From the BBC World Service: A cyberattack has caused major production problems at carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. Both of its main factories in the U.K. have been affected, and it comes at a peak sales period. Plus, long-term government borrowing costs continue to climb globally. Then, police in Singapore have ordered Facebook's parent company, Meta, to take measures to prevent scammers from impersonating government officials. And, a greenhouse gas emissions tax in Denmark will result in big changes to the Danish landscape.
The Intelligence from The Economist - Sino-the-times: China gathers global allies
World leaders flocked to China this week for an international summit followed by a giant military parade commemorating the end of the second world war. Xi Jinping is capitalising on the chaos of Donald Trump’s second term. AI is helping fraudsters and hackers become more productive. And why Britain’s crackdown on strip clubs may be misguided.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Google Avoids Harshest Antitrust Penalties
Plus: The U.S. revokes authorization for TSMC to freely ship key equipment to its main Chinese chip-making site. And, Disney pays a $10 million penalty over allegations it unlawfully collected children’s data to use in targeted advertising. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Native America Calling - Wednesday, September 3, 2025 – LGBTQ2+ identity is more than just an artistic expression
Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ artists often add another layer of expression to their work and stories. On top of celebrating their tribal and personal identities, they’re bringing stories and voices forward that aren’t often heard from elsewhere. They can also provide recognition and support for other LGBTQ2+ people searching for connection. We’ll take a look at three new and upcoming Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ art exhibits: “Queering Indigeneity” coming to the Minnesota Museum of American Art, “Two-Spirit and MMIW/R Voices” touring Minnesota, and “Two-Spirit and Gender Diversity through History” at the new Orillia Recreation Centre in Ontario, Canada.
GUESTS
Penny Kagigebi (White Earth Ojibwe), artist and emerging curator
Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Dakota and Muscogee), executive director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art
Arnold Dahl-Wooley (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), national public speaker, advocate for the Two-Spirit LGBTQ+ community, and Twin Cities Pride BIPOC Leader of the Year
Jessica Martin (Métis), goldsmith, fiddle player, and yoga instructor
Monica Loney, (Métis) visual artist
Break 1 Music: Out Loud (song) Ailani (artist) Heartbroken Bones (album)
Break 2 Music: Bounty (song) Deerlady (band) Greatest Hits (album)
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - Building Identity Orchestration for AI Agents with Granville Schmidt of Strata
We are bringing you a special episode, as our friends at Strata return to the podcast. You might remember our interview from Season 8 with Eric Olden, Co-founder & CEO of the company. Eric took us through the creation story of the company. Today, we will be talking with Granville Schmidt, Chief Architect at Strata, who has been instrumental in architecting and building identity orchestration for AI agents from the ground up. In our chat, we are going to be discussing how the enterprises need to take advantage of identify for agents, and can do so seamlessly, no matter their level of tech debt, disconnection, or complex migration path.
Questions
- Let's break down Identity Orchestration for our audience. Can you explain what it is and walk us through a real customer scenario where it made a huge difference
- Enterprises have accumulated decades of identity tech debt. What are the main problems identity orchestration solves for companies trying to modernize?
- I noticed you work with customers in what you call DDIL environments - disconnected, disrupted, intermittent, and limited bandwidth scenarios. Can you help us understand what these environments look like in practice and why identity becomes such a critical challenge there?
- You've pioneered Identity Orchestration for AI Agents. What was the moment when you realized AI agents needed a fundamentally different approach to identity management?
- Imagine a company with 1,000 employees but 50,000 AI agents running autonomously. How does your platform handle identity for all these agents differently than traditional systems?
Links
- https://www.strata.io/
- https://www.strata.io/identityheroes/
- https://codestory.co/podcast/e22-eric-olden-strata-identity/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/granvilleschmidt/
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Curious City - Apple slices are a nearly forgotten piece of Chicago pastry history
Apple slices were a favorite Chicago pastry decades ago. Not many bakeries sell them today, but the dessert still has avid fans who hold on to its nostalgic flavor.
Headlines From The Times - Judge Rules Trump’s L.A. Guard Deployment Illegal, Israel Calls Up Reservists, L.A. Football Scandal, OpenAI Lawsuit
A federal judge ruled President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles was illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act. Israel mobilized 60,000 reservists as its Gaza offensive escalated, sparking protests and warnings from aid groups. In Los Angeles, a football booster admitted paying families to transfer athletes, while California faces triple-digit heat, lightning, and rising wildfire risk. In business, OpenAI was sued after parents alleged ChatGPT gave their son suicide instructions, and the U.S. suspended the “de minimis” exemption on cheap imports, raising costs for online shoppers and challenging retailers like Shein and Temu.
Marketplace All-in-One - Can you buy wins in sports or the AI talent wars?
Big Tech companies have been in an all-out bidding war to capture top AI researchers and engineers. Companies like Meta have reportedly been offering compensation packages in the hundreds of millions of dollars. They're the kind of eye-watering sums you usually only hear about in pro sports. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino explores whether this strategy of collecting expensive superstars will pay off for Big Tech firms looking to win the AI race.
WSJ What’s News - Google’s Big Win and Why it’s Good News for Apple
A.M. Edition for Sept. 3. After a 2024 ruling that Google operated a search monopoly, a U.S. district judge rejected a forced spinoff of Chrome and allowed the company to continue paying Apple to be the default search provider on Safari. Plus, GOP lawmakers release more than 30,000 pages of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And in a lavish military parade in Tiananmen Square, Xi Jinping flaunts China’s growing military power and deepening ties to Washington’s adversaries. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Up First from NPR - Lawmakers Call For Epstein Files, Trump’s Crypto Token, China’s Military Parade
Members of Congress are trying to force a vote to make the Trump administration release more of the Epstein files. The cryptocurrency World Liberty Financial co-founded by the President and his sons started trading publicly this week. And, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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