Behind the hype of Apple's plan to end mining

Eco-horror, ketamine, and the world's last Blockbuster [Gizmodo]( March 6, 2019 [Behind the hype of Apple's plan to end mining]( [There are 118 elements on the periodic table. An iPhone contains about 75 of them. We don’t have an exact number because Apple wouldn’t provide one, which is going to be a theme of this story. And while some of those elements, like aluminum and lithium, are familiar in both name and function, others, like neodymium and gallium, are as exotic as the food additives at the bottom of a microwave dinner’s nutritional label. The metallurgical marvel inside your pocket wouldn’t exist without the entire ingredient list.]( [HEALTH]( [Ketamine is now an FDA-approved depression treatment, but who will be able to get it?]( [This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s Spravato, the nasal spray version of a ketamine-like sedative, for certain cases of depression. And the drug is already being heralded as a “game-changer” for depression and suicide treatment. But chief among the major questions the average person might have about the new drug is: Who exactly will it be for?]( [PROMOTION]( [Introducing Gizmodo Media Group’s New Weekly Personal Finance Newsletter, Two Cents]( [The Two Cents newsletter from Lifehacker will contain deep dives and thoughtful musings in all of the major financial topics in your life, from the ins and outs of investing to tips for paying down your student debt to what varietal of wine to buy at dinner. If you spend money on it, Lifehacker's got a hack for it. Sign up here.]( [REVIEWS]( [Fitbit's cheap new trackers undercut the Apple Watch by a ton]( [Apple might dominate when it comes to smartwatch sales, but Fitbit’s looking to make a dent in its lead by launching four new devices today: the Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, the Inspire and Inspire HR, and the Ace 2. As its name suggests, the Versa Lite is a streamlined version of its popular Versa smartwatch.]( [NEWS]( [New net neutrality bill would strip the FCC of its power to mess with the internet]( [Top congressional Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation to restore the open internet rules repealed by the Trump administration in December 2017. Democrats in the House and Senate introduced companions bills aimed at reinstating the Obama-era net neutrality rules that prohibited broadband providers from blocking or throttling websites or offering preferred businesses higher-quality service for additional fees.]( [GARBAGE]( [10 cult sci-fi movies about environmental revenge]( [Nature strikes back! 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That’s because, at the same time, the staff of the last Blockbuster in Australia will be winding down the business and shuttering the store—leaving just one final location of the venerable franchise left on Earth.]( [NEWS]( [Uber not criminally liable in fatal 2018 self-driving car accident, Arizona prosecutor finds]( [Ride-hailing Uber has been found not criminally liable in the death of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who tragically became the first known pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving vehicle when she was struck by an Uber test SUV in Tempe, Arizona in March 2018.]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [DEADSPIN]( [Stop Enabling Barstool's Shit]( [Barstool Sports, a site for boys who wanna grow up to be Donald Trump Jr., is getting shit on this week. 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