Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream. The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups . It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans. That is the conclusion Robert A. Pape lays out in his new book, citing data about those who were arrested and charged following the attack. While Proud Boys and Oath Keepers gained most of the headlines, data collected by Pape as part of his work as founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) found that the vast majority (90 percent) of those charged with crimes arising from the attack held no affiliation with militias or militant organizations. Pape's analysis found that 22 percent were business owners, and almost 30 percent held a college degree.

In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn't even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events. We've been hearing a great deal recently about the specter of AI-driven human extinction . Maybe our misplaced trust in AI intelligence will set off World War III . Or AI agents will unleash widespread cyberattacks and take over the internet. Given too much autonomy, the machines will run amok. They may seek to deceive their creators--wait, that's already happened . Suppose they conclude, like Agent Smith in, that "human beings are a plague, and we are the cure." Or perhaps the chatbots help bad humans unleash a literal plague--a biological weapon .

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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: Trump threatens to'annihilate' Iran if no deal reached US President Donald Trump returned to the stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, where he touted his administration's policies in front of world leaders and issued pointed threats to some of those gathered in the room. The lengthy speech was wide-ranging, covering the war in Iran, AI, Cuba and the role of America's military. The BBC's correspondents who covered the address have picked five key moments that stood out. The US president has no great respect for the United Nations - he accused it of imposing a far-left agenda - but he does relish the global platform it gives him.

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Public disagreement about whether political violence is rising and who is responsible for it stems not from ideology alone but from competing definitions about what should be counted. It could have been a scene from: a quiet evening, an ordinary home, a sudden intrusion by a stranger convinced that the law has betrayed him. In early July 2022, Democratic representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington and her husband were watching television at their Seattle home when men drove past their house screaming threats: vile, racialized, and unmistakably political. Thirty minutes later, one returned, blasting music and approaching the porch. When officers arrived, they found him armed with a loaded handgun, a round already chambered.

Lithuania ready to'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, 'We will fight back' if Russia attacks, Lithuanian PM says Lithuania's prime minister has told the BBC his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they will not surrender if attacked. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told Newsnight that Lithuanians feel constantly threatened by Russia, in part because of drones entering the nation's airspace. He told Newsnight if his country was attacked, we will fight back... we will engage. But he said there were plans for a variety of scenarios and used an example of getting elderly citizens out of cities smoothly and avoiding traffic jams.

AI's existential threat to humanity is dominating headlines across the globe. But with so much attention on the fear of a future AI apocalypse, is the media ignoring the damage AI is already causing? And as AI CEOs join forces to call for regulations, is their motivation about public safety or to secure their grip on the technology's future? NAZA, a documentary that lifts the lid on Israel's calculated killing of Palestinians, has sparked outrage in Israel and accusations of treason against its Israeli filmmakers. They've faced threats from senior government and military officials, as well as journalists and online activists.

Christine Lagarde asserted that Europe must develop its own AI technology and build more datacentres in order to nullify the threat of being cut off by the US or China. Christine Lagarde asserted that Europe must develop its own AI technology and build more datacentres in order to nullify the threat of being cut off by the US or China. Europe's dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent's central bank, Christine Lagarde, said Europeans have two options: shun the technology and lose out on growth; or embrace it and become dependent on tools developed by the US and China. The great debate over AI safety that has erupted in recent days threatens to make the choice moot.

Donald Trump says the federal government already has power to rein in artificial intelligence threats using the Defense Production Act and existing national security laws.