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President Trump’s Super Intelligence Force task force will commission a report on artificial-intelligence risks, including cybersecurity, biosecurity, and model control and accountability. It will also develop protocols for AI labs to warn the government about emerging threats.Authorities say a 16-year-old used a gun to enter an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and killed three children, ages five, eight, and 11, and a teacher. Police say a community member shot and killed the attacker.Karen Moskow on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
President Trump declined to rule out using the mother of all bombs against Iran after the US midterm elections, while saying he would not use nuclear weapons. He said the US is considering a strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex and described the weapon as nonnuclear but extremely large.Alexis Christoforous on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
A senior US official says President Trump did not order limits on Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellites, after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused restricted access of contributing to civilian deaths. At a Brussels summit, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s priorities were energy supplies and preparing for winter.Alexis Christoforous on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Taiwan is preparing tighter export controls on artificial-intelligence chips, according to its economy minister. Under the planned rules, restricted shipments of AI hardware to China would become a criminal offense, bringing Taiwan’s controls closer to US restrictions.Michael Barr on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
President Trump called for people who leak information to the media to be shot earlier this week. Separately, the ICE agent in Houston who struck Miguel Perez-Hernandez with an SUV is reportedly on leave. Perez-Hernandez, a 48-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico, suffered a broken leg requiring surgery.Kevin Warsh on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
At the IMF meeting in Bangkok, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said artificial-intelligence investment is increasing aggregate demand and should become a positive supply shock for the US and global economy over the medium term. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attributed inflationary pressure to the investment, while Warsh offered no new guidance on the Fed’s remaining 2026 meetings.Karen Moskow on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
At the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings in Bangkok, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated the central bank’s commitment to price stability but offered no monetary-policy outlook and said he would not prejudge its remaining 2026 meetings. Rate-hike bets fell during his remarks.John Tucker on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Markets are pricing more than a 60% chance that Livingston, New Jersey-based AI cloud company CoreWeave will default within five years. Its shares fell 15% Wednesday, while the company says its three co-founders remain major shareholders after selling $3.3 billion in stock since the IPO.Alexis Christoforous on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
In Maine, incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins debated Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, highlighting her independent record, including organizing opposition to Secretary Hegseth. A protester interrupted over data-center environmental concerns, while recent polling places Collins and Jackson within the margin of error.Karen Moskow on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
In an Alaska Senate debate, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan emphasized differences from President Trump, including opposing a proposal allowing Russia to sell diesel internationally, while Democratic challenger Mary Peltola blamed Washington politicians for high prices and costly wars. Polls narrowly favor Peltola.Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Minogue clashed in their final debate over taxes, energy costs, accountability, and abortion access. Healey said she would protect healthcare access, while Minogue opposed what he called extreme political positions. September polls showed Healey above 50% and Minogue below 40%.Michael Barr on Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah acknowledged that she never passed the California bar exam, despite President Trump describing her as an attorney. Zachariah said she graduated Pepperdine, sat for the exam, then worked in a Chinese law firm’s international practice and was advised she could call herself a lawyer, but not an attorney.