Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize Marks the Beginning of a Vaccine Revolution
No one expected the first Covid-19 vaccine to be as good as it was. “We were hoping for around 70 percent, that’s a success,” says Dr Ann Falsey, a professor…
£20B plan to power the UK with Moroccan sunshine might actually go ahead
From fusion energy plants and gigantic wind farms to tidal energy mega-turbines, there is no shortage of ambitious renewable energy projects underway in Europe. But when British startup Xlinks announced…
Amsterdam’s Orquesta raises €800,000 for no-code LLM gateway
Amsterdam-based startup Orquesta today announced an oversubscribed €800,000 pre-seed funding round. The company has developed a platform through which companies can integrate various Large Language Models (LLMs) directly into their…
Final Fantasy 14 player becomes first ever to complete all 2,751 achievements
Someone has finally completed every single Final Fantasy 14 achievement, 10 years after the game launched. As reported by GamesRadar, over on the Final Fantasy 14 subreddit it was announced…
“This is not a leak” – Mullvad VPN dismisses alleged accounts breach
One of the most popular VPN services around today has dismissed allegations regarding dozens of its users’ accounts being found on the dark web. Mullvad VPN told TechRadar Pro that…
Exim mail servers left open to zero-day attacks for over a year
A major flaw in Exim’s mail transfer agent (MTA) software has been detected that has gone without a patch for more than a year. Researchers from Trend Micro’s Zero Day…
Zelda player awarded with $10,000 gold trophy for completing KFC-sponsored speedrun
Fast food restaurant chain KFC has awarded a speedrunner a gold trophy valued at over $10,000. Inspired by the secret “11 herbs and spices” that constitute the recipe for KFC’s…
Pokémon Company Apologizes After Van Gogh Collaboration Causes Scalping Mayhem
You’d think a Pikachu in a grey felt hat wouldn’t be able to spark crowd-swelling hysteria, but if the last few years have proven anything, Pokémon has developed a concerning…
Tux the Cat Found After Lyft Driver Sped Off With Her
A Lyft passenger lived every pet owner’s worst nightmare this weekend after a driver drove off with his cat. The two were eventually reunited, but not before the cat’s owner…
How to Watch Google’s Big Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 Event
Google’s next big phone and watch are set to be unveiled this week, or at least, Google is going to either confirm or deny the tsunami of leaks detailing what’s…