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Doomsday Clock is 90 seconds to midnight as experts warn ‘AI among the biggest threats’ to humanity

Artificial intelligence is listed alongside nuclear weapons, biological threats and climate change as the main risks to humanity.

Tom’s Guide

Factbox-Russia's nuclear arsenal: how big is it and who controls it?

President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory but will not violate non-proliferation agreements. The following are details of Russia's nuclear arsenal, how big it is and who commands it.

Reuters

Does the Doomsday Clock actually mean anything? Experts weigh in

The Cold War relic has a strange history and so-so effectiveness — but it may not be the point.

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Germany and the US pledge tanks; the man leading Ukraine’s fight against corruption

The Guardian - AU

Editorial: World must coalesce to avoid 'doomsday'

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved up the doomsday threat on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

The Doomsday Clock is now at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest we have ever been to global catastrophe

On Jan. 24, history was again made when the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ organization moved the seconds hand of the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. It is now at ‘90 seconds to midnight,’ the closest it has ever been to the symbolic midnight hour of global catastrophe.

The Conversation

Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight amid real threats to humankind

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - the creators of the clock - first launched the initiative in response to the threat of nuclear war in the 1940s

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Kremlin expresses alarm over 'Doomsday Clock', blames U.S. and NATO

The Kremlin expressed alarm on Wednesday that the "Doomsday Clock" had edged closer to midnight than ever, even though the scientists who moved the symbolic dial cited Moscow's own "thinly veiled threats" to use nuclear weapons.

Reuters

Ukraine War Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ to 90 Seconds to Midnight

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight. “We are really closer to that doomsday,” former Mongolian president Elbegdorj Tsakhia said Tuesday at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Doomsday Clock moved to worrying position for first time amid nuclear war tensions rising

The clock was created in 1947 to warn humanity of the dangers of nuclear weapons.

Daily Record

Doomsday Clock AI predicts what looming apocalypse would look like

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveiled the Doomsday Clock in 1947 as a means to represent the imminent threat of man-made global catastrophe, which is currently set at 90 seconds to midnight

Daily Mirror

Doomsday Clock moves 10 seconds closer to midnight

“Annihilation” is less than two minutes away.

Tribune News Service

Doomsday Clock Reaches Its Most Alarming Time

World events are affecting the time on the Doomsday Clock.

The Street

Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says the world is closer to Armageddon than it has ever been

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Manchester Evening News

Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight than ever in latest announcement

The Clock signals how close the world is to ending, taking into account nuclear weapons and climate change

Inverse

The Doomsday Clock is now at 90 seconds to midnight — here's what that means

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever, citing Russia's war on Ukraine and the worsening climate crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Doomsday Clock at record 90 seconds to midnight amid Ukraine crisis

Scientists warn of ‘unprecedented danger’ and say ‘Russia’s war … has raised profound questions’

Reuters

'Doomsday Clock' moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises

Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before on Tuesday, saying threats of nuclear war, disease, and climate volatility have been exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, putting humanity at greater risk of annihilation.

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The Independent UK

Doomsday clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight – the closest in history

Scientists cited the ‘unprecedented danger’ posed by the Russia-Ukraine war in their decision.

WEKU

The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever

The world is closer to catastrophe than it ever has been, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday. The group's experts called out Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other threats.

AFP

'Doomsday Clock' moves closest ever to midnight

Washington (AFP) - Top scientists and security experts moved the "Doomsday Clock" forward on Tuesday to just 90 seconds to midnight -– signaling an increased risk to humanity's survival from the nuclear shadow over the Ukraine conflict and the growing climate crisis.

Axios

War in Ukraine pushes Doomsday Clock forward

The setting moves the clock's hands closer to midnight than it has ever been before.

Daily Mirror

Doomsday Clock now 90 seconds away from apocalypse as world on edge of disaster

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been—largely, but not exclusively, because of the war in Ukraine

Manchester Evening News

What is the Doomsday Clock and what is the time change announcement coming today?

The Doomsday Clock is updated by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists every year - here's what it means and why it's important

AFP

Doomsday Clock to be updated against backdrop of Ukraine war

Washington (AFP) - The "Doomsday Clock," which represents the judgment of leading science and security experts about the perils to human existence, is to be updated on Tuesday against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and other crises.

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