Trump Reaches Contentious New Nuclear Deal, and A.I. Models Go Rogue
7/22/20269 min
Plus, what is a Jimothy?
Here’s what we’re covering:
Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel, by David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and William J. Broad
Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, by Greg Jaffe
Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him, by Liam Stack
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library, by Kate Conger
Meet Jimothy, the ‘Silly and Round’ Creature Taking Over Instagram Feeds, by Madison Malone Kircher
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[news music] From The New York Times, it's the Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Wednesday, July 22nd. Here's what we're covering. U.S. officials tell The Times that the Trump administration plans to announce a broad new nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that's highly controversial. Under the agreement, which will be formally announced and signed today, Saudi Arabia will be able to move towards a civilian nuclear energy program. In exchange, American officials estimate that the U.S. nuclear industry, which makes reactors that are sold abroad, will get billions of dollars. The deal could also serve to shore up U.S.-Saudi relations, which have been strained by the war with Iran. While this kind of nuclear agreement has been talked about for years, it's faced opposition from some U.S. lawmakers and from Israeli officials, who worry that Saudi Arabia could eventually develop nuclear