What NYC mayor Eric Adams gets right about remote work: Morning Brief [Video]
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, January 12, 2021 Working from home has drawbacks — for the working class Last week, Eric…
CA Notify: Experts say state COVID-19 tracing app needs work
Launched over a year ago as a high-tech answer to California’s contact tracing woes, most people who test positive for COVID-19 still are not using the “exposure notifications” smartphone app to warn close contacts of potential infection, data show. The…
Intel, AMD Are Mounting Attack Against Nvidia. Will It Work?
Nvidia has been dominating the world of PC graphics for decades. The company hasn’t slowed down the pace either. Year after year, it continues to launch graphics cards for both desktop and laptop that undercut the competition and scoop up the lion’s…
The laptops of 2022 look ahead to the future of work
Dell’s wireless webcam prototype. Richard Peterson/CNET This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. The years 2020 and 2021 served as a reminder of just how central…
Laptops of CES 2022: These new computers hold the key to the future of work
Dell’s wireless webcam prototype. Richard Peterson/CNET This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. The years 2020 and 2021 served as a reminder of just how central…
The HP Elite Dragonfly G3 may be the ultimate hybrid work laptop
Hybrid work has been a central theme of CES 2022. This is no surprise, considering how many of us have to work from both our homes and our offices. Many vendors are now creating laptops suited for hybrid work, one of which is the new HP Elite Dragonfly…
Acer Chromebook Spin 513, Chromebook 314 and 315 are small, medium and large Chromebooks for work and school
The Chromebook Spin 513 has a tall 13.5-inch display. Acer This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Acer makes a lot of Chromebooks from small but tough 11.6-inch models designed for schools…
Valorant Game Director ‘Giving Up The Mantle’ To Work On New Project At Riot
Riot Games’ Joe Ziegler is saying goodbye to his role as Valorant’s game director to work on something new at the studio. This news comes by way of a new post made by Ziegler on the official Riot website, in which he discusses his last eight years there.…
Best of 2021: The sobering truth about quitting my job: I was addicted to high-stress nonprofit work
When I left my job with no backup plan in July, I had no idea I was joining an exodus of more than 4 million Americans who had enough at work. Once I discovered this trend, I devoured articles in search of a rationale for my rash decision. Stories about…
Desktop PC Sales Rebound as Pandemic Work Evolves
The desktop computer is making a comeback. The bulky machines have long been losing their cachet, as sleeker, hipper, more mobile devices such as laptops and smartphones came to dominate the gadget market. Early on, the pandemic seemed likely to extend…