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Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks

Source: Business | The Guardian · Published: 28 October 2026

Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against them A summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in Nepal, a super El Niño breaking records, Exxon publicly saying we may reach 3C by 2050 – could it possibly be any worse?

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The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey

The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder Saving the only planet we have makes good economic sense. There is, after all, no money to be made on a dead Earth. There may be…

Business | The Guardian · 8 h ago

Business

Britain’s fridge disposal crisis and what to do about it | Letters

Readers respond to an article by Sam Wollaston about Norfolk’s fridge mountain Sam Wollaston ( What an eyesore! My day at Norfolk’s frightful fridge mountain, 21 October ) highlights an urgent issue, but misses a key underlying driver: the reality of climate…

Business | The Guardian · 22 h ago

Business

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the…

Business | The Guardian · 1 d ago

Sports

Kylian Mbappé’s China crisis shows how sensitive Mao’s legacy remains

Real Madrid forward was dropped by brands for comments Chinese media generally steered clear of outlining It’s been a bad start to the week for the France forward Kylian Mbappé. He missed out on joining the elite roster of Ballon d’Or winners, and instead…

Sport | The Guardian · 6 h ago

Culture

Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? by Judi Dench review – whatever you do, don’t call her a ‘national treasure’

The actor waxes lyrical on directors, dildos and why she hates being referred to as though she’s a dusty old relic In the late 1950s, Judi Dench was invited to meet a major Hollywood producer about a possible career in the film business. The producer looked…

Culture | The Guardian · 7 h ago

World

A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes

The Odyssey set sail two years ago on a three-year voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel. (Image credit: Heng Sinith)

NPR Topics: World · 8 h ago

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Technology & AI

VCs will make billions on Anthropic’s IPO, but Amazon is set to make much (much) more

Massive note conversions reveal the true extent of Amazon's ownership in Anthropic.

TechCrunch · 15 h ago

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Technology & AI

Disruptive raises $10B fund to make big bets on at least 10 companies

Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs.

TechCrunch · 21 h ago