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Humanity edges closer to annihilation as Doomsday Clock lurches forward because of new global threats

Daily Mail - Science & tech

A simple trick cured my tinnitus after a long-haul flight left me in misery for months. Here's the miracle method I wish everyone knew I was diagnosed with cancer after strange things began happening to my hands - here are the symptoms you can't ignore Explosive twist in'diva' inmate Bryan Kohberger's life in prison revealed in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter Marco Rubio'cocoons like a mummy' in bizarre strategy to hide naps from Trump Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli's heartbreaking struggles laid bare after confession about shock firing Devastating truth about Blind Side actor Quinton Aaron: More to this'than everyone is letting on', friends reveal... as co-star Sandra Bullock'monitors' situation Mother hit by unimaginable triple tragedy after'son, 6, fell through icy pond and brothers aged 8 and 9 jumped in to save him' Sydney Sweeney shows off her bombshell curves in racy lingerie to promote her new SYRN line - as it's revealed Hollywood Sign bra stunt could leave her facing trespassing and vandalism charges Lawyer, 44, who died on flight to London after falling asleep on her mother's shoulder had undiagnosed cardiac condition, inquest hears Top Citi banker displayed'sexually charged' behavior towards female underling and let co-workers think they were having affair, harassment lawsuit alleges Revealed: Tupac Shakur's'crack fiend mama' lived in'SCARY' houseboat community full of drug addicts like'Psycho Steve' before shock death My perfect life at $2m Manchester-by-the-Sea mansion took nasty turn when neighbors tried to ban me from getting a gun because of my HUSBAND - now I've had the last laugh Boy, 15, has been missing for two weeks after sneaking away to New York to meet stranger he'd chatted to on Roblox Nicola Peltz could barely speak Victoria Beckham's name, says interviewer who quizzed her about THAT wedding dress row in explosive new chapter of family feud Doctor who was branded'tone deaf' for flaunting her Louboutin heels at work furiously hits back at critics Doomsday Clock ticks forward... moving humanity closer to annihilation than ever before The Doomsday Clock, which has been ticking down to the end of the world for decades, is now officially closer to annihilation than ever before. On Tuesday, scientists with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the symbolic clock four seconds forward to 85 seconds to midnight . It's also the closest the clock has ever been to midnight in its 79-year history, meaning experts believe humanity has never faced a more dire threat of a world-ending catastrophe than it does in 2026. The group, which decides where the hands are set annually, cited multiple threats to global stability, including nuclear weapons, climate change, disruptive technologies like AI, and the creation of synthetic biological substances called'mirror life.' Alexandra Bell, president and CEO of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, said: 'Every second counts and we are running out of time.


Used electric cars now offer buyers the LOWEST lifetime cost of ownership, study claims

Daily Mail - Science & tech

A simple trick cured my tinnitus after a long-haul flight left me in misery for months. Here's the miracle method I wish everyone knew I was diagnosed with cancer after strange things began happening to my hands - here are the symptoms you can't ignore Explosive twist in'diva' inmate Bryan Kohberger's life in prison revealed in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter Marco Rubio'cocoons like a mummy' in bizarre strategy to hide naps from Trump Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli's heartbreaking struggles laid bare after confession about shock firing Devastating truth about Blind Side actor Quinton Aaron: More to this'than everyone is letting on', friends reveal... as co-star Sandra Bullock'monitors' situation Mother hit by unimaginable triple tragedy after'son, 6, fell through icy pond and brothers aged 8 and 9 jumped in to save him' Sydney Sweeney shows off her bombshell curves in racy lingerie to promote her new SYRN line - as it's revealed Hollywood Sign bra stunt could leave her facing trespassing and vandalism charges Lawyer, 44, who died on flight to London after falling asleep on her mother's shoulder had undiagnosed cardiac condition, inquest hears Top Citi banker displayed'sexually charged' behavior towards female underling and let co-workers think they were having affair, harassment lawsuit alleges Revealed: Tupac Shakur's'crack fiend mama' lived in'SCARY' houseboat community full of drug addicts like'Psycho Steve' before shock death My perfect life at $2m Manchester-by-the-Sea mansion took nasty turn when neighbors tried to ban me from getting a gun because of my HUSBAND - now I've had the last laugh Boy, 15, has been missing for two weeks after sneaking away to New York to meet stranger he'd chatted to on Roblox Nicola Peltz could barely speak Victoria Beckham's name, says interviewer who quizzed her about THAT wedding dress row in explosive new chapter of family feud Doctor who was branded'tone deaf' for flaunting her Louboutin heels at work furiously hits back at critics Used electric vehicles (EVs) now offer buyers the best value over the entire lifetime of the car, a study claims. According to experts from the University of Michigan, compared to a new mid-sized SUV with an internal combustion engine, a three-year-old EV version offers lifetime savings of £9,486 ($13,000). In comparison, buying a used petrol version would only save you £2,190 ($3,000) over the car's lifetime. However, the researchers point out that this difference is primarily driven by how fast EVs lose their value compared to other power systems.


