Opinion: The ever-present need for simplicity in tech
Even experts can appreciate a good analogy or clever context to explain what technology can do for you
Tech Culture
Society is facing a technology revolution and it's manifesting in more ways than we can imagine.
Members of Parliament to propose UK bill banning console and GPU scalping
Politicians focus on those using bots to buy up inventory
Sony's Resident Evil origin story will premiere on Labor Day weekend
Return to the mansion where it all started
Reddit blew its entire marketing budget on this five-second Super Bowl ad
Reddit champions underdogs
A new trailer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has landed
Arriving on Disney Plus next month
Cryptocurrency miners are buying new RTX Ampere laptops to bypass the GPU shortage
Gaming laptops fresh off the factory floor are being repurposed to mine Ethereum
Don't sleep with your AirPods -- you could end up swallowing them
The AirPod was eventually recovered following a trip to the ER
This a cappella group sounds just like your iPhone - no really
For its next performance, I would like to see a medley of gaming console intros, including the Nintendo Switch 'click'
Nintendo data miners rebuild Super Mario World soundtrack from original samples
A new spin on an old classic
Need more than a single laptop screen? This one has seven
Perfect for a packed train
Virtual cycling championship bans two riders for cheating
A new form of competing, a new form of cheating
Lego is building a Sonic the Hedgehog-themed playset based on a fan idea
Sonic the Hedgehog in brick form
Amazon wants to build a 350-ft tall spiraling glass tower as the centerpiece of its next headquarters
Located in Arlington, northern Virginia, Amazon's HQ2 is expected to be complete by 2025
What Ever Happened to AIM?
One of the greatest tools to be spun out of AOL was its instant messaging client, affectionately known as AIM. Released in the spring of 1997 it allowed users to register an online handle, create buddy lists, and chat with friends in near real-time.
Elon Musk's Neuralink hopes to begin human trials this year
One small step for man, one giant leap for Skynet?
EA Sports is working on a new college football game
Would you buy a college football game that lacked real players?
Resident Evil's Lady Dimitrescu is over nine feet tall
One of the most anticipated RE games in recent memory
Nike unveils the Go FlyEase, its first truly hands-free shoe
Nike's new Go FlyEase could be useful for those with disabilities
League of Legends teams are paying top dollar for the world's best players
Esports have never been bigger
Ikea and Asus' ROG furniture is now available in China
Some very compelling items at reasonable prices
Redditors rally as Dogecoin halves in value following a sevenfold surge last week
More investment shenanigans decrying shorts and marketplaces
Someone modified an iPod Classic to run Spotify
Modernizing a Classic iPod by adding Spotify support
Scalpers sold over 53,000 new Nvidia/AMD cards worth $65 million
That's $16 million in profit
Classic video game fans will love this Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon book
The collector's edition comes with a vinyl copy of Pac-Man fever
Doomsday clock remains 100 seconds from midnight, the closest we've been to an apocalypse
But there are reasons to be optimistic