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Devon neighbours debate farming and rewilding in new documentary
Two Devon neighbours, farmer Derek Banbury and conservationist Derek Gow, clash over how the countryside should be managed in James Dawson’s documentary. Their dispute over traditional farming and rewilding gives the film a way to explore environmental damage while showing sympathy for a farming way of life under pressure. Banbury raises dairy cows and grows…
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GTA 6’s Wildlife Gameplay Might Do Something Red Dead 2 Never Could
Rockstar Games has revealed extensive details about Grand Theft Auto 6’s wildlife system through an exclusive Game Informer cover story, showcasing an unprecedented level of environmental immersion for the franchise. The developer has created over 170 distinct animal species across Leonida (a fictional Florida-inspired setting), each with authentic movement behaviours and extraordinary visual detail, suggesting…
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Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: ‘A third of people don’t realise’
More than two million people in England are unaware that their properties are at risk of flooding, according to the Environment Agency. As the UK braces for a wet and stormy start to winter, the agency is urging residents to check their flood risk and prepare accordingly. This warning comes at a critical time, with…
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Young minds develop ideas to tackle climate change
Sixteen young people in Ipswich took part in a climate-focused hackathon, creating posters with ideas to address light pollution, wildfires, ocean damage and poor water quality. The event was part of a free touring exhibition, and its organisers said the activity was intended to show young people that individual action can help tackle climate change.…
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Close the observability gap with agentic observability
Enterprise organisations face a significant observability challenge, with legacy monitoring tools providing only fragmented views of increasingly complex IT environments. As organisations expand their use of AI, hybrid infrastructure, and sovereign cloud systems, this fragmentation creates operational bottlenecks—when critical applications fail, IT teams struggle to identify root causes whilst essential services remain unavailable. Research indicates…
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Stop shaming people for using AI. Start organizing to prevent our obsolescence | Garrison Lovely
Garrison Lovely argues that opposition to AI should focus less on shaming individuals for using it and more on organising against companies pursuing systems designed to replace human labour. He says the industry’s stated ambition to build artificial general intelligence amounts to creating a machine capable of doing almost any work that can be done…
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AI agent failures and agentic ransomware surge as Florida targets OpenAI oversight
Meta’s shopping assistant exposed a seller’s home address; Microsoft revealed the first documented agentic ransomware attack destroyed cloud infrastructure; Florida seeks injunction requiring independent safety checks on OpenAI’s AI development.
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Woke pastor running for Kansas congressional seat once used sermon to implore locals to eat less BEEF
Adam Hamilton, a Democratic pastor running for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas, has become the focus of political attack over a 2020 sermon in which he urged his congregation to eat less beef due to environmental concerns. The sermon, titled “What Would Jesus Say About Climate Change?”, prompted Hamilton to encourage his followers to…
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Robotic farm dogs use AI to inspect crops and track field conditions
Robot dogs are expanding beyond security applications to revolutionise agricultural monitoring and crop management. Farmers worldwide are now deploying these quadrupedal machines equipped with AI vision systems to collect crop data, detect diseases, identify pests and monitor field conditions—addressing a critical gap left by satellite imagery, drones and labour-intensive manual inspections, which are often impractical…
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Goodman abandons Sydney data centre plan after residents’ opposition
Goodman Group has withdrawn its application to build Project Mars, a data centre near homes in Sydney’s Lane Cove suburb, after strong opposition from residents and campaigners. The decision highlights tensions in Australia between attracting investment in AI infrastructure and concerns about its effects on local communities and water and energy supplies. The proposed facility…