More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequelBack in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++, a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making, building off of previous releases dating back to the freeware Flash title N. At the time, cofounder Raigan Burns issued some famous last words: “We hope it’s not another 10 years before we come up...

Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other Jack Zhang was 34 years old, three and a half years into running a startup, and sitting across from one of the most powerful investors in Silicon Valley. Michael Moritz of Sequoia had invited him to his home — a place with, Zhang recalls, a couple of floors and a view straight to the Golden Gate Bridge —...

Marius Borg Høiby rape trial: Prosecution asks for seven years' jail for Norwegian crown princess's sonPaul KirbyEurope digital editorNTB/AFP via Getty ImagesState Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbø has said the defendant is "not a monster" and must be judged on what he has doneProsecutors in the trial of Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, have requested a jail term of...

Pet Tech Roundup: CNET Tested Out All the Latest DevicesIt's currently Amazon Pet Day, the discount event that lasts the whole week, making it one of the best times to buy new stuff for your beloved pets. But what's actually worth buying? Pros Compact, panning and tilting designGood night visionEasy setupTwo-way audioUseful smart alerts with subscriptionAffordable...

Inside the World's Biggest Bet on Fusion Energy Take a look inside ITER, the world's largest fusion energy project, to see how scientists from around the world are working to recreate the Sun's superpower on Earth to fuel a clean energy revolution. Jesse Orrall Senior Video Producer Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers future tech,...