It started in a computer in northern Virginia, at around 3am local time. But just a few moments later it was everywhere. When an Amazon data centre stopped working properly on Monday morning, so did ...

Nearly half the traffic on the internet is generated by automated entities called bots, and a large portion of them pose threats to consumers and businesses on the web. “[B]ots can help in creating ...

Digital redlining is taking a toll on historically Black colleges and universities. Here's how one establishment is fighting for its student body. Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET ...

In the face of rising emissions from data centres, researchers are turning to micro-explosions in glass, and using DNA to solve big data's big problem.

A troubling math problem that led to a "heated conversation" among one fifth-grader's family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students ...

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Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...