US military 'war room' jet spotted leaving Washington DC as unrest grips the nation

Daily Mail - Science & tech

US military'war room' jet spotted leaving Washington DC as unrest grips the nation A simple trick cured my tinnitus after a long-haul flight left me in misery for months. Here's the miracle method I wish everyone knew Insidious secret life of promiscuous neurosurgeon found dead in his $2.5m mansion Impeachment whistleblower launches Senate campaign in Trump's home state: 'Our country is in chaos' Gavin Newsom's ballyhooed'care first' $236 million mental health push helps ONLY 22 people in four years Lawyer, 44, who died on flight to London after falling asleep on her mother's shoulder had undiagnosed cardiac condition, inquest hears Heart stopping video shows toddler fly out of mother's Mercedes SUV at busy LA intersection Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli's heartbreaking struggles laid bare after confession about shock firing My perfect life at $2m Manchester-by-the-Sea mansion took nasty turn when neighbors tried to ban me from getting a gun because of my HUSBAND - now I've had the last laugh ICE agents WILL be present at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, officials confirm... despite furious response from locals Winter Storm Fern death toll climbs to 34 after brutal freeze batters the US... and meteorologists warn even colder weather is on the way Coco Gauff's behind-the-scenes meltdown at the Australian Open: World No 3 smashes racket in a rage after losing in just 59 minutes - and it was all caught on camera Is Angelina Jolie quitting America? Private struggles emerge... as actress weighs major lifestyle that threatens to rupture her family Brandi Glanville debuts dramatic new look after facial disfigurement caused by'parasite'... see RHOBH alum now Martha Stewart breaks political silence after being urged by teenage granddaughter: 'Things must change' US military'war room' jet spotted leaving Washington DC as unrest grips the nation The US Air Force's Boeing C-40B Clipper is currently flying west after departing Washington DC Tuesday morning on an undisclosed mission. The aircraft, often described as an airborne'war room' or'flying office,' is used to transport high-priority personnel, including Cabinet members, combatant commanders and senior military leaders. It also provides secure, global communications capabilities for VIP transport and special missions.


'It's 2C in our flat': Inside Kyiv apartment as Russia targets power and heating

BBC News

Russia has been exploiting Ukraine's harshest winter in years to pummel energy infrastructure across the country. Repeated strikes have crippled the power supply to major Ukrainian cities, leaving millions without heating or light as temperatures hover around -15C (5F) for the third week in a row. Electrical companies carry out round-the-clock repairs - only for their work to be undone at night, when Russian drone and missiles again damage power stations. In Kyiv, people were initially able to keep the cold at bay by using electric heaters or wrapping up warm. But the freezing temperatures have lasted weeks now, with no end in sight.


