Kilkeel River bleeds,
Pollution sweeps through the depths—
Fish vanish, lost lives.
Pollution sweeps through the depths—
Fish vanish, lost lives.
The Department of Environment said 5km of the Kilkeel River in the Mournes area was impacted.
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You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong
Viral trends mislead,
Ruby J. Thelot warns,
Culture shifts in clicks.From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.
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The far left hits a wall
Francesca Hong falls,
finger-pointing erupts fast—
the far left's high tide sinks.The movement had been riding high off a string of primary victories this cycle. But Francesca Hong’s loss Wednesday led to an immediate round of finger-pointing.
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British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record
Andy Green speeds forth,
Hydrogen roars at 406—
Britain's record set.Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).
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The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions
Tucker’s voice replies,
Art and tech in tandem thrive—
ChatTJB sparks thought.WIRED spoke with Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee who created ChatTJB to get people to reflect on the “strange moment” we’re in.
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First ‘pounds for pylons’ energy bill discount sites revealed
In Britain, they save,
Households near pylons receive,
Two hundred fifty.Households living within 1600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
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Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt
Flight from the coast grounded,
Child stood in seat, seatbelt refused—
Porter Airlines turned back.Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failedA Canadian airline cancelled a flight from Victoria to Toronto after a child refused to wear a seatbelt.The child was standing in their chair as the 6…
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Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
Rubble in the streets,
Colombia's cries for help rise;
Rescue teams dig deep.Colombia experienced a number of aftershocks on Tuesday, as efforts continued to free survivors trapped in rubble and buildings.
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How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled
Iran's swift strikes hit,
Three U.S. soldiers fall in
Jordan's desert dusk.The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.
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Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture
AI at Anthropic,
Discovers a simple flaw—
Jacobian falls.A mathematician working at Anthropic says he used the AI model Claude Fable 5 to uncover a remarkably simple counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a famous problem that has resisted mathematicians for more than a century. The result shows that the conjecture is false in…