Anthropic's AI vision

Plus, US forces exiting Iraq.

Go beyond the headlines with Reuters on the stories shaping the day. Subscribe for $1/week. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hello. US forces exit Iraq after two decades, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a UK airbase incident involved a foreign state. In the latest AI news, Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows a sweeping AI vision and surging costs, while rival OpenAI shelves a new AI model release over safety concerns. Today's Top News   Vehicles at a street in Falluja, Iraq as the US-led coalition prepares to fully withdraw. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Middle East US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure that is being celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war. US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US ‌officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear programme. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using the same campaign playbook that has served him for decades as he tries to retain power in an election next month, presenting himself as the only person who can keep Israelis safe in a hostile region. In other news Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "hands of a foreign actor" were involved in an incident in which five men were arrested on suspected explosives and terrorism offences near a British airbase used ‌by US forces to strike Iran. A civil lawsuit alleging gang rape at Cornell University has reignited public outrage and now prosecutors are taking the case to a grand jury two years after declining to bring any criminal charges. Joseph Ax explains to the Reuters World News podcast why the district attorney is reopening the case. Five ‌of the six House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates who appeared at the Iowa State Fair discussed the state's high cancer rates, reflecting the extent to which the disease has become a bipartisan campaign issue this year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there are more than 8,000 North Korean troops ‌who were sent to Russian territory and preparations are underway to deploy another 10,000 troops. Business & Markets   Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. Meanwhile, rival OpenAI shelved a new AI model release over safety concerns. Teaching kids to code was supposed to equip them for tomorrow. Then artificial intelligence came along. In this episode of The Big View podcast, academic and author Daniel Susskind tells Peter Thal Larsen why predicting future jobs is folly and why critical thinking will matter more. The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft on its 14th uncrewed test flight may complicate NASA's ability to meet its time frame for astronaut missions to the moon. Alternative asset managers deploying cash from their insurance arms are reshaping how America's energy infrastructure is financed, emerging as major backers of LNG export projects and the pipelines moving crude and natural gas around the country. With China set for a week-long holiday at the start of October, many workers are taking to social media to complain about the widespread practice of requiring staff to work weekends either side of the break to maintain output. Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Macs   People walk by a McDonald's in New York City. REUTERS/Jordan Tovin McDonald’s is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the US and some global markets, a plan that aims to boost headquarters’ profit but risks alienating customers and attracting antitrust scrutiny. One pricing factor supercharged by AI: an estimate of how much each store's patrons are willing to pay. The details of how that pricing system works, its extensive use of AI, the company’s regulatory concerns and the tensions with its franchisees haven’t been previously reported.  Read more And Finally... Celine Dion performs during a public show named "Express Your Worth", at Place Joffre during Paris Fashion Week in Paris. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Global beauty brand L'Oreal Paris staged a star-studded runway show in the French capital, with pop icon ‌Celine Dion making a guest appearance to close out the evening. The event held at the start of Paris Fashion Week featured models Kendall Jenner and Heidi Klum, actors Andie MacDowell and Philippine ⁠Leroy-Beaulieu, as well as US Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and Italian Paralympian Beatrice Vio, sashaying down a catwalk against the backdrop of a lit-up Eiffel Tower. Dion, who is in Paris for a series of concerts, was a L'Oreal Paris brand ambassador in 2019. Read more   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. 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What happened at the UK Airbase?

Plus, China, US cut tariffs on $60 billion of goods.

Go beyond the headlines with Reuters on the stories shaping the day. Subscribe for $1/week. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Claire Beers Hello. UK police are questioning five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran, Iran insists on diplomatic solution to the war after Trump rejects peace plan and China and the US agree to tariff cuts on $60 billion of goods. Plus, every outfit from the VMAs red carpet. Today's Top News   An Iranian cleric participates in a march in Tehran. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS Iran insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the US and Israel, after President Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting. South Korea's presidential office ‌demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and then falsely denying that the two sides had agreed to keep the move confidential. Republicans are pouring money into more than three dozen US House races previously considered “safe” after internal polling showed they could be vulnerable in the November 3 election. Taiwan is pushing back against what it sees as Beijing's efforts to rewrite the history of World War Two after Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Trump highlighted the ‌wartime alliance between their countries at a summit last week. The Kremlin said that Ukraine was paying the price for its own attacks on Russia in recent ‌months and would continue to do so as Moscow's forces systematically strike different targets there. Flooding in Thailand could cause economic damage of at least $327 million nationwide, with losses likely to rise unless the situation improves. The ‌number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 8,000 for the first ⁠time in the country's ongoing outbreak. The latest situation report also put the number of deaths at 3,901. Business & Markets   Workers stack empty shipping containers for storage in South Carolina. REUTERS/Randall Hill  China and the US have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods ‌imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US corn to cosmetics, and from Chinese household appliances to toys. Western automakers are chasing a defense spending boom as a way to sell more vehicles and make use of underemployed factories, though executives say military work will not make up for slowing car sales and growing Chinese competition. Chipmaker SK Hynix's Solidigm is considering an initial public ‌offering as early as next year that could value the US subsidiary at up to $150 billion, read our exclusive report. India's Supreme Court questioned why the government wanted to "waste so much time" on ‌fresh public and industry consultations before adopting warning labels on packaged items. In an unprecedented food safety crackdown, India has raided eateries nationwide on grounds of hygiene lapses. UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran   Armed police officers work on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase. REUTERS/Toby Shephear British police were questioning five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base ‌that has been used by the US to strike Iran. Officers detained the three men after they received a tip-off that three large white vans had been seen heading to the military airfield of RAF Fairford, England. President Trump said the suspects had been looking to do "big damage" and had been under investigation by British and US authorities. The Reuters World News podcast outlines what we know so far. Read more And Finally... Lisa. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman Reuters captured every outfit from the MTV VMAs red carpet. See our full gallery   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. For more information on how we process your personal information and your rights, please see our Privacy Statement. Terms & Conditions   © 2026 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036