Pentagon escorts massive oil shipments while Tegmark warns of AI superintelligence and housing markets stall.
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The Pentagon reported escorting one billion barrels of oil and over 2,000 commercial vessels from the Persian Gulf in recent months per CBS News. This military deployment coincides with smoke and flames near Riyadh's main airport, which triggered Saudi civil-defense alerts. Pakistan urged Iran to protect energy supplies and shipping amid these regional disruptions.
MIT physics professor Max Tegmark warned that without sufficient guardrails, AI systems will recursively improve themselves until they achieve superintelligence, allowing them to "call the shots" on Earth per Fox Business. Tegmark noted these risks are uniting unlikely allies including Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon on Capitol Hill.
The US housing market continues to struggle, with MarketWatch reporting it is "almost impossible" to sell condo units currently. Separately, MarketWatch indicated 90% of retirees are making a critical miscalculation with their savings.
Journalists from MS NOW, CNN, and Politico were denied access to the White House one day after Trump banned three media outlets over their coverage per CNBC.
Sources: 1. CBS News: U.S. touts number of barrels of oil escorted through Strait by U.S. military — https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-strait-of-hormuz-oil-houthis/ (src1) 2.