FT News Briefing

Trump shrugs off AI regulation

September 30, 2026·13 min
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UK businesses react to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour conference, US and French bonds are in hot water, and could an American ban on diesel exports backfire? Plus, US President Donald Trump has dismissed calls for stricter AI regulation, in a show of dominance over tech executives who he summoned to the White House.Mentioned in this podcast:UK bosses left in dark by Burnham and Healey’s emphasis on ‘cost of business’Donald Trump held crunch talks on diesel exportUS 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002Vanguard warns France is ‘long-term degrading credit’ as yields riseDonald Trump says US tech bosses agreed to ‘self-regulation’ of AI risksAnthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectusOpenAI axes next model citing safety issuesCredit: CNBCWant to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcastsThe FT News Briefing is produced by Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, and Josh Gabert-Doyon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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