Monday 14th September 2026. AI existential risk. Colombia guns. Sweden election. Germany protests. Ukraine railway. Trump 'United Ireland'.
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Monday 14th September 2026. AI existential risk. Colombia guns. Sweden election. Germany protests. Ukraine railway. Trump 'United Ireland'.

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 13, 20268 min

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 14th September 2026. Today: AI existential risk. Colombia guns. Sweden election. Germany protests. Ukraine railway. Trump 'United Ireland'. Bulgaria explosions. DRC fire. Nigerians extradited. Spain Ceuta camp. India BRICS. Indonesia ferry. And betal nuts. With Stephen Devincenzi Become a SEND7 supporter! Ad-free listeningBonus quiz episode every FridayDaily transcripts (written by us, not AI!)Vocabulary listsWednesday worksheetsAsk questions in Ask Me Anything episodes10% of our profit goes to Effective Altruism charities.You can become a supporter at send7.supercast.com Sign up f...

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I'm a financial lawyer who has a lot of money. Bro, I'm a cash flower. I'm a lawyer and I'm a realist. Hold up!

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I'm going to work for a business. I think I'm going to work for a business. Yeah, I'm going to work for a business. of September 2026.

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Starting in the Americas today, in the United States, the CEO of Anthropic AI, Dario Amodei, has said that AI companies should slow down their progress on the development of AI because of safety concerns. Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI and also Elon Musk, the head of XAI, have said that they agree with Amadei. Many top AI scientists and staff from top AI companies

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