Day: May 12, 2025

Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold (with help from the Large Hadron Collider)

Posted on by Robin Edgar

One of the ultimate goals of medieval alchemy has been realized, but only for a fraction of a second. Scientists with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, were able to convert lead into gold using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. Unlike the examples of transmutation Read more about Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold (with help from the Large Hadron Collider)[…]

Garmin CEO Hints More Paywalls And Enshittification Are Coming, Falsely Claims Users Love It after paywalling existing features and pissing off actual users

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We recently noted how device maker Garmin had decided to follow in the footsteps of Google’s Fitbit, and begin putting basic features behind an annoying subscription paywall to goose revenues. Garmin’s new “premium” Garmin+ tier takes several features users already enjoyed for free, put them behind a $7 per month paywall, and called it innovation. Users Read more about Garmin CEO Hints More Paywalls And Enshittification Are Coming, Falsely Claims Users Love It after paywalling existing features and pissing off actual users[…]

Moderna’s Vaccine for both Flu and Covid Works—Now Politics Could Sink It

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Moderna’s mRNA-based flu and covid-19 vaccine could provide the best of both worlds—if it’s actually ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This week, scientists at Moderna published data from a Phase III trial testing the company’s combination vaccine, codenamed mRNA-1083. Individuals given mRNA-1083 appeared to generate the same or even greater immune response Read more about Moderna’s Vaccine for both Flu and Covid Works—Now Politics Could Sink It[…]

Charter airline helping Trump’s deportation campaign pwned

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GlobalX, a charter airline used for deportations by the US government, has admitted someone broke into its network infrastructure. “On May 5, 2025, Global Crossing Airlines Group learned of unauthorized activity within its computer networks and systems supporting portions of its business applications, which the company determined to be the result of a cybersecurity incident,” Read more about Charter airline helping Trump’s deportation campaign pwned[…]

Volvo EX90’s Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone’s Camera

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] That pod on the roof of Volvo’s new electric SUV is essentially just shooting out a bunch of high-powered infrared beams, determining the distance of the vehicle’s surroundings by measuring the time taken for reflected light to return to the sensor. If you point your phone’s camera directly at those beams, you’ll observe some Read more about Volvo EX90’s Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone’s Camera[…]