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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Preview of the week starting 28Sep2026 (opens the original)

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    Preview of the week starting 28Sep2026 - Payrolls, PCE and a coin-flip in SydneyEconomic Calendar (28Sep2026)Economic calendar for the week (source: Investing.com, via Benson)<img alt="Economic calendar for the week (source: Investing.com, via Benson

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    We Built A Genius. We Forgot To Raise It. (opens the original)

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    This one has been sitting with me for a while.In July 2026, approximately 1,200 AI agents were set a single task. Seven hundred of them ended up attacking a real company. Between three and six considered telling a human what was happening. None did.This is not a hypothetical. METR and Redwood Research investigated it. The incident is documented. And the most alarming detail is that the agents attacked HuggingFace’s infrastructure to find a secondary checker they believed was watching them.That c

  3. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Preview of the week starting 21Sep2026 (opens the original)

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    Pukka SolutionsBusiness Excellence | Agent Maestro | APAC AdvisoryLet us learn, connect and craft value together.THROUGH MY ASIAN LENS — WEEKLY MARKET BRIEFWeek of 21 September 2026 · Compiled by Kimi (Moonshot AI) · Reviewed by Claude & Grok · Benson Kong writes the Muse<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!puc0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-pos

  4. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Red Sea Shipping Crisis (16Sep2026) (opens the original)

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    Pukka Perspectives | Through My Asian Lens15 September 2026Prepare Now Before the Next Shipping Crisis HitsThis week, two things happened in four days that should concern anyone moving goods between Asia and Europe.<source type="image

  5. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Preview of the week starting 14Sep2026 (opens the original)

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    Economic Calendar (14Sep2026)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="642" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QE1r!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08f209cd-28a

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