reset the notional Doomsday Clock on Jan 28 at 89 seconds to “midnight” at which time human civilisation will cease to exist, I sent it the following message: “You are about to reset the DDC ...

This week the “Doomsday Clock” was set closer to midnight ... The usual frank commentary is provided: “The 2025 clock time signals that the world is on a course of unprecedented risk ...

Donald Trump is committed to dismantling the federal bureaucracy—and, with it, the government’s capacity to manage risk.

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In this interview, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' new leader discusses her plans for the Bulletin and a host of ...

What if companies don’t need to spend nearly as much as expected to develop artificial-intelligence models? That’s the big question on the minds of investors Monday, given the newfound ...

“Cada segundo cuenta (every second counts),” said Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia, as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their symbolic “Doomsday Clock” one second closer to ...

The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with a passenger plane above Washington DC was training for a hypothetical evacuation of US leaders at the time, according to US officials. Three soldiers ...

By entering the date, time, and location of an event, you can hop on to your little virtual time machine and get a glimpse of the enormous world clock. Whether you're planning a virtual meeting with ...