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A new doomsday map has revealed that several major US cities could be underwater by the end of this century if global temperatures continue to rise at current rates22:53, 10 Jan 2025Updated 22:59, 10 Jan 2025The red areas show land…

A chilling new study has warned the Arctic could see its first ice-free day within just three years. Scientists have predicted the first summer to practically melt all of the Arctic's sea ice could occur as early as 2027.The international…

In a tragic first, the extinction of a mainland European bird species has happened.Unfortunately now believed to be dead like a dodo, the Slender-billed Curlew was also found in North Africa and West Asia. A migratory shorebird, it used to…

In the “Startup-up, Scale-up” review report published last year, chancellor Rachel Reeves promised to make Britain the “high growth, start-up hub of the world”. Now, almost six months into the new government, entrepreneurs remain encouraged…

German innovation is not limited to the country’s capital. In fact, some of this year’s most prolific startups are based hundreds of miles away. The AI startup Alpha Alpha hails from Heidelberg. Helsing, which sells AI to Europe’s…

Climate change is a bigger threat to the world than terrorism, the Foreign Secretary has warned. David Lammy said the dangers were “more fundamental” and “pervasive” than an “imperialist autocrat” as he spoke about the global effects of…

Hello, and welcome to WIRED Travel, WIRED’s new destination for coverage of all things transportation, aviation, vacation, and more. Of course, innovations in travel technology, from next-generation electric vehicles to fuel-sipping,…

In his polarizing “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen listed a number of enemies to technological progress. Among them were “tech ethics” and “trust and safety,” a term used for work on online content…

The prominent far-right social network Gab has launched almost 100 chatbots—ranging from AI versions of Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump to the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski—several of which question the reality of the Holocaust.Gab launched a new…

This week noticed the size again of Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan; and while the power transition components have been protected, the funding ringfenced for putting in power effectivity measures in our properties was scaled again.As a…