semafor.comadded August 2026
Semaforby Tim McDonnell19d ago
Tim’s view Clean energy executives are an increasingly nervous bunch. I moderated a lunch discussion under Chatham House rules at New York Climate Week yesterday made up of leaders from large-scale...
Semaforby Matthew Martin20d ago
The News Saudi Arabia’s auto manufacturing startup CEER unveiled its first cars, two luxury electric vehicles that will go on sale early next year as the kingdom doubles down on a bet that the...
Semaforby Alexander Onukwue20d ago
The News US drone logistics company Zipline will expand a three-year pilot program to deliver health supplies to a third of the Ivorian population over the next eight years, the latest sign that...
Semaforby Lauren Morganbesser20d ago
The News The countries trying to broker an end to the Iran conflict — Oman, Pakistan, and Qatar — are themselves facing military attacks and economic strain from the war, an unusual dynamic that...
Semaforby Andy Browne20d ago
Andy’s view In Mao Zedong’s 1938 essay On Protracted War, penned during the Japanese invasion of China, he divided conflict into three phases: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic...
Semaforby Tim McDonnell21d ago
The Scoop The data center buildout is driving a rush of venture capital investment in clean tech, breathing new life into startups that were at risk of being steamrolled by the Trump...
Semaforby Kelsey Warner21d ago
The Scene With drones and missiles still being regularly intercepted overhead, BlueFive Capital founder and CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem cooked up a play in the defense industry, over a Ramadan meal with...
Semaforby Nicholas Wu21d ago
The News House Democrats are fighting over the pecking order in their extended leadership hierarchy as they hope to win the majority. In recent days, allies of both Reps.
Semaforby Eleanor Mueller21d ago
The Scoop One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law.
Semaforby Burgess Everett21d ago
The News President Donald Trump’s new Canada tariffs are infuriating Democrats and annoying some Republicans — but Congress is unlikely to vote on them before the election.
Semaforby Ben Smith21d ago
The News It was a scary weekend in European capitals, where leaders fretted about Russia testing NATO’s limits and grappled with a threatened drawdown of American troops in Europe.
Semaforby Alexis Akwagyiram21d ago
The Scene MOKOPANE, South Africa — In South Africa’s northernmost province, under a cavernous expanse of jagged gray rock, lies a mineral treasure trove that could play a pivotal role in the...
Semaforby Burgess Everett23d ago
The Scoop The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen, has blocked an arms sale to Israel since July and continues to withhold consent for advancing...
Semaforby Reed Albergotti23d ago
Reed’s view There’s a groundswell of people in Silicon Valley and Washington claiming the AI doomer narrative sweeping the nation is part of some carefully coordinated “psyop.” I don’t buy that.
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto23d ago
The Scene A prominent researcher is warning the world is on the verge of a massive transformation thanks to the emergence of a new technology that could drastically benefit society or cause massive...
Semaforby Yinka Adegoke24d ago
Yinka’s view The African diaspora is often discussed as a vast reservoir of capital and goodwill waiting to be tapped for the continent’s development. But that may undersell its value.
Semaforby Alexander Onukwue24d ago
The News An energy price spike in Nigeria is renewing fears of an inflation rise and concerns that Africa’s top oil producer remains vulnerable to global shocks despite growing domestic refining...
Semaforby Adrian Elimian24d ago
Democrats are warning that the Trump administration’s secretive third-country deportation program could face a full congressional investigation if the party wins the majority in one or both...
Semaforby Burgess Everett24d ago
The News Senators want to hit the campaign trail for the fall, but first they have to figure out how much they want to get done before the election.
Semaforby Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson24d ago
The Signal Interview Kai-Fu Lee’s AI Superpowers, an influential book published in 2018, largely predicted the current tech battle between the US and China.
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