View: White House is isolated in brushing off AI safety
Semaforby Ashley Gold17d ago
Ashley’s view The White House and its allies are lonely in their insistence that AI development in America must accelerate without governments setting ground rules.
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top 56%View: AI’s financial Jenga towers start to wobble
Semaforby Liz Hoffman17d ago
Liz’s view Experts are debating the existential risks of AI, but the financial risks are already here.
View: Data centers have an insurance problem
Semaforby Tim McDonnell17d ago
Tim’s view On top of power hardware shortages, angry neighbors, and permitting delays, data center developers have a new headache to deal with: skeptical insurers.
US increases pressure on Sudan
Semaforby Lauren Morganbesser18d ago
The News The US State Department declared this week that neither of Sudan’s two warring factions is fit to govern, sharpening Washington’s pressure campaign as its push for a ceasefire stalls.
Exclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center bill
Semaforby Burgess Everett18d ago
The News Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants the Senate to stay in session until the body votes on his endangered colleague’s signature bill.
Tim Scott to Senate Republicans: We’re still in this
Semaforby Burgess Everett18d ago
The Scoop As the midterm battleground map expands deep into red territory and Republicans fret about the deteriorating national mood, Sen.
Exclusive: Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback
Semaforby David Lim18d ago
The Scoop The Trump administration is backing off its initial plan for an executive order that would give the president greater influence over decisionmaking on National Institutes of Health...
View: The limitations of Africa’s ‘value addition’ mantra
Semaforby Yinka Adegoke18d ago
Yinka’s view For decades, the debate around Africa’s natural resources has largely been over who gets the value from what the continent digs up and ships out.
Exclusive: UN agencies look to hedge US tech dependence
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto18d ago
The Scoop UN agencies are putting a premium on diversifying where they source technology and computing power — away from solely American providers.
View: Climate finance needs an overhaul
Semaforby Tim McDonnell19d ago
Tim’s view For developing countries, more green tech capital doesn’t always translate to a cheaper and cleaner energy system.
‘It’s not popular’: Republicans break with Trump on Iran and more
Semaforby Burgess Everett19d ago
The News Republicans are running away from the Iran war and scrambling to curtail high gas prices as they try to keep hold of Congress — and even some who aren’t up for reelection are breaking with...
OpenAI exec is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the US working with China on AI
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto19d ago
The News An AI crisis communications line between the US and China should be a “starting place” for relations between the superpowers on the technology, OpenAI’s head of national security policy...
‘Hold us accountable’ on data centers, Amazon sustainability chief says
Semaforby Jake Angelo19d ago
The News Amazon’s chief sustainability officer said Tuesday the company needed to “do better” on communicating the environmental impact of its vast data center buildout, amid growing opposition to...
IDB president says ‘we need to look’ at Venezuela
Semaforby Adrian Elimian19d ago
The News The head of the Inter-American Development Bank said Tuesday the lender is weighing a return to Venezuela after nearly a decade away, but did not say whether Caracas’ unpaid debts would be...
WTO chief warns Trump tariff war risks 7% global GDP hit
Semaforby Tiisetso Motsoeneng19d ago
The News The Trump administration’s tit-for-tat tariff war threatens to split the global economy into hostile trading blocs, the head of the World Trade Organization warned on Tuesday.
World has entered ‘age of impunity’ amid global aid cuts, Miliband says
Semaforby Brendan Ruberry19d ago
The News A global pullback in aid funding by the US and other wealthy nations has left the world with “more shocks, fewer shock absorbers,” International Rescue Committee President David Miliband...
Exclusive: Bessent eyed for Trump’s ‘AI czar’
Semaforby Ashley Gold19d ago
The Scoop Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emerging as a frontrunner for President Donald Trump’s new “AI czar” position, three sources familiar with the matter told Semafor.
IFC chief takes aim at Africa’s costly risk label
Semaforby Tiisetso Motsoeneng19d ago
The News The head of the World Bank’s private-sector arm said investors “absolutely” overprice risk in Africa, inflating borrowing costs across the continent by treating dozens of diverse markets...
Nigeria set to complete $2B fiber optic rollout in 3 years
Semaforby Alexander Onukwue19d ago
The News Nigeria is on track to complete a 90,000 km fiber optic cable network in three years, a government minister said, beating an initial timeline for the project backed by the World Bank and...
US hasn’t lost to China in Africa, DFC CEO says
Semaforby Lauren Morganbesser19d ago
The News The US can still compete with China in markets where Beijing has an established foothold, US International Development Finance Corporation CEO Ben Black said Tuesday, arguing that...