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Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and eBay all quit Facebook’s Libra in one day

Facebook's embattled Libra project suffered a major blow on Friday as four payment processors—Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Mercado Pago—withdrew from participation in the...

Activists’ phones targeted by one of the world’s most advanced spyware apps

Mobile phones of two prominent human rights activists were repeatedly targeted with Pegasus, the highly advanced spyware made by Isreal-based NSO, researchers from...

When practical effects ruled the world: VFX legend gets his due in new doc

Luckily, this type of content in 2019 has increasingly found a new streaming-era-friendly home: the standalone documentary. From (essentially extras for ) to (that's ), these projects show...

Behold Corvette’s new racing car, now with its engine in the middle

Chevrolet provided a night in a hotel and air travel from Washington, DC to Atlanta for this story. BRASELTON, Georgia—When Chevrolet...

Ranked: Every Ticket to Ride map

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. You may have played...

Why lightning strikes twice as often over shipping lanes

For all the progress humanity has made since Odysseus had a spot of trouble on a long voyage home, life on the high...

Blizzard reinstates Hong Kong protestor’s prize, says “China had no influence”

Blizzard banned pro Hearthstone winner for supporting free Hong Kong and took away his prize money. It would be SUCH A SHAME...

Disney’s Jungle Cruise looks like an entertaining rehash of The Mummy

in many respects, with a soupçon of  thrown in for good measure. It also looks like good old-fashioned escapist fare, a perfect summer...

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