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Monday, July 27, 2026

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articleThe New Yorker
What Would It Mean to See a New Color?

Berkeley researchers fired lasers at individual cone cells and people saw a color that has never existed in human vision. The science of what 'new' even means for perception gets genuinely philosophical.

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articleTechspot
US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

His phone's security feature erased data during a customs inspection. Now he's charged with obstruction. The case could redefine what counts as 'destroying evidence' in the age of encrypted devices.

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articleRest of World
In China, people are renting out their faces to AI

Over 95% of Chinese microdramas now use AI in production, and a marketplace has emerged where you can rent a human face filtered by 'girl-next-door' or 'rugged.' Pricing starts at $14.

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articleMark Masterson
Congress Defunded The FDA's Food Traceability Rule Until 2028. Two Outbreaks Later, Nobody Can Find The Source. - LNC

The rule that would have traced a single head of lettuce back to a single field was supposed to launch in January. Congress killed it. Two outbreaks and dozens of states later, nobody can find the source.

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articleThe Atlantic
How Netanyahu Lost America

In 1982, Netanyahu was selling furniture in Jerusalem. By 2026, he'd spent four decades crafting Israel's American brand — then watched it collapse. A biographical arc that doubles as geopolitical history.

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