Chinese leader Xi Jinping due for Trump talks
Huge differences remain between the superpowers on AI regulation, trade policy, and Taiwan’s security.
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EU presses Ukraine on democratic reform
The bloc told Ukraine reform is a precondition for the disbursement of more of a $103 billion loan.
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Adults worldwide feel more positive on AI, poll finds
In 34 out of 37 countries polled by Gallup, more adults express positive feelings about AI than do negative ones.
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Democrats worry Trump may make auto industry concessions to Xi
The president has floated the possibility of allowing Chinese carmakers to build vehicles in the US.
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Trump skirts last Iran lever ahead of Xi visit
The US has so far declined to sanction Chinese banks despite seeking to exert maximum economic pressure on Iran.
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Trump battles press as Xi heads to town
A judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by the three news outlets the president banned from the…
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Trump’s Africa adviser defends proposed Libyan deal: ‘Absolute partnership’
Massad Boulos pushed back on claims that a US plan for Libya would hand control of the country to a powerful military…
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‘It’s not popular’: Republicans break with Trump on Iran and more
The president’s party is seeking distance from him at a crucial moment ahead of the midterms.
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Xi expected to press Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan
Taipei is growing increasingly concerned over a frozen $14 billion arms sales deal that Trump has described as “a very…
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Defiant UNGA speech belies Trump's woes
US President Donald Trump took credit for ending wars and confronting Iran in a defiant speech before world leaders at…
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Trump hails ‘productive’ US-Iran talks
Trump had earlier threatened to “annihilate” Iran unless it agreed to end the war.
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DRC prime minister defends Ebola response
Judith Suminwa also discussed the country’s relationship with the US.
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OpenAI exec is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the US working with China on AI
Communication between the two nations is a “starting place.”
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'Winter is coming': IMF head issues 'warning' over inflation and central bank tightening
Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, told Semafor that prices will keep climbing.
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‘Hold us accountable’ on data centers, Amazon sustainability chief says
Kara Hurst said the tech giant would seek to be more transparent about the environmental impact of its massive data…
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Retailers are picking sides on AI shopping agents
Amazon banned Meta’s Muse assistant, while Shopify welcomed it in, the first sign of battle lines being drawn in the…
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Kalshi to allow trading on borrowed funds
Only some of the bets will allow margin trading, showing where the prediction-markets platform thinks its future lies.
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Paramount readies debt for Warner Bros. deal
It’s one of the most highly anticipated credit launches this year.
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Global South more optimistic about AI than the US, Google exec says
AI is making strides in disease diagnostics and language translation for populations outside of the US and Europe,…
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Fintech startups that hated banks are now becoming them
SoFi is now a bank, the 46th biggest in America. So are Klarna and PayPal. Chime is the latest to bite the bullet.
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AI-related IPOs postponed as investors grow cautious
The first-order AI trades are holding up, but a fragility is emerging further down the chain among smaller deals.
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IDB president says ‘we need to look’ at Venezuela
Ilan Goldfajn said Caracas’ unpaid debts would be ‘part of the conversation.’
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‘Fear of the unknown’ drives data center pushback, Nvidia exec says
At Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion, Nvidia’s head of sustainability pushed back against the groundswell of anti-AI…
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World has entered ‘age of impunity’ amid global aid cuts, Miliband says
Extensive cuts to global aid have left the world with “more shocks, fewer shock absorbers,” the International Rescue…
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Bessent eyed for Trump’s ‘AI czar’
The Treasury Secretary has long played a central role in administration policymaking on the issue.
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Nigeria minister touts ‘quite good’ relationship with US
Jumoke Oduwole teased a forthcoming deal on critical minerals at Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion.
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Hormuz disruption will lead to ‘structural shift’, Shell Foundation CEO says
The disruption will result in “a permanent shift to energy that is much more reliable,” Jonathan Berman said at…
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Africa CDC director calls for local vaccine manufacturing
"It’s time for us to manufacture our own vaccines," Jean Kaseya said at Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion.
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IFC chief takes aim at Africa’s costly risk label
The World Bank’s private-sector arm is opening up decades of credit data as it seeks to convince investors that African…
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Major gaps remain to tripling global renewable energy capacity
Delivering the extra capacity requires an additional $8.6 trillion in investment over 2026-2030.
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Qatar Investment Authority deepens US ties with JPMorgan
The deal includes a $15 billion customized public equities portfolio managed by the US bank and a $5 billion private…
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Abu Dhabi-based Eagle Hills lands in the Maldives
The Maldives is the next coastline for UAE real estate developer Mohamed Alabbar, who signed an agreement with the…
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Nigeria set to complete $2B fiber optic rollout in 3 years
Digital economy and communications minister Bosun Tijani told Semafor the project — initially slated to take five years…
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US hasn’t lost to China in Africa, DFC CEO says
Washington can take on risky investments abroad while also delivering value to American taxpayers, Ben Black said at…
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A rare kind of journalism
Semafor’s Ben Smith recommends Anand Giridharadas’ book on the subway confrontation between Jordan Neely, a homeless…
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EDP can't 'take the risk' of moving forward with US wind projects
“Several hundred megawatts” of planned onshore wind farms in the US remain on indefinite hold EDP’s CEO told Semafor.
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