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After years of warnings, Google is finally pulling the plug on Manifest V two, the extension framework that powers most ad blockers in Chrome. The move shifts browsers to Manifest V three, which critics argue gives Google tighter control over what extensions can do — a real tension between platform security and user autonomy.
On the medical front, researchers at the University of Calgary say they've found a way to make colon cancer visible to the immune system. The study describes a mechanism that essentially strips away the molecular camouflage tumors use to hide from the body's own defenses. If that holds up in trials, it's a meaningful step forward in cancer treatment.
And in a story that sits at the crossroads of sustainability and computing, Google teamed up with researchers at the University of California, San Diego to build functioning data center clusters out of two thousand retired Pixel smartphones. The experiment explores whether old consumer hardware can shoulder real computational workloads, cutting costs and keeping devices out of landfills at the same time.
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