US, China ramp up summit preparations
US President Donald Trump will reportedly greet China’s leader Xi Jinping as he steps off the plane in Washington, DC…
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Nvidia’s case for taming AI agents
The company’s VP of agentic AI told Semafor he sees AI safety as an engineering challenge, rather than an…
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Behind the Trump administration's pro-AI meme campaign
The administration is casting effective altruists — who focus on reducing harm from the tech and heavily weigh…
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Hilton on courting California's Trump haters
Steve Hilton, the Republican nominee for governor of California, is working to make the most of an endorsement from…
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An 'AI OPEC' is unlikely
Mark Zuckerberg certainly wants no part of one, and cutthroat competition seems hard-coded into tech executives.
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OpenAI will tell us when the world is ending
Transparency goes a long way with investors and the public.
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Wall Street's trading revenue slows down
Big bank executives this week warned that their third-quarter revenues would be down from the spring.
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Video AI company Pika offers new tool to speed up AI video creation
Creators can use fewer prompts to generate shot-by-shot lists for AI videos.
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Senate Republicans weigh whether to keep investing in North Carolina and Georgia races
With the majority on the line and the battleground map expanding, hard choices may be coming soon.
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UAE's super stallions will compete in Japan's Asian Games
The UAE fielded its first-ever Asian Games dressage team in Hangzhou in 2023. The 20th Asian Games run Sept. 19 to Oct.…
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Saudi Arabia's well-timed uranium find near Medina
Though the element is more abundant than gold, the timing is curious. Beijing reportedly helped build a facility to…
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A Norman Conquest retelling “steeped in Viking lore and gore"
A scholar of Scandinavian studies recounts the Norman Conquest with a special emphasis on the influence of medieval…
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Quantum has major emissions savings potential, report finds
The BCG Institute argued in its analysis that the industry’s long deployment cycles are more reason to plan ahead.
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Russia sanctions advance, as the US deepens economic pressure
The US House of Representatives passed the sanctions bill on Wednesday.
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Tested by war, Abu Dhabi charts its energy and water future
The emirate has earmarked almost $82 billion over the next decade for expanding and greening its power grid.
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Exxon nears Venezuela deal, two decades after messy exit
The move could help revamp oil production in the de facto US protectorate.
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Hopes dim for US-China détente during leaders’ summit
The US Treasury secretary told Axios he was open to discussing “shared risks” on AI with Beijing at talks this weekend…
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Aramco says technology delivered $5 billion in value last year
The Saudi oil producer is using AI, digital twins, and other tools to improve operations and adapt to wartime…
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Political, military costs of the US’ war in Iran become clearer
The war is widely unpopular with Americans, who will soon vote in the midterm elections, while US defense stockpiles…
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Chinese missile apparently used in Yemen conflict
The discovery pointed to the growing use of Beijing’s military hardware in conflicts far afield.
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Fresh ‘unexpected or concerning’ AI incidents
The latest revelations by OpenAI follow recent calls by its CEO and fellow leading AI labs Anthropic and DeepMind to…
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Democratic group launches campaign to boost Graham challenger
The seat is widely considered reliably Republican, but some recent polling has Democrats feeling optimistic.
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FDA nominee preps for hearing next week
Heidi Overton, who works on the White House Domestic Policy Council, has been meeting with lawmakers.
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Trump’s Saudi ambassador pick faces early hurdles
Sen. Thom Tillis and other Republicans expressed uncertainty about Rep. Wesley Hunt’s nomination.
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Senators sought to add AI antitrust exemption to defense bill
The effort has taken on new significance as debate over AI safety rages in Washington.
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Global survey finds sinking trust in US, Chinese leadership
When discussing solutions to global problems people “are no longer asking what do the Americans think,” the survey’s…
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US prosecutors charge five with plot to kill Russian dissident in DC
US federal authorities alleged they were part of a Kremlin-controlled “global assassination network” targeting…
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Top sovereign wealth fund executives warn of impending pullback in US stocks
The head of the world’s best performing sovereign wealth fund said US returns in recent years were “close to double…
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Chinese oil prices hit record high
Energy disruptions from an escalating Middle East conflict spilled into the world’s largest market for imported crude.
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Warsh breaks with Trump to raise rates
The quarter-point increase is the first in three years.
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Bipartisan AI safety talks accelerate in Senate
Key Republican tells Semafor a committee vote could happen ‘this month.’
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Pacing the frontier is more about business models than AI models
Spending billions on a race to grow the biggest and most capable models may not be the best sales pitch.
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What crypto taught Democrats about the AI backlash
Democrats see a president who isn’t popular, an industry that’s less popular, and a very straightforward election story.
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Kenya to host World Athletics Championship
The announcement marks the first time that the event will be held in Africa.
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S. Africa unveils Johannesburg fiscal rescue plan
Implementation of the plan will continue through local elections, regardless of whether there is a new municipal…
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Anatomy of an AI-powered hack
Palo Alto Networks revealed to Semafor fresh details about an AI-powered hack over the summer that targeted a European…
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