Barack Obama is urging Democrats to make AI oversight a major political priority, warning the technology could be “dangerous” if governments fail to act quickly.

At a private fundraiser, Obama told House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to develop a clear AI policy framework if Democrats retake the House, and said 2028 presidential candidates should make AI a central part of their agendas.

Obama said AI could bring major benefits in medicine and clean energy, but warned about safety risks, harm to children and widespread job displacement.

He described himself as neither an AI “accelerationist” nor a “doomer.”

Source: NYT

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

We had a good conversation with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and agreed to put the past behind us and build a better future.

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BREAKING: Trump to Zelensky:

Zelensky has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia.

He is causing a shortage of diesel.

This isn’t done by the Middle East. This is done by what’s happening between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump on Ireland:

It just seems to me that you have Northern Ireland and you have Ireland. It would seem to me that one of the naturals of all time is: put them together.

That’s only my opinion, and by the way, many people agree.

Trump on China:

China has been, I think, very fair with us over the last number of years that I’ve been there.

We have a great relationship.

Reporter: When do you see democratic elections happening in Venezuela?

Trump: When they are ready. People of Venezuela are very happy now.

Reporter: Should the AI industry slow down or be more regulated?

Trump: You have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up, that are bringing up things that won’t happen.

BIG: Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Merz's top security adviser, and security advisers from UK, France, and Italy were all on a chartered night train from Kyiv when a Russian drone hit the locomotive of a passenger train on the same route near the Polish border.

Their train was stopped and partially evacuated at 5am before an all-clear.

They were returning from the YES security conference in Kyiv.

Polish jets scrambled, sirens sounded on the Polish side.

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Trump: Everybody says that, and then things happen.

Trump:

If you have a windmill near your house, your house is practically valueless.

Trump:

Here’s a good thing about a windmill: it can be taken down.

You know what’s so pathetic? You can’t really bury them. They say the blades will cause all sorts of problems.

Reporter: What do you make of the Gulf nations meeting with Iran?

Trump: I don’t care. That’s up to them. It’s fine.

Trump on Iran:

We will ultimately get out, unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela.

Trump:

I know more about formulas than anybody.

Trump:

We make other countries rich. We can turn that off in two minutes.

Reporter: Do you expect Congress would need to approve the $5,000 dividend?

Trump: It’s $5,000 to all adults in the country, and we can easily handle that because we’re taking in so much money.

Trump:

Iran will end right after, maybe before, the midterms. Gasoline is gonna drop like a rock.

Trump on Iran:

Iran wants to make a deal so badly. They are calling constantly.

I am not going to make a deal that’s no good. We gotta make the right deal.

Iranian hard-liners secretly sabotaged a peace deal with the United States reached in early July by ordering attacks on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on July 7, according to Iranian officials.

President Masoud Pezeshkian and much of Iran’s leadership were reportedly unaware of the operation.

Investigators traced the decision to a faction linked to influential cleric and former intelligence chief Hossein Taeb, who had opposed the deal from the outset.

The July 7 attacks triggered renewed U.S. strikes the following day and a major internal power struggle.

By September, hard-line generals had gained the upper hand, pushing a strategy of escalating attacks on U.S. forces and regional oil infrastructure rather than returning to negotiations.

Source: NYT

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna on US-Russia relations:

There's a lot of cultural similarities and I think it'd be really cool to open up our countries to one another to do those exchanges.