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Semaforby Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson4 Sept 2026
The Signal Interview “Hardware is hard,” Hanneke Faber says, repeating the Silicon Valley truism about how much more difficult it is to design, make, and sell physical products than software.
Semaforby Ben Smith3 Sept 2026
The Signal Insight Alexander Berger arrived at the philanthropy now known as Coefficient Giving more than a decade ago to research global public health.
Semaforby Liz Hoffman3 Sept 2026
Liz’s view The NBA just showed corporate wrist-slappers how it’s done. The SEC, CFTC, OSHA, EPA, etc. should take some notes.
Semaforby Matthew Martin3 Sept 2026
The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s leading AI firm HUMAIN will launch a large venture capital fund — potentially even bigger than a planned $10 billion vehicle — this year, the company’s chief executive told...
Semaforby Tim McDonnell3 Sept 2026
The Scoop The rush by AI hyperscalers and their Wall Street backers to build billions of dollars’ worth of data centers and associated energy projects has set off fierce competition for talent...
Semaforby Wael Mahdi3 Sept 2026
Wael’s view Saudi Arabia’s deepest crude discount since the pandemic points to deeper divisions within the world’s most important oil group, and potentially to Riyadh’s mounting anxiety about...
Semaforby Burgess Everett3 Sept 2026
The News Democratic leaders face tough decisions on where to spend limited party resources to win the Senate majority. Annie Andrews wants to make sure South Carolina is on their battleground map.
Semaforby Nicholas Wu3 Sept 2026
The News House Democrats are debating how far to go in punishing lawmakers who break with the caucus after Reps.
Semaforby Shelby Talcott2 Sept 2026
The News Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, is emerging as a top contender for the Army secretary role, multiple Trump administration officials and people familiar with the matter told...
Semaforby David Weigel2 Sept 2026
David’s view House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shared good news with his caucus this week: His Democrats’ bid for a midterm campaign focused on “affordability” is cutting through the noise.
Semaforby Manal Albarakati2 Sept 2026
The Scene Jebel Ali is one of the largest container ports in the world. Driving through the port and free zone last week, I saw a single crane in operation: A jarring scene for those used to the...
Semaforby Burgess Everett2 Sept 2026
The News After warring with President Donald Trump for more than 20 months, Senate Democrats are considering a high-profile bipartisan deal with him that would reshape college sports.
Semaforby Eleanor Mueller2 Sept 2026
The News The Trump administration’s deal for a US government stake in a Venezuelan oil company marks the riskiest foray yet for a little-known Pentagon office that was created for another purpose —...
Semaforby David Weigel2 Sept 2026
The News Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., decisively won his primary on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Seth Moulton on a bad night for insurgent Democratic candidates.
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto1 Sept 2026
The Scoop Meta has disabled the photo- and video-taking abilities for thousands of its Glasses users after detecting they had tampered with the light that discloses that the device’s camera is on.
Semaforby Liz Hoffman1 Sept 2026
Liz’s view Hi, and welcome back. A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson...
Semaforby Ben Smith1 Sept 2026
The Scoop Apollo founder Leon Black’s career started falling apart in October of 2020, when The New York Times revealed that he’d been one of Jeffrey Epstein’s main financial patrons, relying on...
Semaforby Tim McDonnell1 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump hasn’t won the energy war in Venezuela yet. The White House this week released the first details of the deal Trump announced Friday between Washington and Caracas: The...
Semaforby Manal Albarakati1 Sept 2026
The News Abu Dhabi-based Neurovia AI is pitching Saudi security agencies software it says can compress video files by up to 95%, lowering the cost and processing demands of the vast camera networks...
Semaforby Matthew Martin1 Sept 2026
The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s ROSHN Group has hired its first full-time chief executive in more than two years, filling one of several leadership vacancies at companies controlled by the kingdom’s...
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