Governments Don't Want AI Guardrails & The Houthis Crush The Saudis

“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.” ― Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera 

• Germany says AI slowdown ‘not viable’ for Europe (Semafor)

• 7 things Ursula von der Leyen will say in her State of the Union speech (Politico) 

• Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens (Guardian)

• Insight: Ukraine races to counter Russia's jet-powered drone attacks (Reuters)

• Saudi Leader Meets U.S. Commander as Houthi Attacks Threaten Oil Markets (NYT, $)

• Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed (AP)

• Trump responds to call by CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI to slow AI down: 'Whoever wins AI wins' (Yahoo News)

• Americans Don’t Understand Who’s Rich (Atlantic, $)

• US scraps limits on emissions from coal and gas power plants (BBC)

• US 10-year Treasury yields top 5% as energy outlook darkens (Semafor) 

• Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections (Guardian)

• Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump's demands (AP) 

• Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence (NPR) 

• ‘Not too much they can do about it’: Frustrated White House faces spiking oil prices (Politico)

• Dating Apps Are Dying (Time)

• Your car is selling your data (Verge)

• The Biggest 2026 Emmys Moments (Cut) 

• How to uncover your blind spots (Psyche)

• Here's how to catch up on sleep, the right way (BBC)

• The Sisters Buying Homes Together (New Yorker, $)

• Oracle Falls 4.7% Despite Ellison Scrapping a $7 Billion Share Sale (Yahoo Finance)

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