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Researchers report that cancer cells don't just passively resist immune detection—they actively alter the tissue around them to create a protective microenvironment. This process helps shield tumours from being recognized and destroyed by the body's immune defenses.
A developer launched a Show HN project that lets users upload an exported .xlsx Google Sheets workbook and extracts every comment thread from it in one list, showing the tab, cell reference, reply chains, and resolution status for each. The tool currently works only with spreadsheet files, not Google Docs or Slides. A companion add-on also lets users pull comments directly inside Google Sheets into a new tab without needing to export or upload a file.
Security firm Socket found that the Chrome and Firefox extension 'Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeetBot,' which promises ad-blocking and forced 1080p playback, secretly captures users' Twitch OAuth session tokens. The credentials are routed through proxy servers run by JeetBot, a Russian-language streaming and chatbot service, where they land in plaintext request logs accessible to the vendor. The extension exempts ten hardcoded Russian-language channels from this behavior, and its own store listing admits earlier versions sent tokens to its servers outright.
A newly published Show HN project analyzed roughly 1,000 real browser viewport measurements and found that displays marketed as 1080p typically render usable browser content at around 920 pixels of height, once toolbars, address bars, and OS chrome are accounted for. The dataset organizes results by device environment, withholding rankings until each category collects enough samples, and separates out anomalies and legacy tablet data to keep results accurate.
A federal judge dismissed proposed class-action lawsuits accusing LinkedIn of improperly scanning users' browser extensions. The court ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show they suffered any concrete harm from the alleged scanning practice.
At its annual Developers Conference, Roblox announced plans to let players jump into games directly from a browser without downloading anything, starting with Chrome by the end of 2026. In mid-2027, the platform will also add offline solo play for spotty-connection areas, with early access arriving sooner, alongside a push to let creators publish standalone apps across mobile, PC and consoles under a 'Play Roblox Everywhere' initiative.
A retrospective catalogs odd, non-standard CSS behaviors that browsers—especially old versions of Internet Explorer—have accepted over the years, such as property prefixes with asterisks, underscores, or hyphens, and near-arbitrary strings after an exclamation mark being treated as !important. These tricks let developers target specific browsers at a time when CSS lacked conditional logic and browser rendering was wildly inconsistent.
A federal judge in California dismissed two proposed class actions accusing LinkedIn of illegally scanning users' browser extensions, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to show they actually had extensions installed that leaked private data to the company. Judge Vince Chhabria allowed the plaintiffs to amend their complaints but expressed skepticism they could ever establish a valid privacy claim, given that browser extensions are voluntarily installed and inherently share data with websites. One plaintiff's attorney says he may refile in state court or appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
Researchers have discovered a specific population of neurons that act as a natural brake on the growth of a nervous-system cancer, according to new findings published in Nature. The study details how these neurons interact with tumor cells to slow disease progression, offering fresh insight into the biology of nervous-system tumors.
Researchers studying the remains of an ancient city in Asia have found evidence of sophisticated engineering and social organization, according to a report highlighted by Nature. The findings point to coordinated planning and construction techniques that allowed the settlement to function as a complex urban center.
A Nature piece argues that even well-designed drugs fail patients if they cannot reach the intended biological target effectively. The commentary highlights delivery mechanisms and targeting accuracy as critical, often underappreciated, factors in therapeutic success.
A Nature editorial argues that a substantial share of prescribed medicines fail to help patients simply because they are not taken as directed. It calls for more research and health-system attention on why patients skip or stop treatments, rather than focusing solely on drug development.