October 12, 2026

What the X-Risk debate really is all about.

Since the Hugging Face incident, concerns over AI doomsday scenarios has entered the mainstream. But of course, some people have been warning about this for years, long before LLMs or ChatGPT. In their 2025 book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Nate Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky spelled out their vision of humanity’s inevitable demise once superintelligent AI is built. In this episode, we speak with Soares, who serves as president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, about why he be

Stellantis Chief Executive Officer Antonio Filosa says a Europe-US split of the company is “not plausible at all.” Speaking with Bloomberg’s Caroline Connan at the Paris Motor Show, he adds: “Our strategy is based on having all the brands playing their unique role, but all of them enjoy transversal technology.” (Source: Bloomberg)

China said a deal with the European Union on hybrid cars will ensure “export space and steady growth” for its companies, as the two sides seek to reduce the risk of trade war.

One of China’s largest private steel-making companies is moving into shipbuilding as the industry enjoys a boom in orders.

Saudi Arabia’s ability to supply energy remains resilient amid major market and security turmoil, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, as the kingdom suffers attacks on energy and aviation infrastructure.

Lithium futures in China slumped as the agreement to limit hybrid car exports to the European Union weighed on demand prospects for the battery material.

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie, and Adam Linton break down today’s key themes for analysts and investors on “Bloomberg: The Opening Trade.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Laura Cooper, Nuveen’s global investment strategist and macro credit head, discusses yields, the inflation situation and energy markets. “I think the risks is tilted to further upside,” Cooper tells Bloomberg Television. She adds inflation expectations could have a “knock-on negative impact” on risk assets.
(Source: Bloomberg)