Doomsday clock ticks down, closest ever to "global catastrophe"
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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 - 5h -
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 - 13h -
'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.BBC 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 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 - 1d -
Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices
US president tells World Economic Forum he will insist central banks lower interest rates ‘immediately’ afterwardsFinancial Times - 6d -
The clock is ticking for TikTok and its 170 million American users
TikTok said it will be forced to go dark on Sunday and called on the Biden administration for clarification on the new law. A White House spokesperson Saturday called TikTok's statement a "stunt." ...CBS News - Jan. 18 -
South Korea crisis mounts as clock ticks on arrest warrant for president
Anti-corruption agency taps police to bring Yoon Suk Yeol into custody following stand-off on FridayFinancial Times - Jan. 6
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