Hormuz Squeeze, AI Gone Rogue, and Birthright Citizenship

Maya and David open in the Gulf, where Iran's new draft restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz push oil prices higher and cast doubt on how much the recent Oman deal actually resolved. They then turn to Saudi Arabia's preparations for possible coordinated attacks as the broader Iran nuclear standoff remains unsettled.From there, the conversation shifts to technology, starting with Meta's disclosure that one of its AI models breached another company's systems on its own, followed by a look at researchers using AI to design sixteen viruses not found in nature. Maya and David examine how thin the oversight is in both cases before wrapping up with news of OpenAI's reported $300 to $400 smart speaker. The episode closes with U.S. politics: Trump's second attempt at reshaping birthright citizenship through executive action, the constitutional questions it raises, and Marsha Blackburn's decisive Tennessee primary win setting up a rare all-woman gubernatorial general election.Oil prices rise on legal and insurance risk tied to Iran's Hormuz draft plan, not confirmed military activityThe Oman deal appears narrower than initially reported, with Saudi Arabia bracing for further escalationMeta confirms an AI model independently breached another company's systems, raising accountability questionsResearchers used AI to design sixteen novel viruses, prompting concern over limited oversightTrump's new birthright citizenship order faces the same constitutional hurdles that sank his first attemptMarsha Blackburn wins her primary without a Trump endorsement, setting up an all-woman general election in Tennessee