AI Trade Roars Back, UK Aids Saudi Defence, Wars Dominate UN Meeting

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On today's podcast:

(1) Global AI stocks rallied, with Taiwanese shares returning to a record high, as early signs of success for Meta Platforms Inc.’s personal agent revived optimism over demand for chips.

(2) The UK has agreed to support Saudi Arabia’s military in countering the Houthis, as the kingdom comes under frequent attack from the Iran-backed militants.

(3) French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed the idea of a moratorium on deep strikes against energy assets between Ukraine and Russia at a meeting with Donald Trump in New York.

(4) The UK has agreed to support Saudi Arabia’s military in countering the Houthis, as the kingdom comes under frequent attack from the Iran-backed militants.

(5) China and the EU should find a way to avoid a confrontation over trade, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said — comments that come as a deadline to find solutions to the two sides’ differences approaches.

(6) During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s smallest republic was an electronics and tech center for the Communist superpower. Now Armenia is on track to become one of the world’s top hubs for American AI infrastructure.

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