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Enlarge / The echidna, an egg-laying mammal, doesn't develop teeth. (credit: Yvonne Van der Horst) Outliers among mammals, monotremes lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Only two types of monotremes, the platypus and echidna, still exist, but more monotreme species were around about 100 million years ago.

Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on Monday, and per usual, the company is expected to detail most of the big new features in this year's updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and all of Apple's other operating systems. The general consensus is that Apple plans to use this year's updates to integrate generative AI into its products for the first time.

Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks onstage at SXSW on March 11, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | Diego Donamaria ) Tesla Board Chairperson Robyn Denholm urged shareholders to re-approve CEO Elon Musk's $46 billion pay package this week, saying the vote is "not about the money" while suggesting that Musk could leave Tesla or devote less time to the company if he isn't properly compensated. "This is obviously not about the money.

Enlarge / Microsoft's Recall feature is switching to be opt-in by default, and is adding new encryption protections in an effort to safeguard user data. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft's upcoming Recall feature in Windows 11 has generated a wave of controversy this week following early testing that revealed huge security holes.

Enlarge / COMING SOON (credit: 2K / Imgur) 2K Games is expected to show the first trailer footage of the upcoming Civilization VII as part of this weekend's Summer Games Fest marketing extravaganza after a logo for the game leaked on 2K's website this morning. Eagle-eyed gamers at ResetEra and Reddit both noticed the Civ VII banner atop the publisher's official site early this morning, alongside a "Coming Soon" label and inactive links to a trailer and wishlist page.

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images/3alexd) Have electric vehicles been overhyped? A casual observer might have come to that conclusion after almost a year of stories in the media about EVs languishing on lots and letters to the White House asking for a national electrification mandate to be watered down or rolled back.