Axios

OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past intended safeguards.

Why it matters: AI's safety challenge has moved from "Will the chatbot say something harmful?" to "How can we stop autonomous agents from attempting hacks online?" to "Uh-oh, what did my AI assistant do now?"

Efforts this week by Qatari mediators to broker a diplomatic breakthrough between the U.S. and Iran have made little progress, with neither side willing to budge, according to three sources familiar with the talks.

Why it matters: The stalemate bolsters the belief on both sides that a renewed military conflict is becoming more likely. U.S. officials think President Trump could order a return to major combat operations after the midterms.

Boeing will build the U.S. Navy's next fighter aircraft, following years of clandestine competition and multiple contracting false alarms.

Why it matters: Boeing's win in the F/A-XX competition means the company's sixth-generation aircraft will succeed the Super Hornet fleet, long relied upon and recently employed across the Middle East.