Recycling plastics does not work, says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson also jokingly suggested feeding human beings to animals to “bring nature back”.
National Living Wage set to rise to £9.50 an hour
The 6.6% pay rise for workers aged 23 years old and over is expected to be announced in the Budget.
A Cosmic Ray Event Pinpoints the Viking Landing in Canada
The celestial storm produced carbon-14 atoms found in the rings of a tree felled by Norse explorers, proving they made…
Facebook Failed the People Who Tried to Improve It
The “badge posts” of the company's former researchers offer the parting thoughts of the disillusioned....
Facebook Is Everywhere; Its Moderation Is Nowhere Close
Human reviewers and AI filters struggle to police the flood of content—or understand the nuances in different Arabic dialects....
How to Fix Facebook, According to Its Own Employees
Internal research documents provide a blueprint for solving the company’s biggest problems....
How Dune’s VFX and Sound Teams Made Sandworms From Scratch
The visual effects team invented a process called “sandscreen” to produce epic desert shots. Another group made the worms sound…
Inside the Facebook Papers
A WIRED series dives into thousands of internal documents, showing a company rife with issues that it largely failed to…
Greater Manchester teen with OCD turns cleaning into a job
Zykiah, 15, used his cleaning skills to start a car wash business which now boasts a famous clientele.
Petrol prices hit record high, says RAC
Average petrol prices reach 142.94p a litre, surpassing the previous record in April 2012.