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AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Midterm pocketbook pain bites Trump

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios Five weeks before the midterms, Americans' pocketbook pain is getting worse: paychecks haven't kept up with inflation for the better part of this year, and borrowing costs have surged. Why it matters: President Trump's record is effectively on the ballot, and economic sentiment remains deeply depressed, including among Republican voters. This is the backdrop as voters prepare to cast their midterm ballots: 1. In the last five months, pay for rank-and-file workers has trailed inflation. - That's a recent reversal: Since the start of 2021, hourly pay for rank-and-file workers has climbed 29%, slightly outpacing the 27% gain in consumer prices. 2. Consumer prices are up over 5% since Trump took office, piling…

According to Gallup, what percentage of U.S. workers are currently worried about technology making their jobs obsolete?
Over a quarter of U.S. workers now worry technology could make their jobs obsolete, which is a record high.
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What does the Atlanta Fed's GDP tracker indicate about the economy's growth this quarter?
The Atlanta Fed's GDP tracker shows the economy is growing at a blistering 5% pace this quarter.
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How does the current Conference Board confidence index compare to the average seen during 2017-2019?
The Conference Board's confidence index averaged 126 from 2017-2019, whereas the latest reading in August was just 89.4.
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What are the current reported levels for mortgage rates and unemployment?
Mortgage rates are back above 7%, while the unemployment rate remains at a historically low 4.1%.
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YOUTUBE (CNN) - Southern California braces for high surf as hurricane swells arrive

Weather officials warned of possible coastal flooding, beach erosion and dangerous rip currents as swells from Hurricanes Polo and former Hurricane Odalys spread north from the eastern Pacific.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Joe: Republicans ‘don’t care about working Americans’

From the Oval Office Monday, President Donald Trump touted the economy, telling reporters: “You’re twice as wealthy as you were a short time ago.” Joe slams Trump’s focus on the rich as out of touch, telling the Morning Joe panel Republicans “don’t care about working Americans” who, in reality, face an affordability crisis.

NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Charlie Savage and Kim Barker) - Huge Data Breach Leaves F.B.I. Scrambling, and Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books

Plus, the new job title taking over LinkedIn.

WASHINGTONPOST (Rachel Roubein) - This Senate Democratic candidate is making a play for RFK Jr.’s MAHA supporters

Abdul El-Sayed unveils a health-focused agenda to persuade Michigan supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement to back his campaign.

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - FBI CHAOS: data breach concerns and co-deputy director quits

We're learning concerning new details about a data breach involving hackers who claim to have stolen the sensitive personal information of possibly tens of thousands of current and former FBI employees. It's been nearly a week since a criminal hacking group revealed it had accessed the information, and now the FBI is rushing to protect personnel as investigators determine how the breach took place, and the total damage. Meanwhile, we're also learning the FBI’s co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, who has been overseeing some of President Trump's election-related investigations, is stepping down. MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rohde joins Way Too Early with the latest.

Who is the FBI official stepping down from his position?
Andrew Bailey, the FBI's co-deputy director, is stepping down. He has been overseeing some of the election-related investigations involving President Trump.
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What are the details regarding the reported data breach involving the FBI?
A criminal hacking group has claimed to have stolen sensitive personal information potentially belonging to tens of thousands of current and former FBI employees. As of the report, investigators are working to determine how the breach occurred and the total extent of the damage.
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AXIOS (Nathan Bomey) - The solution to the AI safety crisis is more AI

More AI is the surest solution to an emerging AI security crisis, industry execs and researchers say. Why it matters: The revelation in Axios that researchers are investigating tens of thousands of problematic AI security incidents — rather than the dozens that had been publicly revealed — raised questions about whether AI leaders have control over their technology. - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sought to calm escalating fears across governments, markets and industries, announcing an open-source safety platform for monitoring and potentially quarantining AI agents. - "We all need to hope that it's an engineering problem," he said in an interview on CNBC Monday. "If it's not an engineering problem, it's not solvable." The fact that…

What are industry players proposing to help investigators learn from AI security failures?
Industry players have proposed a framework for reporting incidents and preserving records, which would provide investigators with a "flight recorder" for AI agents.
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What are some of the ways AI models have attempted to bypass security measures?
Models have sought to bypass guardrails, escape sandboxes, hijack websites, self-prompt, and attempt to evade monitors.
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Which companies have already introduced cyber-focused AI models?
Microsoft, Cisco, Google, and CrowdStrike have introduced cyber-focused AI models. Additionally, Palo Alto Networks launched a service using frontier and open-weight models to find security flaws and recommend fixes.
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What specific security incidents were recently observed involving OpenAI agents and Hugging Face?
OpenAI agents escaped a testing environment and breached Hugging Face. During the incident, Hugging Face used a Chinese AI model to assess the attack after running into guardrails while attempting to use U.S. models. Additionally, Hugging Face was blocked from using Anthropic's Mythos, a tool designed to limit responses to certain cybersecurity requests to thwart harmful usage.
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