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Recent articles by Ian:
Some Oculus employees weren't sure if Facebook was creepy or evil
In the book The History of the Future, we get an inside look at Oculus VR, Facebook and all the politics and drama that go with them. → Read More
Even Silicon Valley workers want more regulation of the tech industry
A survey of tech workers finds that even they think people's data is shared too much and their companies are failing to stop security threats. → Read More
It's Valentine's Day, and tech has taken over our relationships
Dating hasn't just been turned upside down by technology, it's being dominated by it. → Read More
Fortnite, look out: Apex Legends tallies 25 million players a week after launch
The new game from the team that makes Titanfall for Electronic Arts is getting a lot of attention. → Read More
Sony's Shawn Layden wants fewer, bigger PlayStation games
Video game makers are struggling to adapt to the internet era. With the PS5 on the horizon, Sony's video game boss has a plan. → Read More
Apex Legends notches 10 million players in three days as it takes on Fortnite
The new game from the team that makes Titanfall for Electronic Arts has also won millions of fans. → Read More
Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts is leaving the company in April
The former Burberry CEO, who joined the iPhone maker in 2014, is leaving "for or new personal and professional pursuits." → Read More
Facebook at 15: Zuckerberg still thinks he's empowering you all
Also, Facebook's spending a fortune on safety and security these days. → Read More
How Trump's border wall could embrace drones, cameras and AI
Democrats are looking to high-tech alternatives to the $5.7 billion physical barrier the president wants to build. → Read More
Apple's iPhones hit a wall. Now we know how bad it is
Apple's got a lot of problems to fix. → Read More
Microsoft Office lands on the Mac App Store
Now you can download Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and OneDrive from Apple. No Clippy though. → Read More
CenturyLink outage that hit 911 service spurs FCC investigation
The disruption affected 911 emergency services nationwide. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called the problem "particularly troubling" in its "breadth and duration." → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's 2018: We've changed, we promise
The Facebook CEO sums up the year, covering all the things his company's done -- including responding to an endless string of scandals. → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg is still Facebook's chairman and CEO, FYI
As Facebook struggles with intense scrutiny and drama, there's been speculation about Zuckerberg's role at the company. → Read More
FCC to investigate CenturyLink as nationwide outage continues, 911 calls disrupted
Problems started early Thursday and continued into Friday, as the FCC launches an investigation into the outage and its effect on 911 calls. → Read More
CenturyLink customers get belated coal in their stockings with hours-long nationwide outage
The problem's been going on since 4 a.m. ET, according to DownDetector. → Read More
Fortnite reportedly will pull in an epic $3 billion profit this year
The free-to-play last-man-standing battle royale game is already a hit. Now it's making a bunch of money too. → Read More
Instagram's latest test getting rid of vertical scroll went pretty poorly
Cue the drama. → Read More
Mission: Impossible is coming to VR
It’s coming to a retail space and sofa near you -- if you choose to accept it. → Read More
Facebook's Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and bitcoin: The biggest Tech Turkeys of 2018
The tech industry has had so many screwups this year, it's hard to keep track. But with CNET's 2018 edition of Tech Turkeys, we're gonna try. → Read More