It’s hard to know what the future will bring, but a majority of US consumers think that five decades from now, we’ll all be overly dependent on tech and spend less time interacting with each other.   At the same time, consumers believe tech makes our lives easier and are most enthusiastic about where things …

Longtime tech entrepreneur Halsey Minor has a plan for tapping into all those idle servers — think of them as “zombie” computers — sitting in data centers and having them process, store and distribute video. And he says that plan will cost far less than rival services from Google and Amazon. Oh, and he’s come up with a way for …

Tuesday wasn’t just the launch of three new iPhones, an Apple Watch and an Apple TV. It was also the first time Apple welcomed journalists to its gigantic, 175-acre Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.  Apple Park is home to several buildings, most prominently a 2.8-million square-foot ring unofficially known as the Spaceship, which boasts four-story curved glass panels, custom aluminum …

Things just keep getting smarter. “Smart” doorbells, phones, speakers, cars — even forks. But how do you know what’s really the smartest stuff? What things inspire a sense of wonder, change our perceptions or make a difference in the way we live and work? And who are the people working on the future, today? We wanted to find out. So …

In the words of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, “Half of what you read on the internet is not true.” That’s the problem when you give billions of people access to a global forum where they can pretty much post whatever they want. You never know if what you’re reading is true, which is why we choose sites we think …

Tech makes it easy for journalists to report on happenings halfway around the world without ever leaving our desks. We call, email, text and video conference with sources. We scan photos and watch videos of events as they happen on Twitter and Facebook. Every day we dive deep into the well of digital data to break news or advance stories. …

Summer time. It’s the season of long, sun-filled days, blockbuster entertainment and — for many of us — a chance to explore new worlds. In the latest issue of CNET Magazine, we do some explorations of our own. Looking for better and easier ways to get from here to there? Our story on electric scooters, skateboards and hovercraft (spoiler alert: …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. When Dish Networks announced its low-cost live TV service in January 2015, it shared a simple plan: to convince millenials and other cord cutters, unwilling to pay hefty monthly fees for traditional TV …

“I have a responsibility to do what I can to bring more than just entertainment to the table,” LeVar Burton says. The Web is “the most powerful tool invented in the history of civilization, so why not use it for the highest good for as many souls as possible?” James Martin/CNET News LeVar Burton cried when his Kickstarter campaign for …

Editor’s note: With her win Saturday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, celebrated athlete Lindsey Vonn has added another feather to her ski cap: She’s now the most decorated World Cup downhill racer ever. CNET spoke with her about how she uses tech to train. Here’s that conversation, originally published this past July. Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, one of the greatest …