This week, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. Then The Times’s David Yaffe-Bellany brings us inside the blockbuster New York Times investigation into a $2 billion investment in Trump’s crypto company World Liberty Financial and a controversial deal to send the most powerful A.I. chips to the United Arab Emirates. And finally, it’s time to round up This Week in A.I. Guests:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-yaffe-bellany" target="_blank">David Yaffe-Bellany</a>, New York Times technology reporter covering the crypto industry</li></ul> Additional Reading:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/business/media/trump-kimmel-cancel-culture-free-speech.html" target="_blank">Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/technology/charlie-kirk-meta-x-tiktok.html" target="_blank">Social Platforms Duck Blame for Inflaming Divisions Before Charlie Kirk’s Death</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/trump-uae-chips-witkoff-world-liberty.html" target="_blank">In Giant Deals, U.A.E. Got Chips, and Trump Team Got Crypto Riches</a></li><li><a href="https://www.platformer.news/openai-teen-accounts-safety-senate-hearing/" target="_blank">OpenAI’s Risky Step to Protect Teens</a></li></ul> We want to hear from you. Email us at <a href="mailto:hardfork@nytimes.com">hardfork@nytimes.com</a>. Find “Hard Fork” on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hardfork">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hardfork">TikTok</a>.
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