Trump plans for AI czar languish ahead of CEO meeting
it’s not clear that naming a czar and putting together a task force are on the White House AI priority list right now.
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US cancels visas of several Latin American officials
The move intended to support politicians Washington regards as friendly to its regional ambitions.
Semafor Tech1 min readBeijing vows to boost economic growth as domestic consumption lags
Though Beijing has largely resisted economists’ calls for fiscal stimulus, the pressure has piled on policymakers.
Semafor Tech1 min readEurope scrambles to up gas supplies ahead of winter
Europe typically refills its gas stockpiles over the summer, but curbs on tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have upended that strategy.
Semafor Tech1 min readOil flows out of Middle East increase
Shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and routes bypassing it reached nearly 80% of prewar levels last week, research firm Kpler found.
Semafor Tech1 min readAround 11 million US workers may face AI displacement
Voters globally have soured on AI because of existential risks the technology poses as well as concerns such as job losses and energy use.
Semafor Tech1 min readAI leaders talk latest models, tech risks at Trump lunch
AI regulation will top the agenda when leaders from the two firms lunch with US President Donald Trump alongside the bosses of Meta and Nvidia.
Semafor Tech1 min readDugongs won’t move the needle for US businesses in China
The US-China trade deal is good for politics, not-so-good for business.
Semafor Tech4 min readMore Republicans express confidence in the press, poll finds
But fewer Americans than ever believe the US media have a lot of freedom, according to new polling from Gallup.
Semafor Tech1 min readDemocratic whip plans cross-country midterm sprint
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark will do a whirlwind tour of districts in California, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania.
Semafor Tech1 min readBipartisan AI safety talks stall out in Senate
At this point, it’s unclear whether senators will even be able to introduce a bipartisan bill before the election.
Semafor Tech1 min readAfrican innovators are reinventing their regulators
Many of the problems African startups come across and are trying to solve are institutional.
Semafor Tech3 min readIrish factory could face EU sanctions over ties to Russia
An Irish factory supplying alumina to Russia could face EU penalties in the bloc’s upcoming sanctions package.
Semafor Tech1 min readUkraine and South Korea spar over secret POW deal
South Korea demanded an apology from Ukraine for “unilaterally and abruptly” revealing that Kyiv transferred North Korean prisoners-of-war — captured fighting for Russia — to Seoul.
Semafor Tech1 min readSpaceX’s Starship enters orbit, deploys satellites in landmark launch
Starship is slated to replace SpaceX’s reusable workhorse, the Falcon 9, which has allowed the Elon Musk-owned company to achieve a lucrative near-monopoly on satellite launches.
Semafor Tech1 min readNvidia adds $150 billion to its historic stock buyback
The record buyback is CEO Jensen Huang’s bet that he can fund huge swaths of the AI buildout while still rewarding his own shareholders.
Semafor Tech1 min readShein underwhelms in first post-IPO earnings
Geopolitical and economic headwinds have dented the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s already-battered business model.
Semafor Tech1 min readNvidia unveils tools to keep rogue AI agents in check
The new software platform can monitor the behavior of agents and quarantine suspicious ones, the company said.
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