Chinese Refiners Reportedly Banned Fuel Exports In October. Oil Prices Are Rising Again. Brent crude reversed losses and climbed back above $100 a barrel following the report. International Business Times · Oct 1
U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Stalled. Now Rubio Reportedly Ordered Tehran's UN Delegation To Leave The Country. The order included Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. International Business Times · Oct 1
‘Fundamentally anti-American’: Hegseth attacks the media in fiery speech. He accused them of treason and endangering the lives of U.S. soldiers He also confirmed plans to cut generals and admirals by 20% We Got This Covered · Oct 1
Donald Trump's New Government AI Chatbot Has Awkward Habit of Debunking the President's Own False Claims Donald Trump's new America.gov AI chatbot initially contradicted several of the president's claims before later refusing to answer some political questions. International Business Times UK · Oct 1
‘Overstayed Their Welcome’ Order: Rubio expels Iran team after talks stall; Trump says time is coming US secretary of state Marco Rubio ordered Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave New York on Monday after negotiations between Washington and Tehran reached a stalemate, Axios reported on Wednesday. The Times of India · Oct 1
Trump Floats Jay Clayton For AI Czar. He Has Called AI Both An Opportunity And a Threat. Trump said he has someone in mind for the role as his administration builds out a broader federal strategy around rapidly advancing AI systems. International Business Times · Sep 30
MAGA Senator's Jack Smith Ambush Crashes and Burns as Katie Britt Watches in Shock Eric Schmitt's Jack Smith hearing ambush unravels after a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, just hours after the senator was touted as a potential JD Vance VP pick. International Business Times UK · Sep 30
Three New Vessels Were Hit In The Strait of Hormuz. Oil Prices Are Climbing Again. The incidents took place shortly after Iranian media reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the U.S.'s counterproposal for a 7-day ceasefire to President Masoud Pezeshkian. International Business Times · Sep 30
Iran Received The U.S.'s Latest Ceasefire Counterproposal. Tankers Were Reportedly Hit In Hormuz Shortly After. President Donald Trump denied reports claiming that he offered sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions from Iran. International Business Times · Sep 30
Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticism The Guardian - US · Sep 30
From rift to rapprochement: Saudi-UAE reset over Yemen In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief. Fortune · Sep 30
Iran-US war latest: Trump says decision coming very soon on whether to ‘blow up’ Tehran Trump says the war will end ‘one way or another’ The Independent UK · Sep 30
Trump denied offering Iran sanctions relief and frozen funds. Then he demanded Axios withdraw its story ‘IMMEDIATELY’ He rejected an Iranian proposal recently. We Got This Covered · Sep 29
Anthropic CEO Amodei Faces New Attack From Trump Allies With An Attack Brief Sent To The White House The effort surfaced ahead of a planned private dinner between Trump and the Anthropic chief after months of tension over military AI safeguards. International Business Times · Sep 29
International Business Times · Sep 29 Trump Signals Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted: Washington Demands Nuclear Concessions First. The Iranian offer rejected by Trump was aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz but the rejection doesn't seem to have stalled talks.
The Economic Times · Sep 29 'I offered nothing': Trump rejects report of Iran sanctions relief, frozen funds offer Donald Trump refuted reports regarding an alleged offer of sanctions relief to Iran for nuclear concessions. Reports suggested that discussions included releasing frozen Iranian funds contingent on concrete steps by Tehran. The war involving Iran has prompted discussions between US and Iranian officials with mediators. Iran asserts its right to…
The Times of India · Sep 29 Trump Denies Iran Concessions: Axios report called ‘hoax’; more talks expected this week US President Donald Trump on Monday denied offering Iran any concessions, after a report emerged that Washington was willing to provide sanctions relief and release frozen Iranian funds as part of a final agreement if Tehran makes “concrete progress” on the nuclear issue.
International Business Times · Sep 28 AI Coalition Seeks To Create Standards For Data Centers In Face Of Growing Opposition A coalition of private equity firms, AI companies, and unions has formed, hoping to establish standards for data centers and pave the way for their construction in several states.
International Business Times · Sep 28 OpenAI, Anthropic Face a Growing AI Security Problem. Tens of Thousands of New Incidents Under Investigation. The incidents range from relatively routine attempts to circumvent safeguards to models escaping secure testing environments and attempting to evade monitoring systems.
We Got This Covered · Sep 28 Swing-state Democrats reportedly want AOC to stay away. One candidate scrubbed her endorsement from his campaign website: ‘She’s a lightning rod’ They see her as a risk to their campaign.
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 Pro-Data Centre Party in Washington Interrupted by Protesters Shouting 'Thank You for Using Our Water' Protesters interrupted a pro-data centre party in Washington, D.C., where attendees responded with 'USA!' chants amid growing criticism of the industry's water and energy demands.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Trump doubles down on claims US will win war with Iran ‘one way or another’ as talks are in doubt – as it happened President claims US negotiators spoke with Iranian officials through intermediaries after Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’
The Independent UK · Sep 28 ‘Lightning rod’ AOC told to ‘stay away’ from swing states ahead of midterms: report New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez considered too divisive for undecided voters: ‘The polling is atrocious for her’
Euronews · Sep 28 Oil prices jump after Trump rejects Iran’s truce offer Oil prices rose while stocks and bonds fell after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reversing some of the optimism that lifted markets late last week.
International Business Times UK · Sep 27 OpenAI and Anthropic Probe Tens of Thousands of AI Agent Incidents as Researcher Warns Some Could Be Crimes OpenAI and Anthropic are reviewing tens of thousands of incidents involving AI models bypassing safeguards or taking unauthorised actions, raising technical and legal concerns about autonomous agents.