Lebanon, Iran, and AI Power

The biggest risks today are clustered in two places: the Middle East, where several separate crises are starting to overlap, and AI, where infrastructure, regulation, and product power are moving faster than the rules around them.Israel–Hezbollah escalationU.S.–Iran confrontation and diplomacyWar powers and oversightRussia, Ukraine, and sanctions evasionUN funding crisisAI power: Anthropic, Europe, and edge computingAI regulation and liabilityAnti-weaponization fund blockedBerkshire after BuffettSources:Global News Podcast — Israel orders attacks in Beirut suburbsFT News Briefing — What Berkshire’s life after Buffett looks likeGlobal News Podcast — Night of large-scale Russian attacks across UkraineThe Daily — Inside Trump’s Mad Dash to Renovate WashingtonUp First from NPR — Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon, Immigration Bill Stalled, Anti-Weaponization FundUp First from NPR — Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s NewsmakersWSJ What’s News — Anthropic Filing Heats Up a Blockbuster Year for IPOsWSJ What’s News — PCs Go AgenticThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm