Doomsday

Last year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which sets the time each year, moved the clock forward to 90 seconds from midnight — AKA doom. That was the closest the clock has ever been set to annihilation, and it will stay there this year. “Ninety seconds to midnight is profoundly unstable and must not engender complacency.”“There are two key messages in our statement and they are one: that 90 seconds to midnight is profoundly unstable and must not engender complacency and two: the advancement of technology is…

When leaders of some of the world’s biggest companies convened at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week, artificial intelligence was a big topic of conversation. For good reason, too, as the international organization released a report ahead of the meeting identifying AI as one of the biggest global risks in the next two years and over the next decade.But dire warnings about how AI is “incredibly dangerous” and could even lead to human extinction—including from some leaders in the…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Trailer 2 Even without “Martha,” Batman v Superman is, in our mind, the worst of the DCEU films because of its wasted potential. Zack Snyder put everything DC fans could want into a single movie: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, Doomsday, and more, but it was just too much, too soon. Maybe if it came out later, when we knew these characters better, it would’ve worked better. But here, early on in the DC saga, it’s just a mess. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice…

Was your little one disappointed they couldn’t get their own bulletproof, $100,000, Cybertruck? Well, fear not. Tesla released the Cybertruck for Kids on Thursday, shortly after the release of its grown-up version. Your dystopian, conspiracy-spreading, Elon Musk-loving child will love their little Cybertruck.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedFor just $1,500, you can drive one of these bad boys home—that’s 18,000 Dogecoin if you’ve turned your back on the fed. Cybertruck for Kids can accommodate…

Image: NetflixIt’s never good when your TV stops working—for many reasons, some of which Netflix itself could quickly rattle off. But it’s really never good when the forces of nature around you start acting very oddly, as we see in this new clip from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail’s new Netflix film, Leave the World Behind.The clip, which was revealed as part of Geeked Week, ends with a little tease of the rest of the movie, suggesting that a few too many deer in the yard is hardly the most off-putting thing it contains.…

A team from the British Antarctic Survey has completed the first map of the ground beneath West Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier, which is the size of Great Britain and could raise global sea levels by 65 cm (25 in) in the coming centuries as it melts.Covering an area of 192,000 km² (74,000 miles²), Thwaite Glacier got the nickname Doomsday Glacier because it's the widest glacier in the world and its retreat and instability has raised fears that it could collapse, significantly raising sea levels.The likelihood of this…

via Yash Raj Films Thanks to the overwhelming critical, commercial, streaming, and awards season success of the incredible RRR, international audiences have had their eyes opened to Indian cinema in a major way. While it was destined to succeed on its own merits, the knock-on effect may have played a part in Pathaan reaching the very summit of the streaming charts. Per FlixPatrol, the record-breaking blockbuster is standing tall as the number one most-watched movie on the Prime Video worldwide rankings, and the…

Just in time for the X-Men’s 60th anniversary, Marc Guggenheim and Manuel García will return the Sentinel-run future of Days Of Future PastJust in time for the X-Men's 60th anniversary, Marc Guggenheim and Manuel García will return the Sentinel-run future of Chris Claremont and John Byrne's Days Of Future Past two-part storyline, Uncanny X-Men #141 and #142, that so impacted the series, with a new prequel to the future events depicted in that series. Even though it was meant to be set in  the far-flung future of 2013,…

You’ve probably heard by now: AI is coming, it’s about to change everything, and humanity is not ready.Artificial intelligence is passing bar exams, plagiarizing term papers, creating deepfakes that are real enough to fool the masses, and the robot apocalypse is nigh. The government isn’t prepared. Neither are you.Tesla founder Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and hundreds of AI researchers signed an open letter this week urging a pause on AI development before it gets too powerful. “A.I. could rapidly eat the…

A new study by Stanford University suggests that an 80-mile-wide (130-km) stream of ice in the heart of Antarctica's "doomsday glacier" may expand over the next 20 years, which would increase its ice loss and contribute to sea level rises.Located in West Antarctica, Thwaites Glacier has in some parts been clocked moving at speeds of over 2 km (1.2 miles) per year. That may not seem quick by everyday standards, but for a glacier that's really shifting. Thwaites Glacier is regarded as part of the weak underbelly of the West…