Thursday, September 10, 2026

Trump's Cash Promise, AI Doomsday? & First Foldable iPhone

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

GOP Midterm Convention Day 1 Highlights: Fox News, WSJ, CBS News, AP, ABC News

Rhode Island Governor Loses Primary: NBC News, Fox News, The Hill, WSJ

Proposed U.S. Census Changes: Federal Register, Politico, WaPo, NPR, USA Today

Iran War’s Possible Timelines: WSJ, Fox News, Reuters, Politico

Pickaxe Mountain Construction Surge: CSIS, CNN, NY Post, AP

Hurricane Lowell Damage: TWC, NBC News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Fox Weather

Hurricane Marie Damage: LA Times, NY Post, Accuweather, People

Apple’s Fall Product Launch: Apple, TechCrunch, Reuters, CNBC, Fast Company

Anthropic Researcher Quits Over Safety Concerns: NY Times, WSJ, CNBC, Axios

OpenAI Adds Safety Official to Board: OpenAI, Axios, Insider, TechCrunch, Bloomberg

UK Air Traffic Disruption: BBC, AP, CNBC, NY Times

New Kinds of Girl Scout Cookies: Girl Scouts, Today, NY Post, AP, USA Today

Thing to Know Thursday: CD Sales Surge: WaPo, TechCrunch, Reuters, The Verge