Cities aren't supposed to burn like this anymore—especially Lahaina

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  08.15.23 CLIMATE FINANCE | 5-MINUTE READ This Bold Plan to Kick the World's Coal Habit Might Actually Work BY BIANCA NOGRADY Novel climate-financing deals are promising to shut off dirty energy plants in developing countries and retrain their staff to work in the green economy. TRICKS OF THE TRADE | 7-MINUTE READ How X Is Suing Its Way Out of Accountability BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT The social media giant filed a lawsuit against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. It's the latest effort to cut off the data needed to expose online platforms' failings. IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ Let Venice Sink BY CATHERINE BENNETT The impulse to save everything no longer makes sense. It's time to leave the city as a monument to the dangers of global warming—and rethink our relationship to heritage. THE AGE OF FLAMES | 4-MINUTE READ Cities Aren't Supposed to Burn Like This Anymore—Especially Lahaina BY MATT SIMON Humans figured out how to prevent huge fires in urban areas over a century ago. Why have they gotten so bad again? ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers! Subscribe now. DEALS | 2-MINUTE READ 3 Great Roborock Robot Vacuums Are on Sale Right Now BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT The future might not come with flying cars, but it did bring cheap robots to clean your house. TRUTH SERUM | 3-MINUTE READ This Psychologist Wants To Vaccinate You Against Fake News BY GRACE BROWNE Controlled exposure to misinformation can help protect people from falling for it in the future, according to new research. PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ Ninja's Nifty Outdoor Oven Gives Meals a Touch of Smoky Goodness BY ADRIENNE SO This astonishingly affordable little outdoor electric oven has replaced my indoor one. SECURITY TEST | 5-MINUTE READ This Showdown Between Humans and Chatbots Could Keep You Safe From Bad AI BY KHARI JOHNSON AND DHRUV MEHROTRA Thousands of security experts, hackers, and college students competed to trick powerful text-generation systems into revealing their dark sides at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas. WRIST-Y BUSINESS | 12-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Smartwatches Do Much More Than Just Tell Time BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected. Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on jobs.wired.com. Global Audit Operations Manager Amazon Web Services, Inc. Location: Herndon, VA, USA APPLY NOW Gameplay Software Engineer Electronic Arts Location: Washington, USA APPLY NOW ADVERTISEMENT Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.