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Astronomers using a global radio telescope array have detected the smallest known pure dark matter clump, roughly a million times the Sun’s mass. Found through a faint gravitational distortion in an Einstein ring, it offers new insight into how dark matter halos form across the universe.

Nothing has expanded its Essential Space app with the new Share Sheet feature, enabling users of the Phone 3, Phone 3a, and Phone 3a Pro to quickly save and organise content from articles, social media, music, and more via the Share feature. The Share Sheet installs automatically with updates or can be manually added via the Google Play Store. Accessible via the Essential Key, the hub also supports screenshots, photos, voice notes, call recordings, reminders, and collections. AI tools generate summaries and highlight key topics.

Samsung reportedly patents self-healing screen technology and fingerprint sensor for foldables. The technology could debut in company's future foldable smartphones. The proposed structure can detect cracks, prevent damage, and heal sensitive areas, like in the camera cutouts and sensor regions. If implemented, the techonogly would pave way for a leap in foldable phone design.

Vivo X300 Pro, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, debuted in China on Monday, alongside the Vivo X300. The handset succeeds last year’s Vivo X200 Pro, which features a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SoC. The new handset offers upgrades in terms of most aspects. It packs a 6,510mAh battery with 90W wired and 40W wireless fast charging support, while the Vivo X200 Pro carries a 6,000mAh battery. Both phones feature a similar triple-rear camera unit with a 200-megapixel telephoto sensor.