Yup, definitely ignore the 'clever people' responsible for a global programme that successfully eradicated smallpox. Damn their expertise. https://t.co/k3Dv0eMmqG
The interceptor maths is really tough.
Iran's Shahed drone: $35K. Cost to intercept it: $500K–$4M. That's a 14:1 to 100:1 cost exchange ratio — in the attacker's favour.
Bloomberg says US/Israel stocks could be depleted in days.
This isn't just a military problem. It's an industrial one. An exponential gap.
I built a simulator to help me understand the various points at which the interceptor crunch might happen.
https://t.co/ZUGckb0oMj
For the last six months I've been investigating the #constitutionalsheriffs movement and the threat it poses to next months election.
Here's what I found:
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https://t.co/d6gW6pRRKD
After over 30 minutes, Musk appears to have finally deleted the post
No acknowledgement yet
This was my last screen-grab, which records just under 2 million views:
ATTENTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISTS!
Are you interested in writing for the Observer? I am looking for new writers and ideas for the Science & Technology pages of the Observer New Review.
For an idea of the types of pieces we publish, please take a look at this thread…
“I went undercover as a secret #OnlyFans chat specialist.”
@brendankoerner joined a rotating cast of low-wage workers pretending to be online influencer girlfriends. https://t.co/2SeRAasO6j
It’s a challenge those of us working at the intersection of technology and journalism must rise to, which is why at @WIRED we’re doubling down on our politics coverage.
As the writer Moises Naim puts it, we're living in a post-truth, populist, and polarised era. My real fear is that the information ecosystem has become so polluted that people give up caring about the truth.
Gosh, this sounds terrible.
Imagine losing 70% of your customers overnight…….
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Or do we think someone might be being slightly economical with the truth?
Let’s dig in!
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SCOOP: A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors to Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious “pedophile island.”
🔗 https://t.co/veVcy6TKsR // 📷 Getty Images
This is a national disgrace. It’s pretty clear that water companies could not care less, as they have no incentive to do so. When will government and regulators get hold of this?
https://t.co/ETg6RYlyxr
Cover drop! Ahead of a general election, online conspiracy theories and radicalization driven by algorithms, have warped political discourse in the UK. @SadiqKhan has become the target of culture warriors, using a toxic mix of populism, extremism and technology by @PeterGuest
"They don't see a difference between the real and the virtual world", @CathyHackl says speaking with Franciscus van Meel and @GregWilliams718 – in regard to GenZ and the coming Gen Alpha. "It's just the world." #DLD24
One of the discussed targets at COP28 is tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030.
@EmberClimate looks at the feasibility.
If we continued installing at 2023 rates, capacity would double by 2030.
But with sustained growth, tripling is do-able.
https://t.co/0az5LYng02