Good morning.
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia sign a major nuclear power deal
that promises to be lucrative for all involved,
while critics warn that it could set off an arms race in the Middle East.
An AI system escapes its training and hacks into a company on its own accord.
The Associated Press explains why it has experts worried.
This raises stakes in the way that it also showed
that these systems can potentially kind of break free from the constraints
they're supposed to have.
And an impressive new U.S.-Canadian bridge is opening,
but neither side wants to celebrate.
It's Thursday, July 23rd.
I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shumeet DeBasso.
This is Apple News Today.
Saudi Arabia could build civilian nuclear infrastructure on its soil for the first time
after reaching a surprise deal with the Trump administration yesterday.
The agreement commits billions to U.S. companies
developing nuclear infrastructure for the Saudi Kingdom,
and some reports suggest it could open the door to nuclear enrichment down the line.
It's a major victory for Saudi Arabia,