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- 1Premier League clubs unlikely to back new vote, fans say●@ stuart @ atomicpoet they should be, but not sure if there'll be 15 # PremierLeague clubs who'd vote for that. No City
Discussion among English football fans suggests a proposed rule change affecting Manchester City may lack support among Premier League clubs. One commenter argues clubs should back it but doubts 15 clubs would vote in favour, since excluding City could reduce television revenue, and claims clubs always prioritise money over principle.
- 2Earth absorbing heat equal to four Hiroshima bombs every second●Climate is accumulating 4 Hiroshima atomic bombs worth of heat per second
A widely shared climate statistic says the planet is accumulating excess heat at a rate equivalent to roughly four Hiroshima atomic bombs per second. The figure, used to illustrate the scale of ocean and atmospheric warming from greenhouse gas emissions, is circulating as a striking way to communicate the pace of global heating to the public.
- 3AI doomerism may serve big business interests●How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists argues that alarmist claims about artificial intelligence, or 'AI doomerism', rest on weak science. The piece contends that hype about existential AI risks can actually benefit major technology companies, by distracting from present-day harms and framing regulation in ways that large firms with resources can absorb, while smaller competitors cannot.