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Aarian Marshall Business Sep 16, 2022 7:00 AM Banning Gas Cars Is Good, but It’ll Take More to Save the Planet People must both drive less and switch to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Los Angeles officials may periodically close …

Caitlin Harrington Business Sep 15, 2022 5:02 PM A US Rail Strike Was Averted—but the Crisis Is Far From Over A preliminary agreement prevented a total shutdown, but many supply chains still face delays and disruption caused by staff shortages. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images In the early hours of Thursday …

Vittoria Elliott Business Sep 15, 2022 2:53 PM Satellite Data Shows How Russia Has Destroyed Ukrainian Grain The Russian blockade and bombardments are cutting off thousands of tons of grain, threatening the food supply in countries that rely on wheat exports. Photograph: MIGUEL MEDINA/Getty Images The AI Database → End …

A NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. 1st attempt to shift the position of a natural object in space A NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented …

Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad and into shelter, adding weeks of delay to the lunar-orbiting test flight. Rocket begins 6.5-kilometre trek to Vehicle Assembly Building Monday night Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad …

Matt Laslo Security Sep 14, 2022 3:01 PM The Twitter Whistleblower’s Testimony Has Senators Out for Blood Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Many of Silicon Valley’s fiercest watchdogs on Capitol …

Gideon Lichfield Business Sep 14, 2022 7:00 AM Who Gets to Build the Next Software Stack of Civilization? WIRED’s editor in chief considers Silicon Valley’s visions for the future of governance, plus more thoughts on this month’s headlines. Illustration: WIRED; Getty Images It’s two weeks to RE:WIRED Green, our event …

Matt Burgess Security Sep 13, 2022 7:00 AM How Whistleblowers Navigate a Security Minefield Exposing wrongdoing is risky on the best of days. Whistleblower Aid cofounder John Tye explains the extensive steps needed to keep people safe. Peiter “Mudge” ZatkoPhotograph: Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images It’s been three weeks since …

You may have noticed a bright "star" in the eastern sky after sunset, but that’s no star: it’s the mighty planet Jupiter, and it's almost at its peak brightness. The giant planet can be seen from anywhere, including in light-polluted cities You may have noticed a bright "star" in the …

NASA is skipping next week's launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that's expected to become a major hurricane. Hydrogen fuel leaks and other technical issues caused previous delays NASA is skipping next week's launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical …