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US President, Donald Trump, has said he will offer every adult American $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republican party wins the midterms.
President Trump gave no detail on how it would work or how he would fund it. Speaking at the party's first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term. He also said that the country’s war with Iran would not end until after the midterms. James is joined by Caitriona Perry and Faisal Islam to unpack these latest statements.
Plus, is there a more than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within a decade? The ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton says this estimate by some experts isn’t an unreasonable one. The BBC’s Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy is in the studio to tell us what people working inside AI have to say about the risks associated with it.
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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Why is Trump pledging to give all Americans $5000?
07:01 Is this linked to what's happening in the markets?
13:10 Trump says prices won't come down before the midterms
21:01 AI experts warn of risk of AI for humanity
28:00 Why don't AI companies stop what they're doing?
34:00 Can we teach AI to have human morals?
37:00 Where does AI regulation stand currently?
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<br>The most significant gains were reported by the largest U.S. oil majors in the second quarter of 2026:
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<br>ExxonMobil: Reported a profit of <b>*$14.53 billion*</b> in Q2 2026, more than double its earnings from the same period in 2025. Its first-half net income rose <b>*26.4%*</b> to $18.7 billion.
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<br>Chevron: Posted <b>*$12.07 billion*</b> in Q2 2026 profits, nearly five times its earnings a year earlier. Its first-half profit more than doubled to $14.3 billion.
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<br>Other Companies: Other firms also saw significant gains. ConocoPhillips' net profit rose 27% to $6.1 billion in the first half of 2026, while refiners like Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum saw their net profits multiply