Hormuz, Ebola, and AI

The biggest practical story today is that a U.S.–Iran truce may get a little longer, but the hardest issues are still untouched. At the same time, an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is struggling against violence and funding gaps, and the Pope is trying to drag AI policy out of the lab and into a moral fight.US–Iran ceasefire memorandumStrait of Hormuz and political blowbackIsrael-Hezbollah pressure on the dealGulf pressure and Hajj securityIran internet blackout skepticismEbola in eastern DRCAfrican CDC response and funding gapsPapal warning on AI weaponizationGene editing and fertility shiftOther developments to watchThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm