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  1. Liveblog—All the news from Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event (Tuesday, 4/20 at 1p ET)

    Get your updates about new iPads and more here.

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  2. Denisovans may have met us in the Pacific

    Different island populations also intermingled in complex ways.

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  3. Dishy McFlatface to become “fully mobile,” allowing Starlink use away from home

    Musk: Starlink customers will be able to use their dishes "anywhere" by year-end.

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  1. Fitbit announces new style-focused Luxe smartband

    The fitness company has teamed up with another fashion brand for a jewelry-styled special edition.

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  2. “Chrome Memories”—an early look at Google’s UI update to History

    The new view is hidden behind a feature flag that defaults to "off" for now.

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  3. Years after Google and Apple, Samsung finally gets eSIM working in the US

    If you have the Note 20 and T-Mobile, you can finally ditch your plastic SIM card.

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  4. Amazon’s first Internet satellites will not launch on Blue Origin rockets

    "ULA is a fantastic partner that’s successfully launched dozens of missions."

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  5. Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the “Brazil nut effect”

    Shape and orientation of a given Brazil nut is the key to its upward movement.

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  6. Nintendo sues Bowser (not that one) over Team Xecuter’s Switch hacks

    Civil suit seeks monetary damages following Bowser's October arrest.

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  7. NASA has flown a helicopter on Mars, and it went brilliantly [Updated]

    This is all experimental, but Ingenuity pulled it off.

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  8. This electric fastback is the next Audi A6 e-tron, due in late 2022

    It's the first car to use the new Premium Platform Electric architecture.

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  9. The humble shrub that’s predicting a terrible fire season

    Chamise is kind of a crystal ball for understanding how badly California might burn.

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  1. Novel hydrogels can safely remove graffiti from vandalized street art

    Italian chemists successfully tested their hydrogels on actual street art in Florence.

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  2. At 38.5% vaccinated, US may be running low on people eager for a shot

    Some worry the country can't keep up the current pace of vaccination.

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  3. DC’s Rorschach: A detective walks into a world shaped by squids and superheroes

    During COVID-19, Rorschach has been something to look forward to each month.

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  1. NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander

    "We looked at what’s the best value to the government."

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  2. 21.5-inch iMac supply dwindles amid chip shortages, possible refresh

    A new iMac landing next week is a real possibility.

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  3. Backdoored developer tool that stole credentials escaped notice for 3 months

    AWS credentials and private repository tokens could allow self-perpetuating attacks.

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  4. Arkansas House passes unconstitutional bill putting creationism in schools

    Despite unanimous Democratic opposition, the bill moves on to the Senate.

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  5. Dogecoin has risen 400 percent in the last week because why not

    Dogecoin rallied after Elon Musk tweeted a photo of "Doge Barking at the Moon."

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  6. Today’s best deals: Board games we like, indoor security cameras, and more

    Dealmaster also has deals on LG monitors, Amazon devices, and PC games.

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  1. Valve Anti-Cheat’s “permanent” bans now have one major exception

    Bans older than five years no longer apply to Valve's CS:GO esports events.

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  2. Google loses “Location History” court battle in Australia

    Google's confusing privacy settings will earn it some kind of punishment in Australia.

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  3. Congressmen ask Biden admin to keep chip design software away from China

    And no fab should use American tools to sell advanced chips to China, they add.

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  4. NPD: PlayStation 5’s first 5 months are best ever for a US console launch

    Last month, PS5 throne was solely on "dollars" basis. Current Switch sales still lead.

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  5. Mercedes goes all out with its new electric luxury sedan, the EQS

    The S-Class is regularly ranked world's best luxury car. Can the EQS match that?

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  6. SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Brazil: More infectious, may limit immunity

    Some hints of greater lethality and lowered immunity, but a lot of uncertainty.

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  7. Google veteran pans Tesla Autopilot: “We were doing better in 2010”

    Aurora more than doubled in size when it acquired Uber's self-driving project.

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