Pair win Turing Award for computer encryption breakthroughGetty Images / Invision via APThe pair's theory is not new but is thought to be key to secure future electronic communicationsA US physicist and a Canadian computer scientist have won this year's Turing Award for their invention of a form of seemingly unbreakable encryption. Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work, which dates back...

NATO allies prepare for a Russian attack in the far North NATO allies prepare for a Russian attack in the far North Despite tensions, U.S. and other NATO nations conduct exercises in the far North off Norway to prepare for Russian attack.

Flying oranges: Italian town holds historic street battleA town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.The historic carnival in Ivrea, an old medieval town near Turin, celebrates the legend of Violetta, a miller's daughter who freed people from a tyrant starving the town.The colourful battle...

YouTube Is Finally on the Apple Vision Pro. Can We Expect More Google Apps to Come? You can now watch Google's immersive YouTube videos on the Vision Pro. Maybe Google Maps will be next? Scott Stein Editor at Large I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions...

Japan earthquake: 7.7 magnitude quake triggers tsunami warningJapan on high alert for 'huge' second quake after issuing tsunami warning1 hour agoChika Nakayama,Kurumi Mori,Tokyo correspondentandFlora DruryReutersThe earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10km (Officials in Japan have warned of an increased risk of a "huge" earthquake in the next week after a 7.7 magnitude quake struck off the...