We're Hooked on Satellites. It Could Blow Up in Our Faces Tharon Green/CNET/Getty Images With 15,000 satellites crowding the sky and hundreds of thousands more planned, we may soon have a cataclysmic mess overhead. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's...

Meeting Every Robot at Nvidia GTC: What the Future May BringIt's my second year hunting robots at Nvidia GTC, and I met several for the first time. Right when I entered the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, I was greeted by a small robot from IntBot working the crowd, powered by an AI chatbot and controlled by nearby humans for safety. Another larger IntBot robot was behind the...

ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator In Brief Posted: 2:01 PM PDT · March 15, 2026 Image Credits:Su Weizhong/VCG / Getty Images ByteDance has paused plans to launch its new AI video model globally, according to a report in The Information. The Chinese company, best known as TikTok’s parent...

Bamako siege: Islamists block entry to Mali's capital city'How are we going to get back home?' Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capitalAFP via Getty ImagesMali's army has been battling Islamist groups for more than a decadeMali's capital city Bamako - a major West African hub and home to more than three million people - is under a partial blockade by Islamist militants, days after the...

Royal watcher talks about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Royal watcher talks about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Audio will be available later today. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to royal watcher Bidisha Mamata about the arrest and release of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince.