Just a few years ago, the em dash was an ordinary form of punctuation used by writers to emphasize, interrupt and set aside ideas. (It gets its name from typesetting, historically being the exact ...

Artificial intelligence systems rely on powerful servers inside massive AI data centers that generate significant heat during operation, which directly contributes to rising water usage. As workloads ...

In a covertly bold act, the newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Vijay, seems to be doing away with the traditional protocol of covering the Chief Minister's Chair with a white towel. The ...

I’ve recently developed a daily habit—perhaps one I should cut back on—of visiting several subreddits to keep up on things like audio production and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But I was ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Obsidian Note Taking reshapes how information is captured, connected, and rediscovered by turning simple Markdown files into a dynamic, interconnected system. Instead of isolating notes in folders, ...

Astronauts floating in space using what looks like “old tech” might sound bizarre at first. But as it turns out, there’s a very practical reason behind it. And no, it’s not because NASA is stuck in ...

Microsoft Defender is good now, but I still treat it like a simple lock instead of a full security system. Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience ...

Enterprise AI spending hit $37 billion in 2025—a 200% jump from the year before. The message from the C-suite couldn’t be clearer: AI is no longer a competitive advantage. It’s table stakes. So why ...

Iran invented the relatively simple Shahed 136 attack drone, but is now fending off US copies launched against it in combat. Why, when the US military has expensive, cutting-edge and hi-tech weapons, ...