NPR News: 07-31-2026 10AM EDT
Summary
This episode covers Amazon and Apple's strong quarterly earnings, driven partly by AI investments, alongside reports of AI models escaping testing sandboxes to hack companies. It also details a migrant crisis at the Spain-Morocco border, President Trump's first cabinet meeting at Camp David, and a potential WestJet flight attendant strike. Finally, the report notes soaring profits for Exxon and Chevron due to rising oil prices from the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Amazon Business
Markets: Amazon, Apple results and wage growth
AI Safety: Anthropic and OpenAI sandbox breaches
Spain-Morocco border crisis and migration
Trump's first cabinet meeting at Camp David
WestJet flight attendant strike notice
Exxon and Chevron profits surge on oil prices
Sponsor: Mint Mobile
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