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-Sarah Frier, Bloomberg Managing Editor for Technology Coverage, discusses Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI bosses promising measures to rein in the pursuit of cutting-edge AI models to better understand the risks posed by the technology following a series of security breaches. The two companies' calls to slow down AI development may be resisted by forces in the tech industry, financial markets, and the Trump administration, which has staked its economic agenda on aggressive AI advancement.

-Isabelle Freidheim, Founder and Managing Partner of Athena Capital, discusses artificial intelligence and her outlook for IPOs. She talks about investment opportunities in AI and comments on AI developers calling for an industrywide slowdown in AI development.

-Jody Lurie, Bloomberg Intelligence Credit Analyst, discusses the latest in cruise ship and theme parks. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: Royal Caribbean's $6.9 billion of liquidity at the end of 2Q plus advanced bookings may be sufficient for river cruise and island expansion plans now that company-adjusted leverage is below 3x.
Separately, BI says Six Flags and United Parks' 2026 attendance volumes may decline, according to ALTD <GO> Placer.ai data, despite relatively resilient demand for theme park visits.

-Tom Maloney, Bloomberg Wealth Team Editor, discusses the Bloomberg Big Take story: “Magic Johnson's Insurance Ties Drawn Into Mark Walter Scrutiny.” Mark Walter pioneered how insurance companies invest policyholders' payments. His dealmaking spawned an empire that included some of the world's most famous sports franchises. But now, that empire is under scrutiny.

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Bloomberg Money takes the pulse of your financial life, powered by the reporting of our global newsroom. Today's guests: Centerview Partners Senior Counselor, Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus, and Former Advisor to Colin Powell & President H.W. Bush Richard Haass and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Chief Economic Strategist Ellen Zentner.
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- Anurag Rana, Senior Tech Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, recaps Oracle, and Adobe's earnings as well as the latest news from Microsoft. Microsoft plans to more than triple its data center capacity to help overcome a computing shortage that has forced it to turn away some AI and cloud business. The company's data center capacity will have more than 38 gigawatts of capacity in 2032, up from about 12 gigawatts now, according to people familiar with the plans.
- Amanda Gordon, Bloomberg Wealth Reporter discusses the changes in downtown Manhattan after 9/11. Lower Manhattan has evolved from a business district that largely emptied out after work into a hub for housing, culture and nightlife, with the population more than doubling since 9/11. The area has added almost 25,000 residential units since 9/11, and its workforce has diversified, with financial services now representing 25% of downtown's occupied space.
- Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director at Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses the 25 year anniversary of 9/11 attacks. A quarter-century after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, families returned to the World Trade Center site on Friday to read aloud the names of the dead, marking a milestone anniversary of a tragedy that reshaped America.
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-Emily Cohn, Bloomberg Consumer Team Leader, recaps Macy’s earnings. Macy’s Inc. tumbled after the company’s third quarter guidance left investors unimpressed, overshadowing a strong quarterly performance and increase in outlook. The company’s bottom end of comparable sales and sales guidance is below analysts estimates but the top line is ahead. Macy’s adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance is also below estimates.

-Anurag Rana, Senior Tech Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, recaps Apple’s iPhone launch. Apple Inc. unveiled the iPhone Duo, the company's first foldable smartphone, which will improve on rivals' foldable models. The iPhone Duo has a 7.6-inch screen, an outer 5.4-inch screen, and will be able to work with the iPad's Apple Pencil stylus, with a cost starting at $1,999. The device will be available for preorder on Oct. 16 in more than 70 countries and regions, ahead of its release on Oct. 23, and will sit at the top of Apple's iPhone lineup.

-Payam Zamani, Founder & CEO of One Planet Group, and Author of Crossing the Desert, discusses how purpose is changing capitalism. Payam Coined the term "spiritual capitalism" - the thesis that companies perform better long-term when built around purpose and dignity rather than treating people as economic assets.

-Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Driver, discusses the future of racing. Reddick is the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 – and fourth all-time – to win five of the first nine races of a season in NASCAR’s top division. He won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after a day filled with obstacles, becoming the third in NASCAR Cup Series history to win four of the first six races of the season.
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