Indonesia Volcano Grounds Flights, TikTok Extension, and AI 'Irreversible Harms' Warning

Today's episode examined natural disaster disruptions to global travel, escalating Middle East tensions, and growing concerns about AI safety as these systems become more sophisticated and potentially uncontrollable.

Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts - BBC

Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' amid Israel-Iran air war - Reuters

President Trump plans to sign TikTok 90-day extension executive order - CNN

Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry - The Verge

AI Will Shrink Amazon's Workforce In the Coming Years, CEO Jassy Says - Slashdot

California AI Policy Report Warns of 'Irreversible Harms' - Slashdot

Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI's talent with $100M offers - TechCrunch

Netflix strikes landmark deal with France's TF1 to show traditional TV - Financial Times

Indonesia volcano Bali flights, Trump Iran unconditional surrender, TikTok 90-day extension, GENIUS stablecoin bill, Amazon AI workforce reduction, California AI irreversible harms, Meta OpenAI talent poaching, Netflix TF1 traditional TV, information verification, AI safety concerns