'Doomsday Clock' highlighting world threats moves closest to destruction
The symbolic clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, with nuclear threats, AI misuses and climate change being the key factors.
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Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.The New York Times - 19h -
AI, wars and climate change mean it's later than ever on the 'Doomsday Clock'
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said, as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to the closest ever to midnight.NBC News - 1d -
Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever to stress global catastrophe risks
Atomic scientists push clock to 89 seconds before midnight, citing nuclear risk, AI and climate crisis as a ‘warning’. A panel of international scientists has moved their symbolic “Doomsday Clock” ...The Guardian - 1d -
Doomsday clock ticks down, closest ever to "global catastrophe"
The decades-old international symbol is meant to be a metaphor showing how close humanity is to catastrophe.CBS News - 2d -
Doomsday clock ticks closer to catastrophe in dire global warning
The world moved yet closer to global catastrophe in 2024, with the hands of the Doomsday Clock ticking one second closer to midnight, the shortest time to zero hour in its 75-year history. The ...The Hill - 2d -
The world is moving on to trade without the US
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Trump's threat to world businesses on tariffs
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Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat
The government is preparing for the possibility that the incoming U.S. administration will impose high tariffs on Canadian goods, setting the close allies up for a showdown.The New York Times - Jan. 16
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