Bizarre police sketch sends internet back to the drawing board - CNET

The release of a peculiar drawing of a Pennsylvania food-mart robber turns into a big hairy deal on social media.

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Gurgle! Blub! How will Aquaman speak underwater in upcoming film? - CNET

Yeah, yeah, the King of the Seas has heard all of your jokes. But the new film's director is floating some ideas on how underwater dialogue might work.

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The 404 Show 1672: Suicide Squad, No Man's Sky, Green Day, tech support scammers (podcast) - CNET

Tech support scammers are a real thing and we've got the stories to prove it. Today Russ and Jeff also discuss Suicide Squad's awful reviews, No Man's Sky and Green Day's new song.

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​Proposed Lego set has Star Wars bobbleheads that actually move - CNET

A suggested new Lego set that includes a bobbing Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader and Stormtrooper could become real if it gets enough votes on the Lego Ideas site.

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400-year-old shark sets record for vertebrate longevity - CNET

A large, slow-swimming shark achieves a mind-boggling age for a vertebrate as scientists unravel the mysteries of its impressive lifespan.

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See 2016 Perseids sizzle in spectacular shooting-star show - CNET

This year's annual dramatic meteor shower featured twice as many exploding space rocks as normal. Enjoy some stunning views of the stellar display here.

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Get a wireless sport headphone for $9.99 - CNET

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Takeover: A second robot-run hotel opens in Japan - CNET

The first automated "weird hotel" opened in Nagasaki last year -- this second one, in Tokyo, relies even less on humans.

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New 'Rogue One' trailer, dissected shot by shot - CNET

Take a closer look at the action in the new trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," featuring Darth Vader and the Death Star.

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Crave giveaway: Comic-Con swag bag straight from the show floor - CNET

Didn't make it to San Diego Comic-Con this year? We bring the convention to you with a bundle of goodies snagged by CNET staffers who attended the show.

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VR and exoskeletons restore feeling to paraplegics - CNET

Eight people paralysed from spinal cord injuries have regained partial sensation and muscle control in their legs.

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Darth Vader returns in new 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' trailer - CNET

"The world is coming undone." See new footage from the upcoming Star Wars prequel with the Death Star, AT-ATs, robots, Stormtroopers, would-be heroes and even the Dark Lord of the Sith himself.

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Clothes that heal themselves through the power of squid teeth - CNET

Researchers have invented a self-repairing mechanism for clothing using the proteins found in squid chompers.

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​Yes, Swedish Fish Oreo cookies are real, and 'potent' - CNET

The newest Oreo flavor from Nabisco has red gummy-flavored filling, but is this the cookie the world deserves?

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Creepy phone charger looks like it will strangle you in the night - CNET

We can assure you we'll never buy this $6,000 phone charger, which resembles an umbilical cord and pulsates while plugged in.

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How vinyl records are made video - CNET

CNET Photographer Josh Miller takes us on a behind-the-scenes look at the how a vinyl records are made. Experience the record-pressing process from start to finish and enjoy a mellow tune from Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips.

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See mad inventor soar to new heights in his 360-degree swing - CNET

Colin Furze, creator of a hoverbike and other wild inventions, just built a huge, one-of-a-kind swing in his yard.

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Gymnast, wrestler, fencer: What kind of Olympic bod do you have? - CNET

An intriguing online tool from the BBC lets you pretend to be a fencer, or wrestler, and tells which athletes share your birthday.

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Netflix spent a fortune on 'The Get Down' and boy does it show (spoiler-free review) - CNET

Baz Luhrmann's lavish new drama, said to cost upwards of $120 million, is an ambitious ode to the birth of hip-hop.

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Toothy terror: Fish with human-like teeth found in Michigan - CNET

Horror-movie quality pacu is native to South America, so stop dumping them in our lakes and rivers, aquarium owners.

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Suck at chopsticks? Try training on a 'chork' - CNET

If you thought the spork was cool, you've got to see the chork, a gift to all the chopstick newbies out there.

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Indian student builds real-life walking Iron Man suit -- for just $750 - CNET

According to Al Jazeera, the exoskeleton can lift 330 pounds.

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How I saved $150 a year on my cable bill without even trying - CNET

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Stay cool with a DIY refrigerator that traps Han Solo in carbonite - CNET

Movie-effects artist Frank Ippolito shows how to make the kind of Star Wars fridge that would impress even the likes of Darth Vader.

