Morning Brief, Oct. 1: Why the Supreme Court lifted a last-minute stay of Christa Pike’s execution

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• Why the Supreme Court lifted a last-minute stay of Christa Pike’s execution. The Supreme Court lifted a federal appeals court stay in Christa Pike’s scheduled execution at Riverbend in Nashville on Sept. 30.

Last week

• Johnson frames planned White House AI meeting around innovation and oversight (Sept. 28). Federal AI oversight remains undefined as Trump, Johnson and tech executives prepare for a White House discussion on safety and innovation.
• CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask judge to extend block on White House press ban (Sept. 28). In Washington, D.C., CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a judge to keep their White House press credentials while their lawsuit against Trump proceeds.
• What Anthropic’s IPO prospectus says about the cost of building AI (Sept. 28). Anthropic’s prospectus reports $4.6 billion in 2025 revenue, an operating loss above $8 billion and $7.33 billion in compute and infrastructure costs.

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