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The World in Brief from The Economist
Donald Trump dismisses AI warnings; disruption to oil routes continues, and more
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Donald Trump dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying critics were raising risks that “won’t happen”; A ship was hit by a projectile as it was passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a British maritime agency.
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20260914. Donald Trump dismisses AI warnings; disruption to oil routes continues, and more
03:25||Ep. 20260914Donald Trump dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying critics were raising risks that “won’t happen”.Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline; Russia attacks two petrol stations in Kyiv, and more
12:21|Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline as a “precautionary measure” after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraqi territory; Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, called on artificial-intelligence companies to slow AI development20260913. Anthropic’s boss issues a warning; Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline, and more
10:01||Ep. 20260913Russia attacked two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with jet-powered Shahed drones, killing two peopleSaudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline; Anthropic’s boss issues a warning, and more
08:26|Russia attacked two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with jet-powered Shahed drones, killing two peopleSaudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline; Russia hits Ukraine with jet-powered drones, and more
12:52|Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline as a “precautionary measure” after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraqi territory; Russia attacked two petrol stations in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with jet-powered Shahed drones, killing two people.20260912. Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline; American inflation stays sticky, and more
03:47||Ep. 20260912Israel said it killed Mohammed Abdel Salam al-Yazouri, a senior Hamas commander who reportedly helped plan the October 7th attack, during strikes on Gaza this weekBond sell-off worsens; Houthis seize big Yemeni port, and more
10:43|The yield on ten-year bonds reached 4.96%, close to the highest since 2007. Also, Houthi rebels seized Mocha, a strategic port in western Yemen, as fighting with Saudi-backed forces intensified.American inflation stays sticky; Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline
12:31|America’s consumer-price index rose by 3.4% in the year to August, the same pace as in July. Also, Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West pipeline as a “precautionary measure” after a series of attacks, presumably by the Houthis.