The former head of Wells Fargo's retail bank on Friday avoided prison time after pleading guilty to an obstruction charge related to the bank's sweeping fake-accounts scandal.

From clothes to tech, why is everything so poorly made?

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Maybe you’ve noticed: In the past 10 years everything we buy from clothes to technology has gotten just a…

214 million years ago an asteroid hit what is now Canada. Now the crater is a ring-shaped reservoir 70 kilometers in diameter: Manicouagan Reservoir. Did this impact cause a mass extinction? The as…

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California has sued five of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, alleging that they engaged in a 'decades-long campaign of deception' about climate change and the risks posed by fossil fuels.

I found some details about Apple’s new predictive text model, coming soon in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma.

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Billion-dollar cultivated-meat startup Upside Foods wants you to think the breakthrough chicken fillets it sells are made in a futuristic factory. A WIRED investigation tells a different story.

Current policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase adaptation and mitigation funding are insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. It is clear that further action is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and…

To succeed on Spotify and other services, songs are getting shorter, albums are getting longer, and artists are collaborating across genres.

Kellogg’s plan to ditch its cereal business highlights the depressed outlook for what was once America’s morning staple.

Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.

I've worked at various tech companies: from "traditional" shops and
consultancies, through an investment bank, to high-growth tech firms. I've also
talked with software engineers working at startups, banking, automotive, big
tech, and more "traditional" companies.…

Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.

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When the National Institute for Aging tested over a dozen longevity molecules, acarbose was one of five molecules shown to increase lifespan. The intrigue around acarbose stems from its dual function: it influences metabolic health and reshapes our gut microbiota.…