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0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Tech leaders are joining the call for a slowdown in AI advancement after growing warnings that rapid development could be detrimental to humans and peers, Shondaleigh Stuster, has more. Elon Musk and other tech leaders are embracing Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei's warning to slow down developing AI before it becomes uncontrollable. On social media Saturday, Musk wrote that Amadei is right. In that quote, I've been sounding the alarm on AI for a long time. Open AI CEO Sam Altman also says his company will slow down AI advancement and would delay its public offering until at least 2027 because of safety concerns. While President Trump brushed aside the concerns as negative forces bringing up things that quote, won't happen, David Sachs, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, says he supports tech companies slowing down. Shondaleigh Stuster and PR News. One month before voters in Georgia begin casting their ballots, the race for governor

1:04there is heating up. On Sunday, US Senator John Ausef joined government editorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms for a rally before more than 1400 supporters. Ausef used the opportunity to criticize Republicans. Under the failed President Donald J. Trump, food, diesel, and healthcare all just hit their all-time highs. They doubled your insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid to cut taxes for their corporate donors and the ultra-rich. They made you pay more for everything. They lied us into war and spent most of the last year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile. At the same time, Republican Representative Mike Collins visited a nearby hospital to talk about new federal healthcare spending. Oil prices have risen again in response to the closure of a key pipeline in Saudi Arabia, faltering diplomacy, and attacks on ships in the Gulf. Brent Crude futures at $100 a barrel shortly after markets opened. The BBC's Rory Galamore reports. Oil prices have fluctuated hugely since the Iran War began in February.

2:07Now they're rising again. One of the main factors is the closure of Saudi Arabia's East West pipeline, which was damaged by drones launched from Iraqi territory last week. The kingdom has previously accused Iran-bat militias of being behind such attacks. The Iran-backed group, the Houthis, have been advancing in southern Yemen, posing further threats to international shipping. And diplomatic breakthrough does not appear imminent. Oman was supposed to host a meeting on Monday between Iran and Gulf Arab countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for energy supplies, but it's been postponed. The BBC's Rory Galamore. Sweden's national election remains too close to call at this hour. The humanitarian results give the left-wing opposition of 175 to 174 seat advantage over the current ruling right wing coalition. Officials say the final outcome may not be known until at least Wednesday. You're listening to NPR News. Sailing Deon is back, the 58-year-old singer performed in Paris Saturday night singing 25 songs over more than two hours.

3:08Deon has not played a full concert since March of 2020. In 2022, she was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, which is a rare disease that affected her throat. She's now touring performing 16 shows in five weeks. Alexander Zavirif has won the U.S. Open Men's singles title, beating American Ben Shelton in four sats. It's the second Grand Slam title for Zavirif this year, while the long-running drought for American men continues. And Pierce Becky Sullivan has more. Even before the first serve of Sunday's match, Shelton's appearance in the final was a bit of history. Max Trace, his father Brian, is black. Making Shelton the first black man to play in the U.S. Open Men's singles final since Arthur Ash, more than half a century ago. It was also Shelton's first career Grand Slam final. And of course, no American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since 2003. But the 23-year-old couldn't overpower the six-foot six-jermans Ferev. The big two of men's tennis these days, Yannick Center and Carlos Alcaras, have both had injuries this year, leaving the door unusually wide open for others. And Zavirif, it's taken advantage. You won the French Open earlier this summer, and with Sundays win, now has a second career

4:10slam to his name. Becky Sullivan and Pierce, New York. There was a new number one at North American box offices this weekend, practical magic, two knock Spider-Man from the top spot, bringing in $30 million in its first week of distribution. Spider-Man brand new day landed in second with $8.4 million in ticket sales worldwide at now, has brought in just under $2.5 billion. The Odyssey continues its march across the big spring, adding another $7.4 million to its total. This is NPR News. The Lindsey Clancy Trial shined a light on how little we know about postpartum psychosis. I went sort of from feeling a little off all day, to suddenly believing people were watching me. On the Sunday story, how the Clancy Trial sparked a new conversation about maternal mental health. This is now to the Sunday story from the Up First podcast on the NPR app.