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Semafor @semafor.com · 26m
After an emergency landing of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv brought an unprecedented number of Israelis onto Saudi soil, the incident is stirring speculation that the crisis could create an opening for formal ties. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Israelis in Saudi after attempted hijacking spark normalization debate
A widely shared video showed a woman in a niqab tending to passengers, challenging stereotypes that conservative Muslims are innately hostile to Jews.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 57m
🟡 NEW: Texas state politics could delay the final investment decision on one of the US’ largest new data center projects, Project Kilby, a joint venture between Chevron and the newly formed energy project developer Joulent. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 1h
AI firm AIQ, which counts the Abu Dhabi oil giant as its largest customer and shareholder, has gone from a nice-to-have before the conflict to a source of crucial real-time insight into drilling, production, and facilities management. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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AI firm AIQ pilots new tools for oil patch
Six months of war and AI fever have added urgency to the rollout of Genesis, an operating system AIQ is pitching to energy companies.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 1h
Artisan Partners, a top-10 UBS shareholder, is urging the bank to leave Switzerland over worries that the bank won’t be able to compete with US rivals if it has to raise new capital. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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UBS shareholder pushes for Swiss exit
“There is no compelling reason for UBS to remain a Swiss company,” Artisan Partners wrote Wednesday.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 2h
Where are Wall Street’s big egos today? asks Liz Hoffman. Read her full view: www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 2h
Chinese tech giants DeepSeek and Huawei have announced a partnership to develop semiconductor software, underlining how China’s leading tech companies are working to reduce the country’s reliance on US chipmakers and challenge American AI dominance. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Deepseek and Huawei partner to develop AI software
The move underlines how China’s leading tech companies are working to reduce their reliance on US chipmakers and challenge American AI dominance.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 3h
🟡 NEW: Rep. Sean Casten has quietly asked Democrats in recent weeks to support him in a potential bid for the top position on the House Financial Services Committee. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 3h
🟡 NEW: The UAE is pushing governments and private financial institutions to drastically scale up investment in global water infrastructure. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Exclusive: UAE pushing for more investment in global water infrastructure
Despite attacks by Iran on desalination plants this year, the UAE hasn’t experienced a single day of water supply cuts.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 4h
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer declined to commit to imposing recently enacted Russian sanctions, saying that officials plan to “name names” this month but it’s ultimately President Donald Trump’s decision whether to enact the levies. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 4h
Canada dials up trade diversification efforts: As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Canada dials up trade diversification efforts
As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
Democrats are feeling newly optimistic about Texas, even in deep-red seats. Polls shared with Semafor show Democratic candidates running surprisingly competitively in the 9th and the 10th Congressional Districts. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
Trump’s decision to kick off a month of midterm campaign travel with rallies in red states like Oklahoma and Alabama has confounded some Republicans, while those involved in the plans argue there’s a strategy behind them. “I don’t really buy it,” one person close to the White House told Semafor.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 6h
US economy shows resilience on solid consumer spending, growth data www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 6h
OpenAI has accused Moonshot of wide-scale distillation to improve its own models. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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OpenAI accuses top Chinese lab of distilling models
OpenAI alleged that Chinese competitor Moonshot used wide-scale distillation amidst rising AI-race tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 7h
The EU and Canada will finalize their expansive new partnership at a Montreal summit next month. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Canada, EU to finalize partnership next month
The partnership pact boosts Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to shore up cooperation between the world’s “middle powers.”
