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Pursuit Minerals (ASX:PUR) received regulatory environmental approvals to relocate pilot plant infrastructure and commence advanced drilling at its Rio Grande Sur Lithium Project.

US President Donald Trump's opposition to guardrails on artificial intelligence puts him at odds with a growing number of lawmakers from both parties, with AI safety fears adding to voters' misgivings about the technology heading into the midterm elections. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens breaks down the situation.

Iron Bear Resources (ASX:IBR) has secured a US$1.3 million cash injection from global mining group Vale to advance development work at its Canadian iron ore project.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering whether to help Saudi Arabia counter attacks from the Houthis in Yemen as UK concerns about a worsening economic hit from the escalating conflict grow. The Saudi government has requested a range of diplomatic and military support from the UK, but it's unclear whether Burnham is willing to approve them. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has more.

Buy-now-pay-later provider Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) has launched an on-market share buyback programme of up to $50 million.

Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to the highest level since 2007 as a rally in oil prices fueled inflation concerns and strengthened bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. Bloomberg MLIV's Ven Ram has the latest.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (ASX:PAR) appointed Dr Daniel Furtner as chief medical officer, effective Sept. 16.

US President Donald Trump has waded into the AI safety debate raging between Silicon Valley and Washington. In a rapid-fire series of social media posts, Trump belittled a push led by Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to slow work on cutting-edge systems and dismissed the existential fears about AI as "a hoax." Michael Wade, Professor of Strategy and Digital at the IMD business school in Switzerland spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on the need for AI guardrails.

Leeuwin Metals (ASX:LM1) appointed mining engineer Rubei Ma as chief development officer to advance the Marda Gold Project.

The global debate over AI safety is intensifying, as President Trump dismisses industry calls for a slowdown as a "conspiracy theory," and China brands fresh warnings about the tech "fearmongering." At the same time, Australia's cyber intelligence chief, Abigail Bradshaw, says the country needs an AI early warning system to guard against risks. Scientia Professor of AI at the University of New South Wales, Toby Walsh, joins "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" to discuss the outlook for AI regulation in Australia.

Falcon Metals (ASX:FAL) secured $30 million through an institutional share placement to expand multi-rig exploration programmes.

Australian defence firm Overwatch Technologies has lodged a prospectus to raise $8 million.