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Saturday, August 8, 2026
Jamie Dimon makes huge call on AI and U.S. economy
Hunter Biden says Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further and is ‘very painful’
- “It’s really, really hard, and it’s really sad to watch... I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good,” Hunter Biden said in a BBC interview. “The cancer has spread, and metastasized into his bones and further. It’s very painful.”
- The former president was diagnosed in May 2025 with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
The Very Different Middle East Donald Trump Will Leave Behind
There is a much bigger story here than simply “Iran and Oman are close to a deal on Hormuz.”
To start, the situation around Hormuz is evolving into a crucial test of U.S. leverage rather than merely a shipping issue. Had the Trump administration not initiated the conflict, this predicament could have been avoided. Additionally, we are witnessing the emergence of a new defense pact—a regional security network formed by three key U.S. allies—triggered by concern over reports of diminishing U.S. munitions. These developments highlight a significant shift from a U.S.-centric regional security framework toward a more autonomous, multi-polar Middle East. While this transition is still in progress, the incentives clearly favor such a transformation.
Blanche Confirmed As Attorney General—Here’s Are The Concessions That Got Him The Job

Topline
Todd Blanche, a former defense lawyer for President Donald Trump, was confirmed as attorney general in the early hours of Saturday morning after making two major concessions to please Senate Republicans who’d expressed doubt about his ability to impartially do the job, but his deals aren’t necessarily as ironclad as the confirmation hearing made them seem.
Friday, August 7, 2026
'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says
Into the Omniverse: How Open World Models Push the Frontier of Physical AI
August 6, 2026 by Ming-Yu Liu
In July, NVIDIA joined more than 200 companies and organizations in signing “Open Weights and American AI Leadership,” an open letter arguing that AI leadership will be measured not by any single frontier model but by whether an open ecosystem reaches every sector.
The deportation economy is backfiring on American workers, top economist warns
Economy LaborBy Eva Roytburg
Fellow, News
August 7, 2026, 3:07 PM ET
FORTUNE
As the Trump administration continues to purge hundreds of thousands of workers from the country, Americans aren’t simply taking their place. Instead, their jobs appear to be disappearing with them.
Iran war live: Trilateral Mecca defence pact signed, as Hormuz deal looms

The Turkish president, Saudi crown prince and Pakistani prime minister signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca
By Enes Abuomer, Yashraj Sharma and Ali Mustafa
Published On 8 Aug 2026
AL JAZEERA
- The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan have signed a mutual defence pact in Mecca, declaring that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all”.
- In a statement addressing regional tensions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised that while Tehran does not seek war or territorial expansion, it will not yield to “coercion”.
- United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it has redirected 51 merchant ships, disabled two, and boarded another two since resuming its naval blockade against Iran on July 14.
What the jobs report can’t tell us about the confounding economic moment
Updated 5 hr ago
Financial Times: Silicon Valley Titans Are Building a $10M Doomsday Sanctuary in Argentina

Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review

August 7, 2026, 2:10 PM ET
By Rachel Treisman
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
An appeals court ordered the Trump administration to halt construction on its White House ballroom, saying the project needs approval from Congress in order to continue.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
The Supreme Court’s Archaeology of Authority

While the Roberts Court’s favorite new legal test promises objective facts, what it actually delivers is unchecked judicial power.
Eric Scarffe
August 6
(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)
WHEN THE SUPREME COURT CLOSED its most recent term, one lesson stood out: The Court’s most consequential decisions increasingly arrive dressed in the language of history. Whether the issue is abortion, administrative power, gun regulation, or substantive due process, the justices present themselves less as constitutional decision-makers than as constitutional archaeologists: excavating answers to questions that history supposedly settled long ago. Yet far from removing values from constitutional adjudication, the use of such history has merely hidden them from view.
Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling
By Kristina Cooke and Andrew Chung
August 6, 2026, 12:50 PM PDT Updated 53 mins ago
Summary
- Trump acts after Supreme Court birthright defeat
- Orders target birth tourism and other exceptions
- White House disputes scope of Constitution's 14th Amendment
Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, renewing his challenge to a provision of the U.S. Constitution after the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort.
Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Updated 1:38 PM PDT, August 6, 2026
Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue.
Mark Ruffalo Calls for John Fetterman to Step Down from Senate After Jon Stewart Humiliation
Strait of Hormuz tolls would harm livelihoods worldwide, shipowners warn
AL JAZEERAPublished On 6 Aug 2026
Eight of the world’s largest shipping associations have urged the United Nations to oppose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz amid reports that Iran and Oman are nearing a deal to manage the critical waterway. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, the group said that allowing authorities to charge vessels to transit the strait would violate international norms and harm the global economy.
