Sam Altman’s world wants to scan your eyes to prove you’re human

Welcome back to The Prompt, World co-founder Sam Altman Getty Images Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency venture Worldcoin, which scans the irises of people around the world in exchange for a cryptocurrency payment, is rebranding itself as “World.” The company has shifted its strategic focus away from crypto and into human identification in a world where AI … Read more

Key Atlantic Current could soon collapse, ‘affecting the entire world for centuries to come’, leading climate scientists warn

An illustration of the Earth with blue and red lines swirling through the Atlantic

Forty-four of the world’s leading climate scientists have called on Nordic policymakers to tackle the potentially imminent and “disastrous” collapse of the Atlantic Ocean’s main currents. In one open letter published online Monday (Oct. 21), University of Pennsylvania climatologist Michael Mann and other prominent scientists say that the dangers of weakening of the ocean circulation … Read more