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The Greatest Leap, part 5: Saving the crew of Apollo 13

Update: Fifty years ago this week—July 16, 1969—the world watched as Apollo 11 launched towards the skies. The rest, quite literally, became history....

Operation Avalanche, the only good conspiracy—fake the Moon landing, get promoted

With this weekend's 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, it's worth remembering most conspiracy theories are more-or-less the same: a shadowy cabal...

Running the numbers on an insane scheme to save Antarctic ice

Imagine, if you will, the engineers of the king’s court after Humpty Dumpty’s disastrous fall. As panicked men apparently competed with horses for...

The new Terminator board game is actually worth your time

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. Even has a board...

Unlicensed “health coach” claims health advice is free speech—court disagrees

A federal court on Wednesday rejected claims by an unlicensed “health coach” that the unqualified health advice she provided to paying clients was...

Netflix lost US subscribers in Q2 over price hikes; how can it win them back?

If you’ve been grumbling about the rising cost of your Netflix account, it seems you’re not alone. Netflix shared its second-quarter financial results...

Blizzard’s bad-news year continues with another co-founder’s departure

Frank Pearce, one of Blizzard Entertainment's three original founding staffers, announced his intention to leave the game-making company on Friday, effective immediately. Pearce's...

Verizon wants you to pay $650 plus $85 a month for a 5G hotspot

Verizon's 5G mobile service is available in just a handful of cities, but the carrier is charging premium prices to the few people...

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