Continuing a trend of rising temperatures, 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record, according to a climate change report out Wednesday from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The past five years have been the warmest in the modern record, the report said, and 2018’s global Continue Reading
There’s a conspiracy theory that Facebook is eavesdropping on our conversations through our phones to send us better ads. Despite Facebook’s insistence the theory is false, it’s a devilishly stubborn urban myth that’s held on, since even before CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress last year. CNET’s own tests Continue Reading
Ticketmaster is reportedly recruiting professional scalpers in order to get more money from customers and expand its resale business, according to undercover investigations by CBC News and The Toronto Star published Wednesday. In July, reporters from the publications went undercover at an industry convention called Ticket Summit in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
I’d seen countless pictures of Saint-Nazaire’s submarine base, but in person it was even more impressive. The sharp lines and structural bulk would be interesting on their own even if it weren’t a World War II relic. Even though the industrial and commercial area around the base is entirely modern, Continue Reading
Once home to a squadron of patrol blimps, Hangar B of Naval Air Station Tillamook now houses Oregon’s Tillamook Air Museum, with a quirky collection of classic aircraft. The star of the show, however, is the massive hangar itself. It has a 7-acre (2.8-hectare) footprint and stands over 15 Continue Reading
For generations, the president of the United States has ushered in the holiday season by pardoning a turkey, saving it from the Thanksgiving dinner table. Unfortunately for the tech industry, there’s no saving its turkeys. The list of tech screwups, blunders and embarrassments is long this year. And much of Continue Reading