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Venus is a horrid hellscape now, but it may have been livable for eons - CNET

New modeling looks at our neighbor's past and finds the planet surprisingly worthy of a visit.

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Mysterious object discovered in strange orbit beyond Neptune - CNET

The trans-Neptunian object has been nicknamed Niku, and no one knows why it is spinning around the sun backward.

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Crazy GIF shows Chinese divers achieving the impossible - CNET

In this amusing clip, two medal-winning divers far outperform even their most impressive athletic feats to date.

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Perseid meteor shower heats up tonight with double the shooting star power - CNET

It's showtime for one of the best shooting star showers of the year and this year it's set to be a blockbuster.

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Get cell service on the cheap when you buy it in bulk - CNET

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Get an HP Spectre x2 for $429.99 - CNET

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New 'Star Trek: Discovery' series to feature female lead - CNET

Also revealed: New series to be set a decade before the original TV series.

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What it looks like when you try to build IKEA furniture while high - CNET

In the new YouTube series "Hikea," you'll watch the highs and lows of people attempting that dreaded activity -- assembling IKEA dressers and desks -- after taking hallucinogens.

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Can copper coins prevent your laptop from overheating? - CNET

We don't know if it works, but this life hack appears to be so money. You may need to raid Grandma's 1970s-era coin purse to get the right kind of pennies though.

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Man builds bionic hand out of Keurig coffeemaker - CNET

Ever wonder would be like if MacGyver created a body part for the Six Million Dollar Man? This stunning time-lapse video reveals all.

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This is nuts! Squirrel steals GoPro, films desperate dash up a tree - CNET

Look out, Disney. This filmmaking rodent takes "found footage" to a new level with its own nature documentary.

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Are you a sci-fi fan? Facebook says you like cats more than dogs - CNET

Cat people curl up with fantasy stories, while pooch people prefer romances and stories about dogs, according to the social network.

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See how the Lost Boys of 'Hook' look 25 years later - CNET

The Neverland crew from the 1991 Hollywood take on "Peter Pan" reunite, and they're not kids anymore.

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Get 3 years of Dashlane and Hotspot Shield VPN for $62.99 - CNET

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Vinyl records are popular again, and here's how they're made - CNET

I've loved vinyl for as long as I can remember, but I never knew exactly how records were made. Until now.

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This is how a vinyl record is made - CNET

Vinyl records are making a big scratch again. CNET photographer and resident music aficionado Josh Miller walks you through the steps it takes to make one.

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Pod people: CNET's favourite podcasts - CNET

The best podcast discovery is via personal recommendation. Here are the podcasts the humans of CNET love the most.

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This rocket wants to put your Tweets in space - CNET

The Voices of Humanity Kickstarter project aims to put your messages, photographs and more into space as one step on the journey towards relativistic speeds.

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​Tom Hiddleston joins Instagram dressed as Loki - CNET

Hiddleston shared a photo of himself in costume as his comic book character Loki for "Thor: Ragnarok."

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Where Pokestops don't stop: Oregon tops list of Pokemon-crazed places - CNET

Ranking the places that search the most for Pokemon, from sea to shining sea and Pokestop to crowded Pokegym.

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Trapped in a reactor, we're playing with toys until they throw us out - CNET

One way to humanize modern technology? Get trapped in a room with it and try to escape. A "future technology" game leaves us ready to hug our Roombas.

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NASA posts massive Mars image dump in all its cratery goodness - CNET

Taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, more than a thousand high-res photos were released by NASA and shed new light on Martian territory.

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David Duchovny teases that more 'X-Files' are on the way - CNET

Mulder tells Scully to polish up her FBI badge "soonish," and fans hope the truth is out there. We so want to believe.

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The Force was with him: John Boyega catches a Pikachu on Star Wars set - CNET

Is the Death Star a Pokestop? Are these the Meowths you're looking for? The hit mobile game meets a galaxy far, far away.

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Star Trek fan gets starry-eyed, and emotional, at her first convention - CNET

These are the voyages of a dedicated Star Trek fan boldly roaming across the bridge of the Enterprise, shaking Sulu's hand and seeing Captain Kirk at her very first Trek convention.

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'Simpsons' jazzing it up with one-hour 'Great Gatsby' episode - CNET

Mr. Burns will fill the Gatsby role, and there's a hip-hop accent to the plot, just like the Leonardo DiCaprio movie.

