The hunt for ultralight dark matter

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06.02.24

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DING DONG | 6-MINUTE READ

How a Samsung Washing Machine Chime Triggered a YouTube Copyright Fiasco

BY ASHLEY BELANGER, ARS TECHNICA

When YouTube's Content ID system goes wrong, it goes very, very wrong.

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PLAINTEXT | 7-MINUTE READ

The Daylight Tablet Returns Computing to Its Hippie Ideals

BY STEVEN LEVY

Anjan Katta thinks computers and the tech industry became too corporate and straitlaced—so he invented a tablet with a zippy monochrome screen that's usable outdoors.

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SALAD CRISPR | 3-MINUTE READ

Gene-Edited Salad Greens Are Coming to US Stores This Fall

BY EMILY MULLIN

Biotech giant Bayer plans to distribute mustard greens that have been genetically altered to make them less bitter to grocery stores across the country.

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LIGHT MATTER | 7-MINUTE READ

The Hunt for Ultralight Dark Matter

BY LYNDIE CHIOU

Perhaps dark matter is made of an entirely different kind of particle than the ones physicists have been searching for. New experiments are springing up to look for these ultra-lightweight phantoms.

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GEAR ROUNDUP | 3-MINUTE READ

Android Now Lets You Edit Text Messages

BY BOONE ASHWORTH

Plus: Spotify will refund owners of its discontinued Car Thing, Amazon gets FAA clearance for more drone deliveries, and we're in love with the new Rafa Nadal watch collaboration.