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July 8, 2011: That time Ars saw the last ever Space Shuttle launch
From the archives: Eight years ago, NASA launched Atlantis and ended an era.
Court rules Amazon can be held responsible for defective third-party goods
Who can you call when the actual seller vanishes off the face of the Earth?
Snowball the dancing cockatoo has wide range of killer moves, new study finds
Head bangs, body rolls, foot lifts, and down shakes—this bird can even vogue.
VW’s crazy electric car breaks F1 record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Festival of Speed went electric, autonomous, and remote control in 2019.
Unexploded World War II bombs may still be buried at Pompeii
7 to 10 unexploded bombs may await archaeologists in unexcavated parts of Pompeii.
In renders, the Pixel 4 trades a giant notch for a giant forehead
Google is once again going with a, uh, "unique" design for the Pixel line.
I updated my crusty old Pentium G-based server—the results are worth sharing
A Ryzen CPU and a Rosewill case got us big gains at about the same cost.
Archival footage, audio immerses viewers in APOLLO: Missions to the Moon
Director Tom Jennings and engineer Poppy Northcutt reflect on seminal era in space flight.
Disney’s live-action Mulan looks more like a period drama in first teaser
"Quiet. Composed. Graceful. Disciplined. These are the qualities of a good Chinese wife."
How much carbon does our lumber sequester?
It's not all that much, and keeping it sequestered depends on economic conditions.
Fixing the past: The art of collecting pinball machines
From the archives: Pinball is a dying art, but as it dies it has spawned a new art in its place.
Study concludes 33,000-year-old skull shows signs of blunt-force trauma
The killer was probably left-handed and used a club to administer the fatal blow.
The DMCA bell did not toll for a beloved musician—thus, I could grieve him
Mark Sandman was a prolific creator, performer; vault recordings, bootlegs live on.
Behind the 12-year-old Wii Sports hoax that briefly fooled the Internet
A better-late-than-never confession proves the lie of a 2400 skill rating.
Dell Inspiron 13 7000 review: Premium and practical all in one
Dell gives the Inspiron family a glow-up without sacrificing power or features.
Space and booze, an anecdotal history
From the archives: From Buzz's holy wine to sherry, alcohol and space mix despite NASA policy.
Adieu Thrones, bye Avengers—this is the TV/film we’re eyeing for the rest of 2019
In case you haven't heard, a lot of Star Wars is coming (along with other intriguing stuff).
Volkswagen will share electric car platform with Ford, says Reuters
The alliance, first revealed in January, will now include passenger vehicles.
Penetration testing takes on new meaning when cyber meets Harlequin
What happens when a romance writer takes on the cybers? Unintentional hilarity.
No, a “checklist error” did not almost derail the first moon landing
From the archives: The cause of Apollo 11’s landing alarms is a lot more complicated.
New York Times falls for “obesity probiotic” hype
Like many probiotic studies, it’s small, inconclusive, and has financial conflicts.
Sony’s WF-1000XM3 bring noise cancellation to AirPods-style wireless earbuds
They cost $230 and will arrive next month.
Wellness startup’s generic Viagra ads flout Facebook rules
Wellness brands Hims and Hers offer prescription drugs in ads, don't disclose side effects.
Midsommar is a slasher film with artsy ambitions that doesn’t quite work
Strong acting, gorgeous cinematography can't quite save it from over-predictability.
Dealmaster: All the best 4th of July tech deals we can find
Including deals on LG OLED TVs, Sony ANC headphones, iPad Pros, and much more.
Spider-Man is back—but why all dressed in black?
Tell us again how a teenager from Queens needs a closet Vogue might blush at?
Behold, the most (intentionally) poorly designed website ever created
The site from a design firm upends conventions to become hilariously unusable.
Rocket Report: Teachers invest in SpaceX, Russia plans to study reusable launch
“We are in discussions with three different customers as we speak."
The Internet broke today: Facebook, Verizon, and more see major outages
Verizon, Cloudflare, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter are all having problems.
FaceTime feature in iOS 13 feigns eye contact during video calls
Is this FaceTime feature a nifty improvement for video chats, or is it just creepy?
Alaskan permafrost warming experiment produces surprising results
New measurement method showed 5 percent of permafrost carbon is released each year.
Neanderthals’ history is as complicated as ours
New study hints at Neanderthal population turnover in Siberia 90,000-120,000 years ago.
T-Mobile enemy Dish could help save the T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Dish could resell T-Mobile/Sprint network access in deal to save merger.
30,000 followers makes you an Internet “celebrity,” says UK ad regulator
You don't have to have as many followers as David Beckham to be influential.
Report: Microsoft still planning a low-cost, streaming-focused Xbox
Word comes as plans for mid-tier "Lockhart" Xbox are reportedly put on hold.
Amazon confirms it keeps your Alexa recordings basically forever
The recordings, and their transcripts, never expire automatically.
Here’s a reality check on NASA’s Artemis Moon landing program
"They are fighting tooth and nail to nix the Gateway."
Lee Iacocca, who gave us the minivan and the Mustang, dies at 94
He ran Ford and later Chrysler, then came out of retirement to build ebikes.
Android Q(&A): Android Engineers take us on a deep dive of Android Q
Ars interviews Android Engineers Dave Burke, Iliyan Malchev, and Anwar Ghuloum.
Dozens of kids die in hot cars every year—a new bill aims to prevent it
Overheating cars killed at least 52 young children in the US in 2018.
D-Link agrees to new security monitoring to settle FTC charges
Agreement settles charges D-Link left users open to critical and widespread threats.
Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0 and other 1980s software
Get MS-DOS Executive, Paint, and Reversi in...whatever this is.
Mordhau developer denies it was planning a “toggle” for diversity [Updated]
Denial comes after PC Gamer quotes game makers saying it was under consideration.
Big Dairy is trying to get teens hooked on lattes to boost milk sales
Dairy groups hope young latte drinkers can help reverse decades of slumping milk sales.
Tesla delivered a record number of cars in the second quarter
Tesla delivered 95,200 vehicles in the second quarter of 2019.
Analysis says we need to stop building fossil fuel plants now
New work totals up the emissions from existing and planned hardware.
Rian Johnson trades in lightsabers for postmodern whodunnit Knives Out
"It's a twisted web, and we have not finished untangling it, not yet."
Georgia courts (mostly) shrug off ransomware attack
But a Florida city pays $600k in ransom and still faces $1m in security fixes.
Rapid results in on climate change and the European heat wave
Heat wave was several degrees Celsius hotter than an equivalent event in 1900.
Frontier customer bought his own router—but has to pay $10 rental fee anyway
Customer-owned FiOS router works just fine, but Frontier refuses to waive fee.
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