Russia warns Western banks of catastrophic consequences over asset confiscation

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday said Western banks’ legal departments understand the “catastrophic consequences” that would follow should the EU proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets. Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, senior industry sources said, fearing it … Read more

Astrobotic Feared ‘Catastrophic Situation’ If It Didn’t Destroy Peregrine Lunar Lander

Astrobotic bid farewell to its Peregrine lunar lander on Thursday as the spacecraft plunged through Earth’s atmosphere, thereby preventing the failed mission from colliding into other spacecraft. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The Pittsburgh-based company lost contact with Peregrine at around 3:50 p.m. ET, with the spacecraft potentially performing a control reentry … Read more

Michael B. Jordan’s Catastrophic Ferrari Crash Caught On Video!

Michael B. Jordan was recently involved in a terrible car accident after his Ferrari crashed into several parked cars during a drive in Hollywood. Now, a new video clip gives insight into the precise moment when Jordan’s car made an impact with the parked vehicles, which destroyed his Ferrari. As previously reported by The Blast, … Read more

Israel pushes deep into Gaza City amid ‘catastrophic’ struggles at hospitals

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BEIRUT — Gaza’s embattled hospitals faced near total collapse Saturday as fuel, power and water dwindled, fighting raged outside and Israeli tanks and troops advanced deep into residential neighborhoods in the heart of Gaza City. The rapid deterioration is occurring amid mounting international outrage at the suffering … Read more

OpenAI assembles team of experts to fight ‘catastrophic’ AI risks – including nuclear war

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images As AI continues to revolutionize how we interact with technology, there’s no denying that it’s going to have an incredible impact on our future. There’s also no denying that AI has some pretty serious risks if left unchecked.  Enter a new team of experts assembled by OpenAI.  Also: Google expands bug bounty program … Read more

OpenAI forms new team to assess ‘catastrophic risks’ of AI

OpenAI is forming a new team to mitigate the “catastrophic risks” associated with AI. In an update on Thursday, OpenAI says the preparedness team will “track, evaluate, forecast, and protect” against potentially major issues caused by AI, including nuclear threats. The team will also work to mitigate “chemical, biological, and radiological threats,” as well as … Read more

EV Charger Hacking Poses a ‘Catastrophic’ Danger

Such cracks might conceivably allow hackers to entry automobile information or shoppers’ bank card data, says Ken Munro, a cofounder of Pen Check Companions. However maybe essentially the most worrying weak spot to him was that, as with the Concordia testing, his workforce found that lots of the gadgets allowed hackers to cease or begin … Read more

Biden says debt ceiling invoice avoids catastrophic financial default

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation on averting default and the Bipartisan Finances Settlement, within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2023. Pool | By way of Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday night gave his first handle from the Oval Workplace to debate a invoice to … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan in ‘Close to Catastrophic Automotive Chase’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been concerned in a automobile chase that their spokesperson has described as “close to catastrophic,” in response to BBC Information. The couple was joined by Markle’s mom Doria Ragland, once they have been reportedly adopted by paparazzi on Tuesday night. Prince Harry and Meghan’s assertion “This relentless pursuit, lasting … Read more