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Semafor @semafor.com · 7h
As Senate Republicans scatter across the country to defend their majority, many agonize over the fear that their party didn't do enough to address voters economic concerns. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 8h
White House huddles on possible diesel export ban: Report www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 8h
How Democrats learned to stop worrying about gender politics, according to David Weigel: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 9h
OpenAI's cost creep is another indication there is a severe compute bottleneck in AI, argues Reed Albergotti. Read his full view: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 9h
Concerns are rising in Africa about the potential water use by data centers. While water usage by data centers is a global problem, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 10h
South Africa summoned US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III again, deepening a diplomatic rift with Washington. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Pretoria summons US ambassador over criticism
Leo Brent Bozell III was first summoned in March over his remarks on the “Kill the Boer” chant.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 10h
Burkina Faso opened a refinery to process the country’s gold reserves domestically. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Burkina Faso opens first gold refinery
The nation is among Africa’s largest gold producers, but has struggled to regulate its informal mining sector.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 11h
Aliko Dangote formally kicked off construction of a $16 billion oil refinery in Kenya, aiming to replicate the success of his plant in Nigeria. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Dangote breaks ground on $16B Kenya refinery
The project aims to replicate the success of Dangote’s plant in Nigeria, which has turned the country into a fuel-producing powerhouse amidst a global energy crisis.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 21h
Hajj, the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage required of every able Muslim, has been bundled by Saudi Arabia into a single electronic agreement on one government platform. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Saudi bundles up Hajj services on one platform
Some 1.7 million people made the trip in 2025, with spots rationed by country at roughly one per 1,000 Muslims.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 21h
Singapore’s Temasek will open its first offices in the Gulf early next year, joining a growing list of global investors expanding into the region despite ongoing conflict. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Singapore’s Temasek to open Gulf offices despite war uncertainty
Temasek will use Abu Dhabi and Riyadh as hubs for investing in the Middle East and bringing portfolio companies to the region
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Semafor @semafor.com · 22h
🟡 SCOOP: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and GOP campaign chair Tim Scott have something in common: They’re both really excited for President Donald Trump to hit the campaign trail. “When Trump travels, he hurts people,” Schumer told Semafor. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 22h
Israel is probing whether the stabbing of a pilot by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai plane full of Israelis was an attempted terror attack. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Israel probes if FlyDubai pilot stabbing was attempted terror attack
The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after passengers helped avert a disaster.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 23h
UK’s PM Andy Burnham floated the possibility of rejoining the EU, an issue that remains politically divisive despite growing numbers of voters voicing frustration over the lasting impacts of Brexit. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 23h
Danish pharma giant Novo has licensed a weight-loss treatment developed by a Chinese firm, highlighting advances in China’s increasingly cutting-edge biotech sector. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Pharma giant Novo licenses Chinese weight-loss drug
Novo’s agreement with Hengrui Pharma, which struck an even bigger deal with GSK last year, highlights the rapid advances in China’s cutting-edge biotech sector.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 01/10/2026
Paris — already grappling with debt equivalent to 119% of GDP — said it would sell a record amount of bonds next year, prompting the spread between French government bonds and their German equivalents to widen. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
European countries are moving to harden migration rules in a bid to quell support for nationalist parties across the continent. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
OpenAI hopes to raise $30 billion in a new funding round valuing the company at $1.4 trillion. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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OpenAI hopes to raise $30B in new funding round
The financing push, reported by Bloomberg, comes after the frontier AI lab said it would delay its stock market debut.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
US consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level since 2014, new data showed. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
🟡 SCOOP: How Zuckerberg shaped Trump’s AI industry pledge The idea for what became Trump’s pact with the AI industry came from a conversation between Mark Zuckerberg and Mike Johnson at last week’s state dinner. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
🟡 Exclusive: Psyonic, a San Diego startup, wants to give people its bionic hands — and pay them — so it can capture data on how they grip, lift, and fold, with the ultimate goal of perfecting the robotic hand. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
🟡 SCOOP: Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz is joining David Ellison’s team at the combined Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount in a senior leadership role. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating top American AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as AI safety watchdog METR, over the potential dangers of their technology. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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FTC probes OpenAI, Anthropic, and METR
The agency is expected to demand information from the companies in the coming weeks as part of an investigation it launched earlier this year.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Users have already found hidden features in the White House’s new America.gov AI chatbot. The bot seems to come to life when users ask it to “play Minecraft.” Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
US Treasury yields stay near 25-year highs due to investors’ fears over inflation, persistent fiscal largesse, and geopolitical uncertainty. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Supreme Court faces sour American public: 34% percent of US adults say they approve of the job the high court is doing, according to new Gallup polling. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
As the US doubles down on its overhaul of global trade, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is welcoming his G20 counterparts to Milwaukee for two jam-packed days of ministerial sessions and bilateral meetings. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Exclusive: Trade tensions hover over G20 meeting
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is welcoming his G20 counterparts to Milwaukee for two jam-packed days.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
As the last US troops leave Iraq today, the transition carries risks — both for US counterterrorism efforts against the Islamic State and the ongoing US conflict with Iran. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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As US troops leave Iraq, withdrawal carries risks
Iraq’s government is facing pressure from the Trump administration to disarm militia groups.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
As the US and Iran continue to speak via mediators in a bid to end the war, the White House is tempering any expectations that a breakthrough might be near. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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White House manages expectations for Iran breakthrough
Some US officials have long conceded that there’s no clear — or clean — way out of the conflict.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
🟡 NEW: House Democrats to tap social media influencers for voter outreach www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
🟡 NEW: Democrats don’t want to give Republicans any other wins before the midterms. That’s likely to become obvious in two key votes today, when Senate Democrats are poised to block a data center-focused bill and an insider trading bill with added voter ID requirements.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
The White House will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to blunt rising gas prices looming over the midterm elections. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
President Donald Trump plans to travel the battleground map, including Alaska, to stump for Senate Republicans in the homestretch of the election. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters today that they’re preparing to release a self-regulatory accord with AI frontier labs. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
The Trump administration has cancelled the US visas of several senior Latin American officials. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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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.
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