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View: How the AI apocalypse story escaped containment
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (557+ words) The “AI is going to kill us all” news cycle continued into the weekend, as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and XAI’s Elon Musk joined Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to invite independent reviewers into AI labs to ensure the world’s smartest…...
Republicans’ midterm promise is more populism, and more cash
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (471+ words) DALLAS – Republicans arrived at their first midterm convention ready to sell their wins for “working class” Americans, including hundreds of billions of dollars for tax cuts, refunds, and savings accounts.They left it ready to spend another trillion dollars in…...
Exclusive: Activist Oasis seeks board seats at Vail Resorts
2+ day, 14+ min ago (183+ words) Activist investor Oasis Capital Management has nominated a slate of directors at Vail Resorts and is preparing to launch a proxy fight, according to people familiar with the matter. Neither the names of the nominees nor how many seats Oasis…...
Chinese AI startup Moonshot reportedly eyes Hong Kong, Shanghai dual-listing
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (146+ words) The dual-listing reflects both the lab’s need for cash as well as concerns over a congested IPO pipeline in Hong Kong. Leading Chinese AI startup Moonshot is reportedly exploring going public in Shanghai and Hong Kong, reflecting both the labâ…...
Houthi rebels capture key Red Sea port in Yemen
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (136+ words) Houthi rebels captured a key port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi Arabia-backed government, strengthening the Iranian proxy’s hold on one of the region’s two critical waterways. Houthi rebels captured a key Red Sea port on Thursday from Yemenâs Saudi…...
Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (144+ words) 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Western societies face resurgent terrorism threats from drones and AI. The global jihadi movement is fractured 25 years after the Sept 11 attacks and lacks the capacity to launch similarly sophisticated operations, analysts said, but societies face…...
The Next 3 Billion | Semafor
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (121+ words) As the next wave of technology-led growth reshapes economies and global influence, The Next 3 Billion asks one of the defining questions of the decade: will the innovations reshaping global power expand opportunity or concentrate it? Three billion people remain offline,…...
ECB hikes interest rates amid inflation risks
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (175+ words) Semafor ECB hikes interest rates amid inflation risks The European Central Bank raised interest rates. Will the Fed follow? A quarter-point increase in baseline borrowing costs across the bloc came as officials warned of “upside” inflation risks and oil prices…...
View: How do you price the end of the world?
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (131+ words) A look at the possible risk factors for the Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs now that fear about AI destroying humanity is mainstream. The SceneExistential AI fears broke containment this week after an Anthropic researcher quit, warning that frontier labs are…...
Exclusive: El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (160+ words) El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention Semafor Exclusive / El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is going after Republican opponent Mike Rogers’ healthcare record in a new ad, timed to land…...