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5 cheap Bluetooth headphones that will work with the iPhone 7 - CNET

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#PhelpsFace meme claims early gold at Rio Olympics - CNET

Swimmer's sour expression has been gleefully mocked with everything from Star Wars to Slim Shady references.

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A bullet-proof 'Luke Cage' defends Harlem in Netflix's new trailer - CNET

With crime and chaos descending on the city he calls home, Netflix's next Marvel hero is ready to step up in a new, full-length trailer.

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Get a 1TB Wi-Fi hard drive and 1TB of cloud backup for $34.50 - CNET

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Man attempts to cycle length of Britain in Street View VR - CNET

Using a Gear VR and an exercise bike, Aaron Puzey is taking in the sights from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in the far north of Scotland.

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This unnerving robot acts like it's alive - CNET

Japanese roboticists have stepped away from making robots human-like -- and this latest robot certainly wants you to know it is, in fact, a robot.

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See the beauty in a rocket with NASA's crazy new camera - CNET

A new camera developed by NASA allows scientists to record rocket propulsion tests in unprecedented detail.

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Open the champaggen: 'Futurama' gets its own Frinkiac-style search engine - CNET

Good news, everyone! Morbotron allows you to search for "Futurama" screenshots and generate gifs based on quotes from the show.

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​Politics vs cute cats: John Oliver warns about real journalism's demise - CNET

"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" takes a closer look at print newspapers' quest to stay relevant in a digital era when readers get the news they want instead of need.

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Turn it up, Westeros! 'Game of Thrones' concert tour on the way - CNET

Just like winter, a "Game of Thrones" music tour is coming. The composer for the hit HBO series will tour with a full orchestra and choir.

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Now let us never speak of that horrifying Lucille Ball statue again - CNET

A more pleasing rendition of comedian Lucille Ball replaces the alien "Scary Lucy" version in her hometown park.

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Hey DC films, stop treating us like we're dumb - CNET

Commentary: "Suicide Squad" is exactly as bad as you think it is, says CNET's Caitlin Petrakovitz. Why? Probably because DC's writers and directors think we're idiots.

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Sorry 'Stranger Things' fans, electricity isn't monster-powered - CNET

A government blog post from the real Energy Department claims the Netflix show is no documentary. Sure, that's what they WANT you to think.

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Internet agrees: Buzz Aldrin has the best #firstsevenjobs ever - CNET

Hey, all you summer-camp counselors out there making lanyards and yanking kids out of poison ivy bushes? There's hope for you yet.

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Mom was wrong: Study shows gaming is good for school - CNET

New research yields some surprising results on how students spend their time online, and what it means for their test scores.

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Watch the trailer for 'Transformers: The Movie' 30th anniversary remaster - CNET

Here's the exclusive new trailer for a special edition celebrating 30 years of the movie that delighted -- and traumatised -- a generation.

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Get e-mail manager Em Client 7 for free - CNET

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The observatory that changed astronomy forever - CNET

On this day in history: It's been gone for more than 400 years, but Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg research facility was the foundation of the modern research lab.

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​Watch a liquid nitrogen squirt gun battle a flamethrower - CNET

The Backyard Scientist beats the summer heat by making his own Freeze Ray from liquid nitrogen and a metal thermos. Oh, and he builds a flamethrower too, just for fun.

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Watch an industrial robot give a brave human a tattoo - CNET

Now we can get skin art done by a robot who will never talk us out of that Trump tramp stamp.

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20 out-of-this-world moments from the Star Trek anniversary convention - CNET

From a Borg-assimilated Darth Vader to a remote-control Horta, the 50th anniversary Star Trek convention in Las Vegas had plenty of surprising, weird and wonderful moments. Engage!

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How to build a Star Trek borg (pictures) - CNET

The Borg is one of Star Trek's most memorable villains. Each one required a complex, multi-hour makeup job. Makeup legend Michael Westmore and a team of artists built a Borg during a live demo.

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Building a Borg: Lessons from a Star Trek makeup legend - CNET

One of Star Trek's most frightening enemies comes to life in a live makeup demonstration at the 50th anniversary convention in Las Vegas.

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Brie Larson reads 'Captain Marvel' comic to prep for film role - CNET

Before she plays Carol Danvers in "Captain Marvel," Larson tweets herself reading a comic book about her character.

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