Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Hasbro ...

One thing that unites people across age and state lines is their hatred for the poop emoji, according to Adobe's Emoji Trend Report. Here's what else texters never want to see. My title is Senior ...

WARNING: The subject of this story is tasteless, a touch pretentious and mostly meant to enhance the brand recognition of a phenomenally popular household product. Sensitive and sensible readers will ...

The smiling poop emoji made poop cute and collectible, and convinced toy manufacturers that poop playthings can be profitable. At the North American International Toy Fair in New York City this week, ...

The iconic emoji brand is one of the latest companies to enter the world of non-fungible tokens. Here’s a look at how the company is tackling the world of NFTs with one of the most well-known emojis ...

As emoji use grows, judges have to get special trainings. As emoji use grows, judges have to get special trainings. is a features editor who publishes award-winning stories about law, tech, and ...

A giant poop emoji statue has arrived on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And, yes, you read that sentence correctly. The satirical statue is meant to “honor” Jan. 6 insurrectionists, and it will ...

Within our smartphones is a world of smiley faces, flowers, royals . . . and a pile of poo. And now many of them have come alive, in the off-Broadway musical “Emojiland.” Several key players tell us ...

The founder of a public charter school in Florida says he really isn’t sure how a poop emoji ended up at the bottom of an email to a concerned parent. But Alfredo de la Rosa — who is also the chief ...

"We as artists, we don't court controversy at all. This was intended to be a periwinkle from the very start. Now, I love the fact that people can interpret art in very different ways and the fact that ...

Perhaps you're wondering what could possibly convince you to drop more than a grand on the iPhone X. There's more on that here. Or maybe you're wondering if Apple's Face ID technology is a match for ...