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5 min readIn an apparent first, an AI agent hacked a government website. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday that an agent from OpenAI gained unauthorized access to both public and non-public files within the Australian Government Healthcare Statistics portal in June, but that OpenAI did not notify the government about the breach until September 10th. Albanese said he spoke directly with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to express Australia’s “extreme concern” about the incident and his disappointment that it took the company “way too long” to inform the government. An OpenAI spokesperson said no personal data was compromised and that its models took “unintended actions” while looking up answers during an evaluation. The revelation came during a session on AI at the UN General Assembly, where the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI warned of growing risks and promised to slow development.
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- 1 (00:26) **Headlines Preview** - Luke Vargas teases the day's top stories: the Trump-Xi summit, a judge ordering the White House to restore press access, and an AI agent hacking Australian government files.
- 2 (01:08) **U.S.-China Trade Truce Extended, Xi Arrives in Washington** - The US and China agree to delay higher tariffs until January, hours before Xi Jinping lands for a summit with Trump.
- 3 (02:15) **Washington's Dilemma Over China's Support for Iran** - WSJ reporter Rory Jones explains the White House is reluctant to confront Beijing seriously despite Treasury sanctions on some Chinese entities.
- 4 (03:14) **Venezuela's Interim President Promises Elections, No Details** - Delcy Rodriguez speaks at the UN General Assembly but offers no timeline or plan for a democratic transition.
- 5 (04:41) **Netanyahu's UN Visit: Low Profile, No Trump Meeting** - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the UN, but the visit is shorter and less publicized than past trips.
- 6 (06:24) **Judge Orders White House to Restore Press Access** - US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, rules that banning CNN, MSNBC, and NBC from the White House press pool is a "blatant violation of the First Amendment."
- 7 (06:51) **Eight Sailors on USS Abraham Lincoln Attempted Suicide During Deployment** - Acting Navy Secretary Hung Kau reveals the attempts in a letter to Senator Kristen Gillibrand, who had asked about mental health resources on the ship.
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A.M. Edition for Sept. 24. In an apparent first, an OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website gaining unauthorized access to government files. Plus a global bond selloff continues, with Treasury yields extending to multiyear highs. And, a federal judge ordered President Trump to temporarily restore access to news outlets banned from the White House grounds. Luke Vargas hosts.
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