Boiling Britain: Number of 'uncomfortably hot' days in the UK is set to increase by 150% by 2050, study warns

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Lawyer, 44, who died on flight to London after falling asleep on her mother's shoulder had undiagnosed cardiac condition, inquest hears Winter Storm Fern death toll climbs to 34 after brutal freeze batters the US... and meteorologists warn even colder weather is on the way Top lawyer, event planner and pilot identified as three of six killed in private jet crash while taking'girls' trip' to Paris Insidious secret life of promiscuous neurosurgeon found dead in his $2.5m mansion'He has no loyalty': The bitter secret fallout between One Direction star Harry Styles and his former bandmates - as insiders reveal for the first time what really happened at Liam Payne's funeral Ricky Gervais' long-term partner Jane Fallon says she has no regrets about not having children as she opens up about their relationship'Gunfight' as Chinese general is purged by President Xi: Rumours sweep Beijing that'coup-plotting' military chief was axed'for leaking nuclear secrets to US' Is Angelina Jolie quitting America? Private struggles emerge... as actress weighs major lifestyle that threatens to rupture her family Brandi Glanville debuts dramatic new look after facial disfigurement caused by'parasite'... see RHOBH alum now Matthew Stafford's wife Kelly shares emotional moment NFL star returned home after heartbreaking playoff defeat Swiss inferno bar owners place blame on tragic'waitress in the helmet' and say fire was result of her'show' climbing on to colleague's shoulders with lit sparklers Coco Gauff's behind-the-scenes meltdown at the Australian Open: World No 3 smashes racket in a rage after losing in just 59 minutes - and it was all caught on camera Insiders reveal the REAL misstep that got Kristi Noem humiliatingly ditched by Trump... and the weak excuse she's peddling to try and save herself Boiling Britain: Number of'uncomfortably hot' days in the UK is set to increase by 150% by 2050, study warns READ MORE: 2025 was Britain's hottest year on RECORD, Met Office confirms The number of'uncomfortably hot' days in the UK is set to increase by a whopping 150 per cent by 2050, a new study has warned. Researchers from the University of Oxford modelled what the weather will look like if the world warms by 2 C. While this sounds like a lot, they warn this scenario is becoming'increasingly likely'. The results revealed that under these conditions, the number of uncomfortably hot days will increase by 150 per cent in the UK, and by staggering 230 per cent in Ireland. Given these countries are largely designed to cope with cold conditions, this temperature increase could have'disproportionately severe impacts', the experts warn.


Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound's Enslaved Workforce

WIRED

A whistleblower trapped inside a "pig butchering" scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials--including 4,200 pages of messages that lay out its operations in unprecedented detail. Just before 8am one day last April, an office manager who went by the name Amani sent out a motivational message to his colleagues and subordinates. "Every day brings a new opportunity--a chance to connect, to inspire, and to make a difference," he wrote in his 500-word post to an office-wide WhatsApp group. "Talk to that next customer like you're bringing them something valuable--because you are." He and his underlings worked inside a " pig butchering " compound, a criminal operation built to carry out scams --promising romance and riches from crypto investments--that often defraud victims out of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars at a time. The workers Amani was addressing were eight hours into their 15-hour night shift in a high-rise building in the Golden Triangle special economic zone in Northern Laos. Like their marks, most of them were victims, too: forced laborers trapped in the compound, held in debt bondage with no passports. They struggled to meet scam revenue quotas to avoid fines that deepened their debt.


He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive

WIRED

A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors' crimes--and then escape. It was a perfect June evening in New York when I received my first email from the source who would ask me to call him Red Bull. He was writing from hell, 8,000 miles away. A summer shower had left a rainbow over my Brooklyn neighborhood, and my two children were playing in a kiddie pool on the roof of our apartment building. Now the sun was setting, while I--in typical 21st-century parenting fashion, forgive me--compulsively scrolled through every app on my phone. The message had no subject line and came from an address on the encrypted email service Proton Mail: "vaultwhistle@proton.me." I'm currently working inside a major crypto romance scam operation based in the Golden Triangle," it began. "I am a computer engineer being forced to work here under a contract." "I've collected internal evidence of how the scam works--step by step," the message ...


