9/8/26: Oil Prices Skyrocket, Fmr General Says US Bases Are Gone, Nvidia CEO Says AGI Is Here

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Saagar Enjeti 1:37
and Crystal here.
Krystal Ball 1:37
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Saagar Enjeti 1:44
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Saagar Enjeti 2:01
We need your help to build the future of independent news media, and we hope to see you at breakingpoints.com. Good morning, everybody. Happy Tuesday. I have an amazing show for everybody today. What do we have, Crystal?
Krystal Ball 2:14
Indeed, we do. Hope everybody enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend and it did not break the bank because it was the most expensive Labor Day in history, at least when it comes to gas prices. So a lot to get into there and um no break on the horizon in terms of the rising cost of fuel. We're also gonna take a look at what is happening to Strait of Hormoes with friend of the show, Sal. Uh he's gonna break down the truth from the fiction about how much is getting through and what we can expect. Moving forward. Opening e is sounding the alarm about recursive self-improvement and rapidly escalating capabilities of the AI that they themselves are creating. And some are saying that their new model may constitute AGI.
Krystal Ball 2:54
We'll dig into those claims and the latest concerns. We've got a new article with shocking new details of John Vetterman's utter callousness and disinterest in actually serving as a United States. Senator and more details too about just how obsessed he is with Israel and Fox News. Pretty interesting for a Democratic senator. AOC is collaborating with Maha activists. This comes as there are growing concerns about the nation's food supply. An author of a new book on Leon Black explains his relationship, Leon Black's relationship, not the author's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and also how private equity is eating absolutely everything. Yeah. This is a very important topic. He digs into this through the lens of Leon Black and Apollo, of course.
Krystal Ball 3:34
But the private credit market is really important. We haven't probably talked about it enough. It's very consequential in terms of funding the AI build-out.

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