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It’s a testament to falling prices, incentives but also reflects conservative estimates.

A star that vanished with a whimper in 2015 hints at a theoretical stellar death.

Old Norse expert Jackson Crawford joins us to talk about Vikings and sacrifice.

Mysterious group with cache of NSA exploits promises new release to those who pay.

Engineer is accused of grabbing 14,000 files before founding his own startup.

Also, Peter Jackson totally made a working Warthog, and a Bungie staffer crashed it.

Essential slices out a chunk of screen to make room for the front camera.

"Discrimination is wrong and it has no place in Texas or anywhere in our country."

When employees and media started raising concerns, the board did nothing.

Max-Q is kind of like Intel's Ultrabooks, but for gaming. No word on price, battery life.

Dell’s Inspiron gaming laptop now has a desktop counterpart.

Next generation chips will also pack 4 cores and 8 threads into a 15W power envelope.

The new X299 platform replaces X99, and scales both lower and higher.

Ars staffers fondly recall great Internet groups they've joined.

Ars' Sean Gallagher remembers his singular contribution to drone warfare's development.

This week, a judge considers possible jail for alleged extortionists who pled the Fifth.

Simple puzzles, end-game bummers can't tank this masterful interactive story.

Cloud didn't make the scientific method irrelevant in '08—AI won't do it in '17, either.

Tests will determine whether inflatables play a role in deep space exploration.

The Unnatural World’s look at human planet management is messy, but so are we.

When the Ottomans laid siege to Rhodes, this smart inventor held them off for months.

Current US and EU emissions testing is insufficient to confirm compliance.

It's not as simple as just keeping it floored and turning left every so often.

Ars technical director: "I, I, I... think we need to call 911."

If hit by lightning, there’s a 9 in 10 chance to survive—what are the lasting effects?

Polite Monks will take world if asked nicely; conventional weapons still useless.

How one of the last video stores turned non-profit with an eye on preservation.

But are there enough brains behind the brawn?

Easy and painless, so long as you like Amazon's selection (and Prime-exclusive rules).

Rise of the Dungeon Master explores the people who changed storytelling with D&D.

New study proposes a (relatively) mundane source: a specific class of supernova.

Legislation, to be signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, paves way for some comebacks.

The four major makers aren't properly securing critical cardiac devices, report says.

It's the biggest weekend in racing, so what are you planning to watch?

Plus savings on dash cams, smart TVs, monitors, smart vacuums, and more.

With a litigation deadline in the Waymo v. Uber case, the company has enough going on.

Customers unhappy with Comcast TV and Charter's Time Warner Cable Internet.

It’s unclear if the girl has it, but the Internet made sure she got proper treatment.

"Hybrid" approach mixes dedicated servers and some peer-to-peer communication.

Trump retired his trademark Samsung device in March after taunting Schwarzenegger.

What we do between now and then could make a noticeable difference.

A company that couldn't strike a deal with Visa now seeks patent royalties.

2018 battle against armed Montana cult is inspired by... the subprime mortgage crisis?

Within 24 hours, your microbes stake their flags in their new hospital territory.

If Judge Dredd has an equal in pages of 2000AD, it's Strontium Dog’s Johnny Alpha.

While not perfect, either, cloud hosting providers have a better customer data record.

Campaign targeting more than 200 people also spread disinformation, report says.

Voting models and other leaked data were “worth millions,” consultant told Guccifer 2.0.

It's like the c:\con\con bug all over again.

FCC should investigate and throw out fake comments, impersonation victims say.