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Semaforby Burgess Everett3d ago
The News The winner of Senate control would snatch one of the biggest tangible prizes of the midterms: control over President Donald Trump’s nominees.
Semaforby Max Tani3d ago
The Scoop Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson was talking about the media business on Vox’s Channels podcast last month when host Peter Kafka asked him: How was the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey...
Semaforby Max Tani3d ago
The Scoop A Silicon Valley nonprofit close to the AI safety movement is pledging $10 million by the end of 2027 to fund mainstream and independent coverage of artificial intelligence.
Semaforby Garrison Lovely5d ago
The Scoop On June 1, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon gave employees a preview of a blog post denying the company had any connection to Leading the Future, a super PAC established to defend...
Semaforby David Weigel6d ago
David’s view If the vice president delivers a campaign speech, does it make a sound? One irony of modern elections, when everything a politician says behind a microphone is livestreamed, is that...
Semaforby Tiisetso Motsoeneng6d ago
Tiisetso’s view At about 5am on Monday, 23-year-old Boitumelo Nhlanzi left home in Thembisa for work. She never arrived.
Semaforby Matthew Martin6d ago
Matthew’s view Saudi Arabia’s recently appointed stock market regulator has had a whirlwind few weeks.
Semaforby Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson6d ago
The Signal Insight Swiss billionaire Thomas Flohr is a World Endurance Championship racing driver who has spent 22 years building VistaJet into a $2.9 billion revenue private aviation business with...
Semaforby Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson6d ago
The Signal Interview In a little more than a decade, Octopus Energy has grown from an outlandish idea into Britain’s largest energy provider.
Semaforby Nicholas Wu6d ago
The News New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has a message for the potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates who are passing through her state: Focus on the children.
Semaforby Ashley Gold6d ago
Ashley’s view The tech industry is facing strange headwinds in Washington after meeting with President Donald Trump and senior administration officials this week and signing a “morally binding”...
Semaforby Nicholas Wu7d ago
The News Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., has quietly asked Democrats in recent weeks to support him in a potential bid for the top position on the House Financial Services Committee, according to people...
Semaforby Eleanor Mueller7d ago
The News MILWAUKEE — US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday declined to commit to imposing recently enacted Russian sanctions, telling Semafor and two other outlets that officials plan...
Semaforby Liz Hoffman7d ago
Liz’s view Who buys Perella Weinberg? Who cares, says this reporter, who chased that tip for months.
Semaforby Tim McDonnell7d ago
The Scoop Texas state politics could delay the final investment decision on one of the US’ largest new data center projects.
Semaforby Burgess Everett7d ago
The News Senate Republicans are departing Washington to defend their majority — and many are carrying with them real fear that the party didn’t do enough to address constituents’ economic concerns...
Semaforby Burgess Everett7d ago
The Scoop Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and GOP campaign chair Tim Scott have something in common: They’re both really excited for President Donald Trump to hit the campaign trail.
Semaforby Ashley Gold7d ago
The Scoop The idea for what became President Donald Trump’s Tuesday pact with the AI industry came from a conversation between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and House Speaker Mike Johnson at last week’s...
Semaforby David Weigel8d ago
David’s view As they prepared for Republicans to drop another billion dollars of ads on their heads this summer, Democrats passed around fresh advice on gender politics.
Semaforby Rohan Goswami8d ago
The Scoop Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz is joining David Ellison’s team at the combined Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount in a senior leadership role, a big poach for Ellison and a signal of more expansive...
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