How AI cops will be used to patrol Britain's streets: From live facial recognition to virtual chatbots - the Orwellian technologies that are set to tackle crime

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Winter Storm Fern death toll climbs to 34 after brutal freeze batters the US... and meteorologists warn even colder weather is on the way Top lawyer, event planner and pilot identified as three of six killed in private jet crash while taking'girls' trip' to Paris Insidious secret life of promiscuous neurosurgeon found dead in his $2.5m mansion'He has no loyalty': The bitter secret fallout between One Direction star Harry Styles and his former bandmates - as insiders reveal for the first time what really happened at Liam Payne's funeral Nicola Peltz was raised by billionaire'bully' Nelson who became the most feared investor on Wall Street before starting his own dynasty with his 10 children Is Angelina Jolie quitting America? Private struggles emerge... as actress weighs major lifestyle that threatens to rupture her family Influencer shares haunting 911 call after crash that killed her son known for viral'Okay Baby' video Matthew Stafford's wife Kelly shares emotional moment NFL star returned home after heartbreaking playoff defeat Martha Stewart breaks political silence after being urged by teenage granddaughter: 'Things must change' Insiders reveal the REAL misstep that got Kristi Noem humiliatingly ditched by Trump... and the weak excuse she's peddling to try and save herself Defiant Trump dismisses Alzheimer's fears as he struggles to recall name of disease in interview How AI cops will be used to patrol Britain's streets: From live facial recognition to virtual chatbots - the Orwellian technologies that are set to tackle crime Britain's police forces are getting a high-tech upgrade, as artificial intelligence ( AI) tools are rolled out to tackle crime . As part of major police reforms, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced that over £140 million will be invested in new technology . Police will be given access to facial recognition vans, tools for rapid CCTV analysis, and a suite of digital forensics tools. How the public interacts with the police is also set to change, as 999 control rooms use'AI-assisted operator services' to filter'non-policing calls'.


The footprints that rewrite the evolution of flight: Ancient tracks suggest birds could be 60 MILLION years older than thought

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Winter Storm Fern death toll climbs to 34 after brutal freeze batters the US... and meteorologists warn even colder weather is on the way Top lawyer, event planner and pilot identified as three of six killed in private jet crash while taking'girls' trip' to Paris Insidious secret life of promiscuous neurosurgeon found dead in his $2.5m mansion'He has no loyalty': The bitter secret fallout between One Direction star Harry Styles and his former bandmates - as insiders reveal for the first time what really happened at Liam Payne's funeral Nicola Peltz was raised by billionaire'bully' Nelson who became the most feared investor on Wall Street before starting his own dynasty with his 10 children Is Angelina Jolie quitting America? Private struggles emerge... as actress weighs major lifestyle that threatens to rupture her family Influencer shares haunting 911 call after crash that killed her son known for viral'Okay Baby' video Matthew Stafford's wife Kelly shares emotional moment NFL star returned home after heartbreaking playoff defeat Martha Stewart breaks political silence after being urged by teenage granddaughter: 'Things must change' Insiders reveal the REAL misstep that got Kristi Noem humiliatingly ditched by Trump... and the weak excuse she's peddling to try and save herself Defiant Trump dismisses Alzheimer's fears as he struggles to recall name of disease in interview READ MORE: Evolution debate reignited after'missing human link' is found A new AI app is helping to rewrite the evolution of flight. The app, developed by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, has been used to analyse footprints made by dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago. The results show that several tracks share'uncanny' features with both extinct and modern birds. According to the researchers, this suggests that birds could have originated 60 million years earlier than we thought.


How private AI tech is reshaping warfare

Al Jazeera

Much of modern warfare is shaped by for-profit, commercial AI tech firms. This gives them an unprecedented, non-state influence over geopolitical conflict. X to block Grok AI's undressing feature