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The scientists predicting the probability of a worldwide catastrophe have announced the Doomsday Clock has moved from 90 seconds-to-midnight to 89 seconds. The change means the clock is the closest it has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history.

The Google Clock Timer Starter widget is making its way to Android phones. Devices running Android 15 QPR2 and Clock version 7.12 can now access the widget. The widget offers users a selection of several timer durations right from the home screen.

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction, has been set at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been, symbolizing humanity's shortest margin from potential catastrophe since the clock's creation.

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USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.