Milton evacuations, EU-China brandy and EV spat, AI dangers and debates

Floridians evacuate or hunker down ahead of Hurricane Milton. China imposes temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of European brandy, after the EU's tariffs on Chinese EVs. Hezbollah officials drop a Gaza truce condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon. And a Virginia congressional candidate keen to debate has created an AI chatbot to stand in for the incumbent - as a Nobel prize winner for physics cautions of the dangers possible from the artificial intelligence he helped create. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here . Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here . Find the Recommended Read here . Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices