The U.S. Army signed a new plan integrating biological warfare scenarios into combat training as artificial intelligence and biotechnology raise biological threat concerns.

The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Catastrophic risks are increasing, cooperation is declining, and swift action is needed from global leaders to correct course. The Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight than ever. The Doomsday Clock has just been set to 85 seconds to midnight. Nearly 80 years after its creation, this time represents the closest the clock has ever been to midnight.

At several points in human history, there have been great transitions that accelerated our progress and shaped everything that would follow. Ten thousand years ago, the first Agricultural Revolution allowed us to establish cities and civilisation. Four hundred years ago, the Scientific Revolution gave us a reliable method for understanding the laws of nature. Two hundred years ago, the Industrial Revolution launched us on a new trajectory of rapid economic growth. But there has recently been another transition more important than any that has come before.