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The AI Race
Fed Survey: AI Is the Biggest Threat to the Financial System
Risks associated with AI have been identified as the greatest threat to the financial system in a survey conducted by the U.S. Federal Reserve, reports CNBC. A full 87 percent of respondents view AI as a significant risk, up from 50 percent six months ago.
Respondents highlight three primary risks: high stock market valuations—which could lead to a market downturn if corporate earnings fall short of expectations—cyber threats from state actors or the AI models themselves, and risks linked to complex financing arrangements within the AI sector.
AP Fund Holdings
Swedish AP Funds Linked to Israeli Settlements
Sweden’s public pension funds—the AP funds—have invested nearly nine billion kronor in companies that the UN links to Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, reports Ekot.
The companies in question—Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, Heidelberg Materials, and Motorola Solutions—are identified by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as contributing to a negative impact on the Palestinians' right to self-determination.
Representatives for several of the AP funds told Ekot that they are adhering to their ethical guidelines. However, Jakob König, who leads the organization Fair Finance Guide, is critical.
"I find it highly remarkable that they continue to invest Swedes' pension money in activities that run directly counter to international law," he says.
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Midterm Elections The Future of the Democrats
Democrat Becomes Governor of Alaska for the First Time in 28 Years
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has been elected governor of Alaska, the AP reports. It is the first time since 1998 that a Democrat has won the gubernatorial election in the state. The 37-year-old defeated three Republicans, one of whom had Trump’s endorsement.
“Voters want change and a government that works across party lines,” he says.
The victory means that the Democrats will now govern 30 U.S. states, following major gains in the midterm elections.
Measles Outbreaks in the U.S.
U.S. Loses “Measles-Free” Status After 26 Years
The rapid rise in measles cases in the U.S. has caused the country to lose its status as “measles-free,” several American media outlets report, citing sources.
The U.S. was officially declared measles-free in 2000, but this year alone, more than 5,000 cases of the disease have been recorded in the country. Eight people have died from measles this year, most recently an infant in Wisconsin.
Compared to last year, the number of measles cases has more than doubled. This is primarily due to a decline in vaccination coverage across the country.
Ship collision in New Orleans
Tanker owner sued following collision
The Port of New Orleans is suing the owners and operators of the tanker that struck a passenger vessel on Friday evening, according to documents obtained by CBC.
The lawsuit alleges that the tanker is responsible for the accident, which is estimated to have resulted in costs equivalent to ten million Swedish kronor. The Port Authority is seeking compensation for expenses including cleanup and repairs, and has proposed that the vessel be seized and sold to cover these costs.
The passenger vessel was moored when it was struck by the tanker. There were 129 people on board, but no one was seriously injured.
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APEC Summit
Historic meeting between Putin, Xi, and Trump next week
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping are set to meet together for the first time during the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, this Thursday, the White House stated, according to AFP.
"The President has made it clear that he will discuss, among other things, the reduction of nuclear weapons globally. President Trump considers such proliferation to be very dangerous," White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said in a statement.
It is also likely that Trump will raise the conflict with Iran during the meeting, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke with the news agency. However, the war in Ukraine is unlikely to be a topic of discussion, the source added.
"China is not really a party to that, so it does not seem appropriate to hold a discussion on Ukraine there."
Russian invasion The fighting
Senators demand answers from Musk regarding Starlink disruptions
Several Democratic senators are demanding that Elon Musk preserve all documentation concerning restrictions on the Starlink and Starshield satellite services, which affected Ukraine in both October and November. This is according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters.
Musk’s company, SpaceX, has denied imposing any such restrictions; however, the letter addressed to the tech billionaire notes that the disruptions raise "troubling" questions about whether vulnerabilities remain in systems that are also used by the United States.
In October, Elon Musk and Donald Trump provided conflicting accounts regarding who was behind the restrictions. Musk claimed that Trump was responsible—a claim the U.S. President denied. Trump also stated that he did not believe Musk had issued any such orders.
Flight Grounding in the U.S.
Fiber-optic upgrade may have caused the flight grounding
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sees no indication that Friday’s nationwide flight grounding was the result of anything “malicious” or AI-related.
According to CNN, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy stated that a subcontractor was in the process of replacing an aging communication system, which became overloaded during the replacement of copper wiring with fiber-optic cables.
In an update on the situation, the FAA reports that approximately 16,000 flights were canceled due to the grounding, which lasted for four hours.
Analysis: A Chaotic Week – Lack of Answers Made It Worse
As communication issues brought all air traffic across the United States to a halt, the government and federal agencies also experienced their own communication failures on the ground, writes CNN’s Brian Stelter in an analysis.
He believes that Saturday’s press briefing offered “too little, too late,” and he is critical of the fact that the flight suspension was announced on Friday with almost no explanation. Although there was no connection, the event occurred just one day after Microsoft experienced widespread disruptions; he notes that both incidents have left people feeling uneasy.
Simply referring to “extraordinary circumstances” and “security reasons” at the outset is not good enough in such a situation, he writes.
“That could mean almost anything.”
Miriam Waldvogel of *The Washington Post* also mentions the Microsoft issues in this context. She writes that these incidents highlight the vulnerability of the technology upon which ordinary people rely in both their private and professional lives.
In an analysis for *The Washington Post*, Karoun Demirjian writes that air traffic controllers in the U.S. are hamstrung by “structural flaws,” and that the flight suspension raises questions about whether the authorities have done enough to build reliable backup systems.
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