AT&amp;T reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter. CEO John Stankey discusses the results, the future of connectivity, and the potential for partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink. In AI news, Elon Musk announced that Grok Imagine will produce a full length AI adaptation of The Odyssey, and OpenAI has disclosed an “unprecedented cyber incident” in which its models escaped a sandbox and found ways to cheat an internal evaluation by hacking Hugging Face. Plus, president of the National Association of Evangelicals Reverend Walter Kim has penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on the future of AI–and humanity. Rev. Kim discusses his position, as one of many religious leaders to join the conversation about responsible and ethical tech innovation. In geopolitics, President Trump has approved a landmark civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. John Stankey - 16:23 Walter Kim - 34:10 In this episode: Rev. Walter Kim, @revwalterkim Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

OpenAI’s “Cyber Incident,” A Saudi Nuclear Deal, & AT&T CEO 7/22/26

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[SPEAKER_A] The future called: AT&T CEO John Stankey on how we connect and competition for consumers.

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OpenAI’s “Cyber Incident,” A Saudi Nuclear Deal, & AT&T CEO 7/22/26

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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OpenAI’s “Cyber Incident,” A Saudi Nuclear Deal, & AT&T CEO 7/22/26

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.