El Niño comes to Ukraine’s aid
As Russia again ramps up its attacks on Ukraine’s electricity grid ahead of the winter heating season, this time Kyiv has a new ally in its corner: El Niño.
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Inside the race to AGI
Technology journalist Kevin Roose reports from Silicon Valley, drawing on more than 150 interviews in the US’ top tech firms.
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AI turns Wall Street into a herd
AI is messing with the traditional ways Wall Street defines success.
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New app Mazal targets luxury license plate resale market
Mazal’s founders say plates worth $463 million have changed hands in three years, and that the market is growing by about 20% a year.
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Saudi’s expat workforce shrinks for the first time in more than two years
Foreigners employed in the country, excluding domestic workers, fell by 16,000 in the three months to June, driven by a drop in construction jobs.
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Abu Dhabi backs Jordan’s $2.3B railroad to replace truck convoys to Aqaba
The UAE is investing in rail infrastructure across the region, including Etihad Rail at home, Hafeet Rail to Oman, and other links through Jordan.
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BlackRock steps up Gulf investment
The world's largest asset manager is investing and hiring more in the region, and estimates $50 billion to $100 billion of Gulf money that would have gone abroad could be spent locally.
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Anti-establishment demonstrations sweep across India
Critics of a voter roll review review argue the exercise is politically motivated and anti-democratic.
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France student protests roil politics ahead of elections
Analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade.
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Calls for AI regulation grow as experts warn of dystopian future
One of the so-called godfathers of AI argued that it “should be approached like other critical technologies” such as medicine or aviation.
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EU readies for China trade clash, as frustration grows over imbalance
France and Germany are calling for measures that limit market access for countries deemed harmful to domestic industries.
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Record high borrowing costs roil US economy
Yields across much of the G7 have surged in recent months as investors fret over stubbornly high inflation and unrelenting borrowing.
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China has resolved its 'Malacca Dilemma'
China has survived the global energy disruption largely unscathed, while the island economies around it are struggling.
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Collins stakes her future on picking her spots against Trump
The Maine Republican sat down with Semafor amid her toughest reelection fight yet.
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Crypto PACs’ House targets raise eyebrows
The cryptocurrency industry’s leading network of super PACs is backing 19 House Republicans but only 13 House Democrats.
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Polls show how AI is changing the workplace
Twenty-eight percent of US employees say they use AI at least weekly, according to a two-year study from Jobs for the Future, The Families & Workers Fund, and Gallup.
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Democrats press White House on still-secret AI framework
It’s the latest indication that Democrats are not giving up on a sustained push for answers from the administration.
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Trump administration presses Congress for anti-fraud legislation
The proposed legislation sent to the Hill would impose mandatory minimum sentences for fraud offenses involving federal benefits programs.
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