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Scientists at Johns Hopkins University say they’ve developed a gel-based treatment that might be incredibly effective at treating an often-fatal brain cancer. In a study of mice released this week, the gel in combination with surgery was found to eradicate 100% of glioblastoma tumors. It will take more research and safety testing before we can think of trying out this method in humans, however.Mental Health Apps Are a Privacy NightmareGlioblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer, accounting for around half of all…

A majority of states have "Stand Your Ground" laws—30 U.S. states have laws allowing a person to shoot another if they perceive a threat of bodily harm. Map: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Giffords Law Center/Created with Datawrapper In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being shot twice on April 13, 2023, by the owner of the house whose doorbell he rang, thinking it was…

In his memo announcing the closure of BuzzFeed’s news operations, CEO Jonah Peretti acknowledged a grave mistake: He hadn’t worked out that Facebook wasn’t his friend.Peretti, of course, put it differently. He had, he admitted, been “slow to accept that big platforms wouldn’t provide the distribution or financial support required to support premium, free journalism purpose-built for social media.” BuzzFeed, which seems to have been built for Facebook’s algorithm, had tried to precariously balance a world-class news…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe director of Kokomo City has paid tribute to Rasheeda Williams AKA Koko Da Doll, who has been killed in Atlanta. She was 35.Williams was one of the trans women to appear in the forthcoming documentary, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January.The documentary features four Black trans sex workers living in Atlanta and New York City, and shows the persistent threat of…

Today’s the day. The Twitter verification checkmark apocalypse is upon us. Leading up to today, Twitter has made multiple pleas and what sometimes sounded like threats to users that, if they did not start paying for Twitter Blue, they would lose their verification checkmark. Twitter Blue, which costs at least $7.99 per month, would be the sole way to get the checkmark and remain verified on the social media platform. Users had until April 20th to sign up for Twitter Blue. Well, that day is here, and as…

I remember watching WWDC back in 2013. Tim Cook and the team took the stage as usual and, to everyone’s surprise, announced iOS 7. Okay, the announcement itself wasn’t surprising — everyone knew iOS 7 was coming — but instead of Tim Cook showing it off, the company played a four-minute-long video of Jony Ive introducing and explaining the thought process behind the radical design change.With iOS 7, Apple was saying goodbye to skeuomorphism, the design language it had used since the iPhone launched back in 2007. Jony Ive,…

Screenshot: Carrot WeatherThis weather app injects your weather report with a touch of personality. You can select which personality Carrot Weather has from a list of options, from Professional to Overkill. The first will remove any banter, while the latter is akin to the treatment you’d receive at a Dick’s Last Resort restaurant. In other words... think rude.“Overkill” includes profanity and allows you to choose the level of political commentary your app gives you, which includes Apolitical, Centrist, Liberal,…

The only thing more attractive to 5th graders than snow days are the days when the teacher wheels an A/V cart into the classroom. Even educational videos are a welcome reprieve from a teacher lecturing at the whiteboard, but according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a new recall means there’s now reason to fear even the beloved A/V cart.Asus ROG Flow Z13 Gaming Tablet ReviewAlthough modern schools are now equipped with TVs and even video projectors installed in every classroom, many older schools still rely on…

San Francisco police on Thursday arrested tech worker Nima Momeni in connection with last week’s slaying of Cash App founder Bob Lee.Authorities have not announced a motive for the stabbing, saying Momeni and Lee appeared to know each other. There had been speculation that Lee’s killing was a random street crime.What do we know about the killing? Lee, the 43-year-old chief product officer at cryptocurrency startup MobileCoin, was found bleeding to death near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge around 2:35 a.m. April 4.…

Apple has reportedly ditched plans for a 120Hz ProMotion and mini-LED version of the Studio Display, although it's possible that it could renew its interest in the project at a later date.A new report by display analyst Ross Young says that Apple has "killed off" the monitor following previous delays. The display was thought to be a high-end alternative to the Studio Display without making customers go all the way to the 32-inch Pro Display XDR.This news means that anyone not willing to pay Pro Display XDR money will…