HTC will lay off 1,500 in its Taiwan operations – CNET

The gadget maker is still trying to find its way.

8-legged case claims to smash-proof iPhones – CNET

But don't throw your phone just to see if the legs pop out.

Rihanna and ‘Ninja’ among Time’s most influential people on the Internet – CNET

Just admit it. We all love Rihanna. Kanye West and Naomi Watanabe also make the list…

Petition wants Amazon to give teachers half off Prime membership – CNET

Because it’s the right thing to do.

Former Equifax exec charged with insider trading following data breach – CNET

Fallout continues from a 2017 hack that affected roughly 148 million Americans.

Google taps GE vet to run policy amid increased government scrutiny – CNET

GE’s Karan Bhatia joins Google at an interesting time.

Honda stops developing Asimo, its friendly humanoid robot, report says – CNET

Wave goodbye to Asimo.

Google exec says it’s OK Microsoft nabbed GitHub – CNET

Countless programmers use GitHub to cooperate on projects. Google's cloud chief says she wouldn't have minded…