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We discuss the knowns—and the unknowns—of gazing into our genetic heritage.

China plans to focus its activities on a surface science station.

176 Democrats and one Republican are on board—but 41 more votes are needed.

Including deals on Google devices, Dell laptops, game consoles, and more.

Llamasoft's psychedelic-retro romp is back—and glorious! Just watch out on Windows.

Wilson: "It's just now black letter law that you can traffick in this information."

LuminosityLink was sold and supported online by defendant and his affiliates.

Get a 2017 flagship smartphone for half price.

Exposure to the test makes it easier to pass, doctors warn.

The March 2017 theft of plutonium and cesium is only now coming to light.

System lets researchers explore phase transitions in a quantum system.

Russia isn't happy that one of its own won't be coming home.

Microsoft has a ton of big changes coming to Skype, and they're actually good.

Pai, facing investigation, takes step that could block big media merger.

First S3 teaser makes no mention of monsters (or premiere dates) yet.

15-minute video was made without involvement from Sony, Naughty Dog.

While we wait for Battlefield, Call of Duty, awesome sci-fi twist is already here.

Spokesperson says company has "made a lot of changes in the last 18 months."

Musk lobs baseless charge at rescuer who said his submarine idea was "PR stunt."

The future of deep-space exploration? "We can't deal with it without autonomy.”

Orbex is targeting 2021 for the maiden launch of the Prime vehicle.

They automatically turn loud commercials down and turn show audio up.

Dozen named Russians now can't travel as freely, and Moscow is now on notice.

John Carreyrou's book is a look at the chaos and conniving behind the scenes.

Chrome's big UI revamp gets another version on nightly builds.

Review: A heavy design meets whimsical cardboard art.

A good bike made better with an electric motor, but it's pricey. And you have to pedal.

Mod team found it last year; wider discovery thanks to Gearbox game's latest $3 sale.

Reported bidding war means Buffy, Firefly creator got the deal before filming a pilot.

Remaining stores were still pulling a profit until their last gasp.

To encourage unbounded, collective intelligence, offices may need physical boundaries.

Democrats want FTC probe of privacy policies and practices of smart TV makers.

Windows 10 migrations are prompting corporate customers to buy new PCs.

Community creates new cosmetics, features, and levels that run on real hardware.

“We now have a zero percent escape rate with criminals,” business owner jokes.

Charges are part of the probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Tesla spokesperson says the company still plans to introduce a $35,000 model.

We talk about the tools that search the deep dark for life, and what might be found.

Installed hacked versions of Telegram, WhatsApp, and tracked users' location and SMS.

But how well will it truly mimic the Photoshop experience on a desktop PC?

HMD does nearly everything right with this $269 wonder phone.

Archaeologists analyzed the mummified man's last meal down to the DNA level.

An extra three years of patches are being offered to in-cloud users.

Unused feature has been hidden in Animal Crossing for nearly two decades.

AT&T completed Time Warner buy last month but will still face DOJ appeal.

Site isolation is designed to prevent the theft of passwords or other sensitive data.

Plus a big Dell sale, deals on PS Plus subscriptions and Chromecasts, and more.

Comedy-action game is a well-crafted love letter to the stealth genre.

Microsoft is also adding some neat new features for video chatting.

Real change or not, the FCC won't rule on complaints unless you pay $225.