Life and Stuff

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

London bans unsafe HGVs after rise in cycling deaths

HGVs without new safety equipment have been banned from London's roads. The move comes after HGVs were involved in collisions leading to the deaths of seven cyclists so far this year.

By: James Temperton,

Halo 5 opening shown as Microsoft reveals new Xbox One hardware

Can't wait for Halo 5: Guardians? Want a sneak peek at the next chapter of the sci-fi saga? Well feast your eyes on the games' opening cinematic.

Microsoft and 343 Industries, developers of the series since Halo 4, have revealed the intro to the newest instalment in the shooter series. As with the teaser trailers seen so far, the focus is on new character Spartan Locke and his team, rather than the familiar Master Chief.

By: Matt Kamen,

National Crime Agency website offline after hacking arrests

Hackers have attacked the website of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in revenge for the arrests of six people for purchasing an illicit tool designed to take sites offline.

By: Michael Rundle,

WIRED2015 Innovation Fellow Elizabeth Stokoe on the science of conversation

Elizabeth Stokoe is a scientist of conversations. She studies how and why you speak differently in different contexts -- from first dates to police interrogations.

Stokoe is Professor of Social Interaction in the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University. Outside the university, she runs workshops with mediators, doctors, police and other professionals using her research-based communication training method called the "Conversation Analytic Role-play Method".

She is one of thirteen WIRED2015 Innovation Fellows who will be speaking on the Main Stage at our flagship event, WIRED2015 on October 15-16.

By: Catherine Lawson,

This is what you would see if you flew past Pluto

Nasa has revealed a complete visualisation of what its New Horizons spacecraft saw as it approached and passed Pluto earlier this year.

By: Michael Rundle,

WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 31 August

Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, New Horizons has a new target, Minecraft founder's 'isolation' and Oliver Sacks dead at 82.

By: WIRED.co.uk,

Monday, August 31, 2015

Telus showcases unlikely pairings in new Optik campaign

New 'You call the shots' campaign underscores the service's flexibility