“My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong.”

Octopuses are among the most extraordinary animals on Earth. They solve puzzles, use tools and even recognise individual people. But octopus farming would subject these intelligent animals to a lifeti

Billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman are racing to see who can conquer AI first – at all costs.

A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.

A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.

A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.

A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.

It happened. An OpenAI system broke out of its secure testing environment, hacked its way online, then broke into a second company's servers to access data.No one told it to. It chose to.Now imagine t

“They’re not vetted, they’re not trained."

Soon, Bayer's AI-engineered bacteria and viruses may be released into Europe's environment for the first time ever -- and EU governments are ready to roll out the red carpet for these greedy and reckl

"Why are the standards applied to geopolitical rivals and Muslim-majority states so rarely applied to the United States?"

"Everyone knew the Strait of Hormuz would be shut down, and the US had no plan or preparation for it."

US President Donald Trump claims to oppose the strikes, and Israel and Iran are reportedly trying to deescalate the conflict.

"Bari Weiss is dismantling the most prestigious news show in television history from the top down because Donald Trump despises it."

Elon Musk is trying to push through one of the most predatory corporate deals in history: Project Apex. He is using the SpaceX IPO to suck $75 billions out of pension funds.By smashing SpaceX together

"Tons of the world’s most profitable businesses all practice a form of surveillance capitalism."

"Apartheid without borders."

"Mass surveillance companies are coming for every ounce of information on the public, without offering any meaningful transparency into their operations."

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Over a month ago, while Washington D.C. was asleep, Donald Trump pushed the button. He didn't ask Congress, he didn't show proof of a threat, and he didn't care about the consequences. He just selfish

"A lot of very critical energy infrastructure has been... forced to shut down because of direct damage from drones and missiles."

The “decision to illegally eviscerate the Endangered Species Act is a corrupt and unnecessary gift to polluters.”

There's no end in sight.

There's no end in sight.

"These were hardworking citizens, the backbone of our local economy."

"The US cannot intimidate its way to global silence."

"The arc of normalization with Israel, operationalized through Trump’s Abraham Accords, is being tested."

Trump wants to build autonomous killer robots - and OpenAI just volunteered. This is a defining moment: either AI is used to help us, or it’s used to kill us.While OpenAI has jumped in with both feet

"Jalisco, which is where Guadalajara is, where Puerto Vallarta is, it was one of those places where you didn’t see the insane retaliatory violence."

"Jalisco, which is where Guadalajara is, where Puerto Vallarta is, it was one of those places where you didn’t see the insane retaliatory violence."

"Diplomacy is still alive unless this is all a ruse and there is a surprise attack coming... I think that’s unlikely."

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5 million donkeys are killed every year to produce a special kind of gelatin used in cosmetic products and supplements that claim to enhance health and preserve youth.Some donkeys are skinned alive. T

Trump gorges himself as Americans go hungry.

“Who made the storms this strong?"

“The people can take on corporate power when we act in large enough numbers."