Google Stadia is shutting down. Just three years after it launched, Google’s big bet on cloud gaming will stop operating on January 18, 2023. Its rapid demise isn’t a complete shock. Despite Google’s extravagant efforts to build hype around the service it branded the “future of gaming,” the company’s... Read more

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. The world economy is rapidly shifting to a new services-led model that requires rapid development and broad flexibility to accommodate a highly demanding consumer. While technology is certainly... Read more

Not every truism is true, but there’s one for the ad industry that is pretty truthy: When the economy goes south, the ad market is the first thing to go. The idea behind this one is pretty straightforward. If a company needs to cut costs, it’s much easier to... Read more

Enlarge / Still image from an AI-generated video of a teddy bear painting a portrait. Today, Meta announced Make-A-Video, an AI-powered video generator that can create novel video content from text or image prompts, similar to existing image synthesis tools like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion. It can also make... Read more

Looking for the best switch controller? The Nintendo Switch‘s Pro controller is superior to the company’s smaller Joy-Con controllers for more demanding games. (Drift issues aside, the Joy-Cons are good for simple multiplayer games.) With the addition of actual grips, the Switch Pro controller is more comfortable. When you’re in the heat... Read more

there are two types of people during the fall season: those who enjoy cozy days inside and those who like to spend time outside—soaking in the crisp air. Whether you like to curl up on the couch with a blanket and binge-watch Netflix or you’d prefer to wake up... Read more

Enlarge / Illustration of fiber-optic cables. Google Fiber is touting a test that delivered 20Gbps download speeds to a house in Kansas City, calling it a milestone on the path to offering 100Gbps symmetrical Internet. The company said it will also offer new multi-gigabit tiers in the near future.... Read more

This story is part of Recession Help Desk, CNET’s coverage of how to make smart money moves in an uncertain economy. Lisa Frink knows firsthand how quickly financial stability can turn into financial catastrophe.  Frink and her husband checked all the boxes: got their education, worked hard, bought a... Read more

How can we feed the world sustainably? Right now, 325 million people are acutely hungry. 35 million Americans don’t know where their next meal will come from. The world’s food systems are uneven, fragile, and only becoming more fragile with the climate crisis. “When we talk about from farm-to-fork,... Read more