Does HBO Max think you’re dumb?
HBO Max is offering a steep annual discount while at the same time severely cutting content. How does that make sense?.....»»
Chatbots: Still Dumb After All These Years
Gary Smith: In 1970, Marvin Minsky, recipient of the Turing Award ("the Nobel Prize of Computing"), predicted that within "three to eight years we will have a machine with the general intelligence of an average human being." Fifty-two years later, we.....»»
The best Mario games ever made
Nintendo's iconic plumber showed us how great video gaming could be. Enlarge / Mario loves us. We love Mario. (credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI / Getty Images) Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher has a rule: If you have a dumb, fun c.....»»
America’s most common passwords of 2021 are very, very dumb
As a species, generating a strong password might not be our strong suit. Password manager NordPass released its annual list of the 200 most common passwords, and the results don't inspire much confidence. In partnership with cybersecurity researchers.....»»
5 dumb phone accessories that we love anyway
Some phone accessories are absurd, but maybe they tug at heartstrings or are deliciously nerdy. Whatever the case, we love them anyway......»»
Wyze Lamp Socket turns any dumb light bulb into a smart one
It's Wyze Week, and that means new products and great deals. The Wyze Solar Panel and Wyze Lamp Socket are the latest products to join the lineup......»»
Far Cry 6 review: A familiar return to open-world stupidity
Ubisoft's latest open-world shooter offers some dumb fun, if you let it. Far Cry 6 is a typical Ubisoft chaos simulator. Less than five mi.....»»
Ultra vs. High Settings in PC Games or: Why Ultra Quality Settings are Dumb
It's time to discuss something that's been bugging me for some time: Ultra quality settings in PC games. Everyone wants to crank stuff up to the max, but what we've discovered is that Ultra settings are actually pretty dumb......»»
The Physics of Johnny Knoxville, Human Cannonball
'Jackass Forever' is back with more dumb stunts. Please: Only try the physics at home......»»
I get it, Elizabeth Holmes
The next time someone jokes at a cocktail party about Elizabeth Holmes’ baritone voice, remind them how dumb is it that we give more money to people with deep voices. Beth Esponnette Contributor Sh.....»»
Fingerbot Plus has more pressing power to make dumb appliances smart
The Fingerbot Plus can activate almost any switch and turn any regular device into a smart device......»»
Please stop doing this when you create a new password
One of the things that often goes hand-in-hand with the countless hacks and data leaks we've written about in the past, and which continues to dominate cybersecurity news headlines, is the frequency with which people keep making the same dumb passwor.....»»
How to make all headphones intelligent
How do you turn 'dumb' headphones into smart ones? Engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into smartphones, identify their users, monitor their heart rates and perform other services......»»
Google’s Smart TV software will have a “dumb TV” mode
"Basic TV" mode is coming to integrated Google TV sets from Sony and TCL. Google TV setup will show you this menu in the future. Here, the Google TV option enables apps, the Google Assistant, a.....»»
Is rising usage driving crypto’s recent price boom?
Do the price gains make sense in the short-term? Who knows. But they are not based on nothing. Everything is dumb until it works. As 2020 comes to a close, the cryptocurrency world is experiencing another late-year surge of consumer interes.....»»