Senior Republican clears path for next Fed chair

Alleged Trump shooter is set to be charged in federal court Monday, Republican Senator Thom Tillis said he will allow confirmation of Fed nominee Kevin Warsh to proceed, and the world’s leading central banks are widely expected to hold off on inflation-fighting interest rate rises this week.

Plus, Anthropic’s cybersecurity AI model could be so effective it actually backfires. 

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https://www.ft.com/content/56d65763-69fe-4756-baf4-c8192b7aadaf?accessToken=zwAAAZ5kei-Lks9yBZYbHCBGmdO0kdnEWyeNH89W1ldjaf5HVtO69MgZK3qtrwE.MEYCIQD5Io6F4mpONn7rhhhW2mlSPGVZt0_Iniu-bPM1zWzokgIhAI0qvQy5Df-Jto1AaLX89d1EDfuDjPilYaNlvEtugH3U&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic investigating unauthorised access of powerful Mythos AI model

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