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- 1Fears of an AI internet takeover gain urgency▼Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios
Reports are highlighting growing concern that artificial intelligence could take over the internet, with the scenario now being grouped alongside other doomsday predictions. Commentators warn that as AI systems control more online infrastructure, the risk of loss of human oversight increases. The discussion reflects wider public anxiety about the pace of AI development and its potential consequences for society.
- 2Yann LeCun calls Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei 'deluded' over AI risks▼AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded,’ ‘crazy,’ and doesn’t understand cybersecurity
Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist and one of the field's so-called godfathers, publicly attacked Dario Amodei, calling the Anthropic CEO 'deluded' and 'crazy' and saying he does not understand cybersecurity. The remarks sharpen an ongoing rift among leading AI figures over how serious near-term AI risks are, pitting LeCun's skepticism about catastrophic scenarios against Amodei's warnings.
- 3Marvel releases Avengers: Doomsday theater PSA●Avengers: Doomsday | Silence Your Phones | In Theaters December 18
Marvel Entertainment has put out a 'Silence Your Phones' spot for Avengers: Doomsday, reminding audiences the film opens in theaters on December 18. The announcement has drawn millions of likes, with fans weighing in on the next chapter of the Avengers saga, which brings back major characters and is one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
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An extended trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, the Marvel film slated for 2026, is circulating widely and drawing massive audience engagement. The preview offers a first extended look at the upcoming Avengers installment, and fans are reacting to the footage as anticipation builds for the film's release next year.
- 5Avengers: Doomsday 'Extinction' trailer concept draws huge attention▼Avengers: Doomsday | “EXTINCTION” TRAILER CONCEPT | Marvel Studios
A fan-made 'Extinction' trailer concept for Marvel Studios' upcoming Avengers: Doomsday has racked up over three million likes, reflecting intense anticipation for the film. The edited footage imagines a dire, extinction-level threat facing the Avengers, and viewers are sharing and debating it widely while awaiting official material from Marvel.
- 6Ben Jacobs shares new update on Man City's 114 charges●"DOOMSDAY!" Ben Jacobs REVEALS SHOCKING NEW UPDATE on Man City's 114 charges!
Journalist Ben Jacobs has revealed a new update on Manchester City's 115 financial charges case, prompting intense debate among football fans. The Premier League charges against the club, brought in 2023, remain one of the biggest ongoing stories in English football, with supporters speculating about potential points deductions or other sanctions. TalkSPORT coverage of the development has drawn nearly a million engagements.
- 7Bad AI doomerism science benefits big business, argues new piece●How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published an argument that warnings of catastrophic artificial intelligence rest on weak science while conveniently serving corporate interests. The piece contends that AI doomerism, rather than curbing powerful companies, actually helps them by shifting focus toward speculative existential risk and away from present harms, regulation and business practices.
- 8Nuclear doomsday magazine calls AI doomerism bad science▼Nuclear doomsday mag says, AI Doomerism is bad science
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, famous for its Doomsday Clock, has published an argument that fears about artificial intelligence wiping out humanity rest on bad science. The piece, highlighted by Mind Matters, contends that AI doomerism exaggerates existential risk without solid evidence. It adds to an ongoing debate between AI safety advocates and skeptics who say catastrophic warnings are overblown.
- 9Nvidia's Jensen Huang emerges as leading counterweight to AI doomerism●Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as the biggest foil to AI doomerism about the existential risk to humanity
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has become the most prominent voice pushing back against claims that artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity. As head of the world's dominant AI chipmaker, Huang has repeatedly argued that AI's benefits outweigh its dangers, positioning himself in direct opposition to prominent doomsayers in the debate over how seriously to treat AI's potential threats.
- 10Hot Toys Unveils Avengers: Doomsday Collectible Figures●These ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Figures Bring Doom and Steve Upon You For the collectible crowd, Hot Toys said the 'Avengers:
Hot Toys has announced new collectible figures based on Avengers: Doomsday, featuring Doctor Doom and Steve Rogers. The company says fans can take their love for the film beyond the theater with the detailed figures. Collectors and Marvel fans are sharing the announcement, with attention focused on how the toys depict the movie's characters ahead of the film's release.
- 11Remastered Doom (1993) soundtrack tracks released online●Doom (1993) – Remastered Music Collection Doom - Intro - Remastered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxSnPOk5EVA Doom -
Fans are sharing a remastered music collection for the 1993 first-person shooter Doom, with newly uploaded tracks including the intro theme, 'At Doom's Gate' (E1M1) and 'The Imps Song' (E1M2). The classic Bobby Prince-style heavy metal soundtrack remains one of gaming's most iconic scores, and the cleaned-up versions are drawing attention from the game's long-standing community.
- 12Indie space game boots Linux in-game and runs DOOM●An indie space game ships a full RISC-V emulator inside it that boots stock Linux on an in-game computer, with DOOM runn
The indie space game Against All Odds has shipped with a full RISC-V emulator built in, allowing an in-game computer to boot stock Linux. Players can run real software on it, with DOOM shown working as one of the demos. Developers note that a player's save file now effectively doubles as their OS install, blurring the line between game state and a real computing environment.
- 13Programmer Runs Doom Inside an SQL Database▼📰 Someone Got Doom In an SQL Database An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Rendering Doom in a databas
Developer Lukas Vogel has managed to render the classic 1993 shooter Doom entirely within an SQL database, documenting the stunt in a lengthy blog post. He acknowledges the idea is 'obviously a bad idea' but shows how database queries can be pushed to display playable game graphics. The project is drawing amused attention from programmers, joining a long tradition of running Doom on unintended platforms.
- 14Austin Wells' decision dooms Yankees in Division Series Game 1●Division Series Game 1 winners and losers: Austin Wells' decision dooms Yankees; Brewers saved by... a roof?
The New York Yankees lost their Division Series Game 1, with commentary singling out Austin Wells' decision as the costly turning point. Elsewhere in the MLB playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a win that observers credit in part to the retractable roof at their stadium changing conditions. Analysts are breaking down the winners and losers from the opening games.
- 15AI pioneer Yann LeCun dismisses human extinction fears●LeCun has "zero concerns" about AI wiping out humanity, recent "rogue" incidents https://fortune.com/2026/10/01/ai-godfa
Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun says he has zero concerns that artificial intelligence will wipe out humanity, while calling recent 'rogue' AI incidents unrepresentative of the technology. He also criticised Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as deluded for his warnings about catastrophic AI risk, sharpening the split between AI researchers over how dangerous advanced systems really are.
- 16Critics call current science policy discourse apocalyptic▼‘It’s a form of apocalypticism applied to science policy’
A writer in the science policy debate has described parts of contemporary scientific governance discussion as 'a form of apocalypticism applied to science policy'. The remark, published in The New Atlantis, argues that debates over technology and research are increasingly framed in doom-laden, end-of-the-world terms rather than grounded in evidence or proportionate risk. It adds to ongoing arguments about how catastrophism shapes funding, regulation and public trust in science.
Repos
- mexicat/pdoom-video Code-rendered music video for "I'm Upping My P(doom)"
- JohnHeibel/PDoomVideo Source code for the Claude Opus 5.5 music video for I'm Upping My P(doom)
- wfzyx/von The open-source System One decision model. Sub-15ms, non-autoregressive, local drop-in alternative to TypeSafe Jev.
- JohnHeibel/ClaudeAnimationBase A starter kit for animating hand-painted cartoons with Claude: p5.js + p5.brush, the Clawd character, 31 acted emotions
- vinnylarouge/jevlike