand-new television, they're also good movies (we lik...

Enlarge ImageThe three varieties are all named for game characters. Global Beverage Traders Don't drink and game. Unless you're legally of age, not driving, etc., etc., etc., in which case, you have yet another video-game-inspired beer to choose from. Sound Brewery in Poulsbo, Washington, has releas...

While we're still waiting for specific release dates, Telltale Games has now narrowed down the release windows for its upcoming Batman game and the third season of The Walking Dead. Telltale's Job Stauffer revealed the release windows on Twitter, confirming that the Batman series will debut this sum...

Acer Chromebook 11 Google Google has updated its online store, adding the Acer Chromebook 11 and Acer Chromebook 14 to its current offering. A ounced at this year's CES back in January, the laptops are the first of a new breed of Chromebooks that can run Android apps straight out of the box. The $17...

Enlarge ImageReports of Jack Black's death have been greatly exaggerated, courtesy of a hack attack. Tenacious D/Twitter Attention, Jack Black fans: The actor is "alive and well" despite a tweet claiming he had passed to the great beyond. Black was one of several celebrities caught in a hoax in whic...

T-Mobile plans to give company shares to its customers. T-Mobile T-Mobile wants its customers invested in the company's future. Literally.The nation's third-largest wireless carrier said Monday that it will give one share of T-Mobile stock to millions of its customers, while providing people a chanc...

Uber on Monday aimed to appease its drivers, but not with higher fares. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Uber's relationship with its thousands of drivers has faced a lot of challenges. Drivers have protested Uber's fare cuts and filed class action lawsuits against the company over their c...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryFaraday Future allegedly preparing to test vehicles in MichiganEnlarge ImageEverything we know about Faraday Future is hidden away in the FFZERO1 concept, which is to say, we don't know much. Faraday Future The power of the Michigan manufacturer plate is a lovely thing. With ...

Enlarge ImageFreya about to go for a car ride. Freshfields Animal Rescue Director Michael Bay sure knows how to blow stuff up on screen, but he also knows how to be a real-life hero. Bay cast a dog named Freya in the upcoming "Transformers: The Last Knight" movie. Normally, animal casting doesn't ma...

RoadshowNewsCar Culture'Dear Califo ia jackhole...': Tesla driver publicly shamed for parking across three Supercharger spotsEnlarge ImagePlease don't be this person. And if you are, at least hang around the vehicle for the 45 minutes it takes to get your charge. Tesla Worldwide Owners Facebook grou...

Critics took to social media to complain about images like this one in a trailer on YouTube. Fox/YouTube Movie studio 20th Century Fox apologized for images marketing its latest superhero movie, "X-Men: Apocalypse," following a social-media backlash claiming the studio was showing violence against w...

Here we go again. T-Mobile, the US's third-largest nationwide carrier, is set to unveil its latest Un-carrier move (we're up to 11 now). Check out all the details in the video stream below. The company's Un-carrier 11 presentation is set to begin at 1 pm ET/10 am PT today. We'll be updating this pos...

Enlarge ImageMasayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, which has been working to trim its stakes in other companies. CNET SoftBank said Monday that it agreed to sell off most of its stake in Japanese video game company GungHo for about $685 million. GungHo, best known for its mobile game "Puzzle & Dragons," p...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageYou can hear him. But do you want to listen to 30 seconds of him? Sprint/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When the idea came up, Sprint management must have said: "Heh. Heh. Heh."Afte...

The lawsuit by advertisers against Google was filed in 2008. Getty Images The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Google on a class-action lawsuit brought against it by advertisers.The court's decision on Monday will leave in place a ruling from last year in a San Francisco federal cour...

Ibtihaj Muhammad hopes to highlight diversity in sports during the Olympics this summer. Sarah Tew/CNET Ibtihaj Muhammad, one of the top-ranked fencers in the world, will make history this August when she becomes the first US woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. Though she's already hel...

Enlarge Image Claire Reilly/CNET After bringing its streaming service to nearly every co er of the world earlier this year, Netflix is working at expanding its catalogue to better serve its inte ational customers.As part of the push, the American company on Monday a ounced its first original series ...