On the latest episode of the early edition of Balance of power, David Gura and Christina Ruffini speak with Mike Shepard, Bloomberg Senior Editor for Technology and Strategic Industries;  Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center and Bloomberg Politics Contributor. They also speak with Nicholas Burns, former US Ambassador to China and NATO, and Brigadier General Leland Blanchard II, Interim Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard. Chapters 00:00:00 Balance of Power: Early Edition 00:01:46 Markets: Stocks Rise as Oil Falls 00:03:28 AI Safety Fears Grip Washington 00:06:05 Anthropic, OpenAI & Emerging AI Risks 00:08:28 AI Safety vs. the Race With China 00:10:54 Political Panel: AI, Data Centers & the Midterms 00:13:41 Data Centers Become a Growing Voter Issue 00:15:00 Trump's $5,000 Dividend & the GOP Convention 00:17:18 Democrats Respond to Trump's Midterm Strategy 00:21:31 Remembering 9/11: America 25 Years Later 00:24:43 National Guard General on U.S. Security Since 9/11 00:28:45 National Guard's Expanded Mission in Washington 00:34:10 Nicholas Burns Reflects on 9/11 & NATO 00:37:00 NATO, Canada & America's Global Alliances 00:41:27 Trump-Xi Summit: Trade, AI & Taiwan 00:44:26 Iran, the Strait of Hormuz & Diplomacy 00:46:05 The State of American Diplomacy -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts