UN General Assembly Week, Trump's Triumphal Arch, Air Traffic Control AI

The Iran war has disrupted energy and fertilizer markets globally, and it's unclear whether any real diplomacy will occur at the UN despite Iran's president attending

Guterres is defending international cooperation almost too late, as leaders like Putin and Trump don't take talk of global solidarity seriously, and power now lies outside the UN

Claims the military called for the arch to house drones, snipers, and ammunition, though he provided no details

Questions the arch's security rationale since a joint base is already a mile away and no need for drones/snipers has been articulated

Trump is using a liberal interpretation of executive authority to skip Congress and outpace courts on both the arch and other projects like the ballroom

Current airspace management is chaotic and the FAA should optimize scheduling itself rather than let airlines schedule as they wish

The SMART tool won't replace humans or go rogue, but is skeptical it will be a game changer given the ongoing controller staffing shortage

Airlines' trade group is bullish on the new AI tool as a step toward modernizing the nation's airspace