As you might imagine, we at Ars get bombarded with PR pitches about connected cars. Devices that plug into your car's...
The connected car may be the dumbest idea ever, but it’s not going away
Warren Buffett gushes about Amazon, says it’s tough to outmaneuver Jeff Bezos
Warren Buffett is already best buds with one Seattle area billionaire, his bridge-playing software mogul friend Bill Gates.
Now, the Oracle of Omaha — a value investor who backed Walmart and whose Berkshire Hathaway owns...
It’s official: Study confirms grammar snobs really are the worst
“Grammar snobs are a distinct breed from their gentle cousins: word nerds and grammar geeks,” writes June Casagrande in Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies. “The difference is bloodlust.”
A new study confirms what Casagrande and anyone who’s ever...
Ransomware: It’s hospitals vs. hackers now, and there will be many losers
Everyone in the tech/security world knew this was coming, we just hoped we were wrong. Hackers are now holding hospitals hostage around the country.
First spectral analysis of a super-Earth’s atmosphere shows it’s not super for life
For the first time, astronomers have conducted a spectral analysis of a distant super-Earth’s atmosphere – and the results show it would be a hellish place to visit. We already knew that about 55 Cancri e, which...
After gravititation-wave rumors, it’s getting close to go time for Advanced LIGO results
The scientists behind the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory are getting ready to reveal their latest findings, amid a flurry of speculation over whether or not they’ve made the first-ever detection of waves rippling through spacetime. Fred Raab, the...
Ubisoft is killing the best game it’s made in years
Evolve is an asymmetrical multiplayer game where a team of hunters chase down a monster. It was made by the hugely talented Left 4 Dead developers over six years before being released early in 2015, and I thought it was great. But publisher 2K, so convinced of the game's quality, put in place various DLC packages and...
General Motors bought Sidecar, gave Lyft millions, now it’s launching “Maven”
On Thursday, General Motors launched a new “personal mobility brand” called Maven, through which the company will try to infiltrate the many ride-on-demand companies that have sprung forth from Silicon Valley. The initial business plan involves a car-sharing service, also called Maven, which will allow people to rent GM...
Enough of this console nonsense: It’s time to put a gaming PC in my living room
Way back at the beginning of 2015 I tasked myself with building a gaming PC for the living room. 12 months later and finally—after coming to work for Ars, travelling halfway around the world a few times over, and patiently waiting for someone to release a console-like case that didn't suck—it is done.
As is usually the case...
Mark Cuban on daily fantasy sports: ‘You have to be an idiot if you think it’s gambling’
LAS VEGAS — If you equate daily fantasy sports to gambling, you’re an idiot. That’s what Mark Cuban thinks, at least. The Dallas Mavericks owner, veteran entrepreneur, and Shark Tank investor spoke on a panel at the inaugural Sports Business Forum hosted by Turner Sports Thursday...