It's part of the natural evolution of a fast-growing company for some early execs to jump ship when they no longer recognize the start-up they helped build. That might've been why longtime Facebook CTO Adam D'Angelo has departed.

5/12/2008 7:18:00 AM

Amid speculation that Microsoft is looking to make an acquisition, Powerset is launching a public beta of its semantically rich Wikipedia search engine.

5/12/2008 5:25:00 AM

Research in Motion introduces the RIM BlackBerry Bold (aka BlackBerry 9000) smartphone, the company's first HSDPA device, with availability starting this summer.

5/12/2008 5:01:00 AM

There's a race to produce solar cells from CIGS that approach silicon's efficiency. HelioVolt says it's getting there--and fast.

5/12/2008 5:00:00 AM

Knowledge Adventure, the maker of kids' educational game software JumpStart, plans Monday to begin selling virtual world software for 3- to 5-year-olds.

5/12/2008 5:00:00 AM

Chief Technology Officer Adam D'Angelo, 23, is reportedly leaving the company to take time off.

5/12/2008 3:33:00 AM

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says he has no interest in buying out or participating financially in Via Technologies.

5/11/2008 9:40:00 PM

A remote desktop access feature found in some Macintoshes is being credited with leading police to two suspects in the burglary of an apartment in New York.

5/11/2008 9:30:00 PM

A "serious security flaw" in Gmail allows spammers to send thousands of bulk e-mails through Google's SMTP service, according to a recent report.

5/11/2008 6:35:00 PM

Social-networking site Facebook has reportedly borrowed $100 million to finance the expansion of its server farms.

5/11/2008 5:55:00 PM

A lot of chatter recently that Twitter has become vital to our daily lives--with some suggesting it to a question of national security.

5/11/2008 5:00:00 PM

Supposed "spy photos" show a prototype of a Fisker Karma, a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan due at the end of this year.

5/10/2008 11:06:00 PM

Investigation into counterfeit network components made in China and sold to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million.

5/10/2008 6:45:00 PM

Google is expected to join the data portability crowd with "Friend Connect," which will allow users to bring their data from social networks into third-party Web sites.

5/10/2008 2:13:00 PM

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's 24-inch iMac, a Beltronics radar detector, and the "most sophisticated NAS device" CNET has tested.

5/10/2008 2:00:00 PM

While Powerset is preparing for the public rollout of its semantic search engine, Microsoft is rumored to be interested in acquiring the start-up.

5/10/2008 1:12:00 PM

At Roboexotica on Saturday, guests will be able to watch robots mix and serve some pretty mean alcoholic beverages.

5/10/2008 6:31:00 AM

The video link aggregation site's host shuts it down after accusations of infringement by Malaysian government

5/10/2008 4:53:00 AM

Toshiba plans to use a Cell processor variant in an upcoming notebook.

5/10/2008 2:30:00 AM

The Internet company acquires Inquisitor, software that augments the search process on Apple's Safari Web browser.

5/10/2008 1:18:00 AM

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Why Apple should release a game console-- As more people trust and enjoy Apple products in the home, the company could easily capitalize on its success elsewhere and create a gaming console that could do the same.

Nvidia CEO discusses his beef with Intel--Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual computing. This is leading to clashes with Intel, which is shifting its focus to this area. p>

Verizon Wireless and I are no longer friends--There are few things in life more infuriating than dealing with cell carriers.

DRM: it's like those zombie movies--No matter how many times the content owners wish it worked, DRM has a fundamental technical flaw: you have to give the key to the person you're trying to lock out! Microsoft gets this, even if the RIAA doesn't.

5/9/2008 5:11:00 PM