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2019’s most commented stories on Ars Technica—and their top comments!
2019 was a year filled with controversy.
Apollo Flight Controller 101: Every console explained
From the archives: A handy reference to each station in the Apollo Mission Control room.
The 20 most popular sci-tech stories of 2019
Which stories caught everyone's attention this year?
Ars Technica’s best games of 2019
The last year of the 2010s had some wonderful titles to while away the time.
Finding stars that vanished—by scouring old photos
Comparing images taken nearly a century apart.
T-Mobile/Sprint deal is good actually, Feds tell court in states’ lawsuit
13 states are suing to block the deal; the DOJ and FCC want it to go through.
Electric truck startup Rivian raises $1.3 billion more to challenge Tesla
Rivian has raised almost $3 billion in 2019 as it prepares to begin production.
Why I dislike what “quantum supremacy” is doing to computing research
Another quantum computing architecture closes in on quantum supremacy.
Boeing fires CEO after disastrous year with 737 MAX
Boeing's 737 MAX planes have been grounded since March.
Cox Communications hit with $1 billion verdict over music piracy
A big win for the recording industry, which is also suing other ISPs.
The 8 best board game apps of 2019
Tabletop games invade your digital devices.
Facebook removes accounts with AI-generated profile photos
Likely the first use of AI to support an inauthentic social media campaign.
The five best new podcasts to help nerds escape the news cycle
From pop culture's nerdiest stars to history's most overlooked women in science.
Ars’ favorite movies of the 2010s (John Wick most definitely included)
In non-caped crusades, space films soared and everyone loved a Zuck biopic?
Starliner makes a safe landing—now NASA faces some big decisions
Contract says a docking demonstration is needed. Will NASA waive this requirement?
How the scourge of cheating is changing speedrunning
How do you catch fakes when it's easier than ever to manipulate video?
Lessons from scorching hot weirdo-planets
The first kind of exoplanet found, Hot Jupiters still perplex and captivate 25 years later.
Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse
From the archives: "Pelésh mi ere imbobo rum Oakland."
Giant surveillance balloons are lurking at the edge of space
Balloons in the stratosphere snap images of Earth with unprecedented resolutions. Cheese!
Physicists measured forces behind why Cheerios clump together in your bowl
It all comes down to gravity, surface tension—and tilt.
Archaeologists unearth gold-lined Mycenaean royal tombs in Greece
The tombs offer insights into Mycenaean culture and trade connections.
TV changed a lot in the 2010s, and the decade’s best reflects that
Bingewatching, streaming services, aftershows, expanded universes, and more.
Netflix’s 6 Underground is Chocobo Racing without the Final Fantasy
6 Underground is what happens when you ask Michael Bay to make a bunch of minigames.
Acidifying oceans could eat away at sharks’ skin and teeth
Researchers show that prolonged exposure to acidified water corrodes the scales that make up a shark's skin.
“OxySacklers” angry that Tufts removed family name from campus
Sacklers claim the move was "contrary to basic notions of fairness."
Report: Apple is developing satellites so the iPhone can skip wireless carriers
The company hopes to deploy something within five years, according to Bloomberg.
Motorola gets cold feet, delays $1,500 Razr foldable days before launch
Moto claims the delay isn't "significant," but it also won't give a new launch date.
Chrome is getting a dedicated media control button
It's just like Android's media controls, but for your browser.
New federal rule will hurt renewables, help gas and coal
Rule artificially raises bids from plants that get certain state subsidies.
Woman had 524x the normal level of mercury in her blood from skin cream use
A new case report on the July poisoning highlights just how toxic organic mercury is.
Suction fans, a V12, and manual gears for Gordon Murray’s new car
Its active aerodynamics will be the most advanced in the world.
Starliner’s timer was off—capsule thought engines were firing when they weren’t
"Boeing and NASA are working together to review options."
New boson appears in nuclear decay, breaks standard model
Weird electron-positrons from decaying beryllium and helium hint at new boson.
The immune system listens in on bacteria signaling to each other
The immune response can be modulated by bacterial signaling molecules.
Tenet marks Christopher Nolan’s return to high-concept sci-fi thrillers
Barely any details about the film escaped during production.
Google fined ~$166 million by France over search ads
Google's interpretation of its own ad policies ruled inconsistent and arbitrary.
Not so IDLE hands: FBI program offers companies data protection via deception
Newly surfaced doc outlines FBI's IDLE program—which teases thieves with "decoy data."
Rocket Report: NASA chief hits back at Boeing, Falcon 9’s extended coast
"It will be a busy year."
Congress slaps robocallers with $10,000 penalty—per call
The TRACED Act passed the Senate unanimously and is headed to Trump's desk.
PoS malware skimmed convenience store customers’ card data for 8 months
Wawa payment-processing infection collected names, card numbers, and more.
Leaked images of new Samsung foldable surfaces: It’s a flip phone
After the Galaxy Fold, Samsung's next foldable looks like an S10 that folds in half.
Dark Overlord taunted, threatened, and extorted. Now alleged member is behind bars
UK man who fought extradition for almost a year is finally on US soil.
How Tesla proved the haters wrong
The 2020s could be even better for Tesla than the 2010s.
Virginia has big plans for electric school buses in 2020
The buses will store excess power and return it to the grid when needed.
Nearly 1 in 4 adults in the US will be severely obese by 2030, study suggests
Researchers call for more prevention and treatment from health professionals.
Apple, Google, and Amazon create “CHIP,” a new smart home standard [Updated]
One day later, Google and Apple have publicly shared more details about what's happening.
Dealmaster: Take $100 off a new Apple iPad Air
Plus deals on Samsung SSDs, the Google Pixel 3a, Xbox consoles, and more.
In February, Apple TV+’s Mythic Quest is the next “game devs on TV” show
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet is a new comedy from the team behind It's Always Sunny.
Photovoltaic… enzymes?
Many enzymes need to grab electrons, and they're not picky about where they get them.
Ohio gas well blowout leaked more than many countries do in a year
Data from new satellite shows the accident should have gotten more attention.
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