$300k falcons fly off the shelves in Abu Dhabi
Bred on the same American farm, an ultra-white gyrfalcon chick went for 1.1 million dirhams ($300,000) while a…
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Chinese tech firms deepen ties in Saudi Arabia
Chinese AI, robotaxis, and factories are all coming to the kingdom (if they aren’t already there).
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New museum reflects on Saudi's post-oil future
As the kingdom plans for life after oil, crude has become a muse, with art spanning the eras before, during, and after…
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Dimon and Dalio RSVP to Saudi's flagship investment summit
Saudi Arabia’s flagship investment conference has published its RSVPs nearly two months out.
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Saudi's $8.1B beauty market dominates Gulf
The boom is being driven by Saudi women’s rising disposable income.
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Uber’s Nigeria exit furthers retreat from Africa
The company, which also left Uganda, will continue operating in other African countries, including South Africa.
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German far-right set for gains in key elections
Recent polling published by Die Zeit showed, however, that the party will fall short of winning an absolute majority.
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US presses Iran sanctions driving oil prices higher
The EU endorsed Washington’s sanctions push against Tehran, while efforts to block Iran’s oil exports and financial…
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Volkswagen announces record job cuts amid China pressure
European leaders have stepped up their vows to crack down on Chinese imports despite the potential blowback.
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China under pressure over trade at G20 finance meetings
Exports from the world’s second-largest economy have surged in recent months, drawing the ire of competitors frustrated…
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OpenAI's new Astra model has private thoughts
Existing frontier AI models use “chain of thought” reasoning: They write ideas down, in English, in a “scratchpad” to…
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Dangote Refinery IPO coming this month
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said the firm would seek to raise $5 billion, potentially making it the…
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Trump seeks to turbocharge manufacturing workforce
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio helped launch the program, dubbed the Foundry School, on…
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Trump administration warms to Zambia despite crackdown worries
Washington Democrats said they’re alarmed about post-election violence.
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Key law enforcement group flips on crypto bill
The National Sheriffs’ Association is dropping its opposition to landmark cryptocurrency legislation.
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Armenia embraces its ‘Trump’ corridor while keeping Russia, Iran close
Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan told Semafor the US-backed transit and trade project is essential to secure long-lasting…
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Many Americans lack confidence in US govt to foil terror attacks, poll finds
One-fifth of Americans say they have no confidence whatsoever in the US government to protect the public from future…
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Britt: Congress should turn Trump’s data center pledge into law
The Alabama Republican talked to Semafor at a tricky moment for her party, whose candidates are racing to deal with…
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How a ‘China-for-China’ strategy rebooted Logitech
CEO Hanneke Faber says competing in China is critical to winning in the rest of the world.
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YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’
The enforcement action targeted accounts named in Semafor’s report earlier this week.
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US Fed Governor Waller floats September rate hold
Markets rallied and global bond yields dipped Thursday after a US Federal Reserve governor advocated holding interest…
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OpenAI begins phased rollout of GPT-6 Astra model
OpenAI said its new model surpasses Anthropic’s most advanced models and meaningfully approximates “artificial general…
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China announces $1T push to become 'sports powerhouse'
Beijing is betting that more outdoor sporting events can stimulate sluggish domestic consumption.
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Russia, Ukraine eye diplomacy effort
Russia’s Vladimir Putin suggested that a settlement to end the war was possible, while Ukraine predicted a “new…
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Coefficient Giving’s CEO on Silicon Valley $40 billion philanthropy boom
Alexander Berger is preparing for the AI-fueled wave.
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The best corporate regulator in America isn’t the SEC. It’s the NBA.
Stripping the Los Angeles Clippers of draft picks is enforcement that hits misbehaving companies where it hurts.
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Google avoids another breakup
It is the third time in the last year that a judge has decided against breaking up a big tech company.
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Companies confront ‘trade down’ economy
Consumer companies like Nespresso say they’ve had to try harder to convince shoppers to pony up hundreds of dollars for…
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An 'ageless' new novella
Colm Tóibín publishes a deftly crafted sequel to his 2006 work, “A Long Winter.”
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Saudi AI firm HUMAIN to launch giant global VC fund this year
The kingdom’s AI champion is also “hardening” data center defenses as the Iran war threatens infrastructure.
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Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion
Hugging Face has exploded in popularity, providing an open-source hub for collaborative machine learning.
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Ukrainian ex-defense minister launches Palantir-backed military tech firm
The move risks angering Ukraine’s European supporters, as defense expertise is likely to be shared with US firms…
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US President Donald Trump imposes 100% tariff on drones
Chinese drone firm DJI alone accounts for more than 70% of the global market.
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OPEC’s new threat comes from within
Saudi Aramco’s widening oil discount suggests that Riyadh — which normally bears the cost of supporting prices — isn’t…
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Experts warn of threats of AI bioterrorism
Information used by AI to make a vaccine can also “create a bioweapon,” one Google DeepMind researcher told the FT.
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US extends Middle East troop deployments into 2027
The news comes despite the fact that US President Donald Trump told reporters the war would not last “too long.”
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