Sep 28, 2026 · 12 min
AI ambition collides with regulation, markets and press freedom
Regulators Delay Approval for Boeing’s 737 MAX 10
The episode connects fast-moving technology bets and geopolitical risk with the human cost of reporting under authoritarian governments.
- 1Boeing’s delayed 737 MAX 10 approval highlights how software problems can slow a major aircraft program.
- 2Meta is building an enterprise AI business as investors demand clearer returns on more than $100 billion in spending.
- 3Evan Gershkovich’s prison diary shows how authoritarian governments are raising the risks for foreign correspondents.
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Evan Gershkovich explains how handwritten diary notes survived 16 months in a Russian prison and became the foundation for his memoir.
The brief
The opening headlines span Nvidia’s record stock buyback, calls for AI oversight, President Trump’s technology meetings and a software glitch delaying Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 approval.
Amrith Ramkumar examines President Trump’s conflicting positions on AI regulation and competition with China, while Meta builds an enterprise AI business to prove its investment can pay off.
SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for the first time on its 14th test launch and deploys 26 satellites, marking progress toward revenue-generating payloads.
Evan Gershkovich describes keeping handwritten diary notes during 16 months imprisoned in Russia, material that became his memoir, This Cursed Beautiful Land.
His account of arrest fears and release in 2024 widens into a warning about the changing dangers facing foreign correspondents as authoritarianism spreads.
Featuring
Amrith RamkumarMentioned
Nvidia Corporation
This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian Story
Donald John TrumpBooks & mentions
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