Disclosures from two leading AI companies about misuse of their systems, along with warnings from within the industry, pushed AI safety into mainstream political debate this week as Washington weighed how to respond.

A sharp rise in fuel prices pushed U.S. consumer prices higher in August, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to consider raising interest rates. Markets took the report in stride as major stock indexes rose.

A major Saudi Arabian oil pipeline was struck by projectiles, igniting fires and pushing oil prices to their highest level since May before they eased. The strike, attributed to Yemen's Houthi movement, rattled global markets and drew in Washington.

Anthropic reported detecting and disrupting attempts by foreign actors, including individuals tied to Iran and the Houthi movement, to use its Claude AI model for weapons-related work, adding fuel to a debate in Washington over how to regulate the technology.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has seized a strategic Red Sea island and moved into the port of Mokha, pledging safe passage for most shipping while singling out Saudi-linked vessels as targets.