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• Early human ancestors faced near-extinction between 800,000 and 900,000 years ago, scientists say.
• An extreme climate event might have caused the evolutionary bottleneck.
• The population of our ancestors might have been reduced to just 1,280 individuals for

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• I learned first-hand that the home-buying process is not as simple as it seems.
• In retrospect

• San Francisco remains firmly at the bottom of US rankings when it comes to office attendance. 
• The city has famously cool summers, so workers don't need office A/C as much as other cities.
• Washington DC, which is hot and muggy in the summer, ranks top in terms of office attendance.

A tech industry source was in Tokyo this summer, and they came back with an interesting story: More workers in

Sony is offering a new limited edition PS5 bundle tied into the upcoming Spider-Man 2 game. The bundle is available now, for $600, and includes a custom PS5 (really just custom outer panels), a custom DualSense controller, and a voucher code for Spider-Man 2, which you’ll be able to download starting October 20…

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• Warren Buffett and Elon Musk find value in the same kinds of businesses.
• Buffett likes toll roads that give him monopoly power and the ability to raise prices easily.
• Musk wields huge influence by addressing bottlenecks like EV charging and space transportation.

Warren Buffett and Elon Musk operate at different ends

• My wife and I bought an old home in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania in 2020.
• Since then, we've been using AI for interior design ideas as we renovate the fixer-upper.
• It saved us the expense of hiring a pro decorator — but it also helped in an unexpected way.

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• After five years, scientists have solved the mystery of the octopus garden.
• Octopuses off California's coast gather in herds around hidden deep-sea vents to mate and lay eggs.
• They use the heat from the vents to speed up their reproductive cycle and

• Bumble's new guidelines now include standing up a date as a form of "bullying and abusive conduct."
• Bumble told Insider it could take action against someone who ghosts a mutually agreed-upon date.
• However, you're still allowed to stop communicating with someone without providing explanation.

If you've ever made

• Jo Hunter was already offering her employees remote working and a four-day week.
• Last year the social enterprise cofounder introduced an 11-month year with no reduction to salaries.
• Hunter repeated the move this year and says taking a month off is a revelation – and good for business.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jo

• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed stunning new details of a famous supernova remnant.
• The new image blows past Hubble's blurry UFO-style portrait.
• Webb revealed a keyhole shape in the middle of the star explosion remnant, as well as new

• It's possible to get into real estate with little-to-no savings. 
• Investors who started with very little share the strategies they used to get their first properties.
• Some raised capital and took advantage of seller financing. Others bought with partners and split upfront costs.

One of the biggest barriers to entry when it comes to