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Ancient African skeletons hint at a “ghost lineage” of humans
Wed 6:26pm By John Timmer
Our African roots have many branches and interactions.

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Sonos sunsets several smart speakers’ software support, spurring storm
Wed 5:14pm By Kate Cox
Sonos met its "at least five years" support pledge, but that window's closed.

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The Mount Vesuvius eruption was so hot, one man’s brain turned to glass.
Wed 5:00pm By Jennifer Ouellette
Brain tissue found in remains of the volcano's victims typically turned into soap.

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Valve opens up about Half-Life: Alyx, Source 2 engine on Reddit
Wed 2:58pm By Sam Machkovech
No delays, Valve insists: "We let the Valve Time happen before we announced the game."

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Sarcos offers fully mobile, insanely strong industrial exoskeletons
Wed 2:21pm By Jim Salter
I certainly wish I'd had one of these when I was a shipfitter.

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One immune cell type appears to attack any type of cancer
Wed 1:57pm By John Timmer
We don’t know enough to know whether this is useful yet.

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Leaked images show Xbox Series X is missing Xbox One’s HDMI input
Wed 12:38pm By Kyle Orland
Prototype shell includes standard ports and one mystery opening.

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Monty Python’s Terry Jones joins the choir invisible
Wed 12:20pm By Eric Bangeman
Monty Python's lone Welshman, purveyor of spam, succumbs to frontotemporal dementia.

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After a 1-month delay, the new Moto Razr will be out February 6
Wed 11:26am By Ron Amadeo
And preorders start next week for the $1,500 Verizon exclusive.

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The math of brewing a better espresso
Wed 11:01am By Jennifer Ouellette
“The most reproducible thing you can do is use less coffee.”

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Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters
Wed 9:05am By Ars Staff
Cory Doctorow's book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here's an excerpt.

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Report: Bezos’ phone uploaded GBs of personal data after getting Saudi prince’s WhatsApp message
Tue 10:25pm By Dan Goodin
The gigabytes-big data grab allegedly came over WhatsApp text from Mohammed bin Salman.

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737 Max fix slips to summer—and that’s just one of Boeing’s problems
Tue 7:35pm By Sean Gallagher
Boeing's previously best-selling aircraft won't fly until at least June.

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Coronavirus from China has made its way to the United States
Tue 5:05pm By John Timmer
Patient in Washington had traveled through area of China where disease originated.

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Brazil prosecutes Glenn Greenwald in “attack on press freedom”
Tue 4:30pm By Jon Brodkin
Brazil's charges against Greenwald widely condemned as attack on journalism.

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Every classic Half-Life game is now free on Steam
Tue 4:15pm By Sam Machkovech
For a limited time. What better way to catch up before March's Half-Life: Alyx?

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Internet routers running Tomato are under attack by notorious crime gang
Tue 3:27pm By Dan Goodin
The Muhstik botnet has targeted other IoT devices. Now it's attacking Tomato routers.

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Smart scale goes dumb as Under Armour pulls the plug on connected tech
Tue 3:05pm By Kate Cox
Under Armour is making a pile of pricey devices into so many useless bricks.

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Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon Fire tablets are on sale today
Tue 1:44pm By Ars Staff
Plus deals on gaming headsets, Eero Wi-Fi routers, Roombas, and more.

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Dirt-cheap Nokia 2.3 comes to the US for just $129
Tue 1:18pm By Ron Amadeo
HMD's cheapest US phone gets an upgrade.

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