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Semafor @semafor.com · 20m
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 · 50m
Meanwhile, Scott essentially guaranteed that Republicans will retain the Senate majority, citing improving GOP enthusiasm, a large number of toss-up races, and a huge spending advantage. He predicted his party could even pick up seats. Read more from Burgess Everett:
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Exclusive: Schumer embraces Trump’s campaign travel, puts Senate fight at ‘50/50’
The Senate minority leader expressed concerns about Republicans’ money advantage in an interview with Semafor.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 50m
🟡 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 · 1h
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 · 1h
Were Andy Burnham to support a campaign to reenter the bloc, he would draw a significant dividing line between his Labour Party and rival Reform UK. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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UK PM Andy Burnham floats possibility of rejoining EU
Brexit remains politically divisive in the UK, despite growing numbers of voters voicing frustration over the lasting impacts of leaving the EU.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 1h
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 · 2h
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 · 2h
Economists voiced growing alarm over France’s fiscal path, pointing to surging debt and high bond yields ahead of next year’s divisive elections. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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France plans record bond sale as debt fears grow
The spread between French government bonds and their German equivalents widened after the news, reflecting what investors see as a rising risk premium.
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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 · 3h
Anti-immigration parties have been on the rise in both domestic politics and the European Parliament. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Europe hardens on migration as nationalist support grows
Anti-immigration parties have been on the rise in both domestic politics and the European Parliament.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 3h
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 · 3h
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 · 4h
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Decline in tourism hits US economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 4h
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 · 4h
The White House has tried to staunch economic bleeding ahead of November through bond buybacks, promises of $5,000 checks, and — amid record fuel prices — a proposed diesel export ban. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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US consumer sentiment hits lowest level in more than a decade
US consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level since 2014, new data showed, as unexpectedly weak jobs figures and elevated energy prices rekindled Republicans’ midterm fears.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 4h
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 · 5h
The Meta CEO then talked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about crafting a set of principles that tech executives could use at their next meeting with Trump, the source added. Zuckerberg then circulated a draft ahead of Tuesday’s meeting between Trump and AI executives. Read more from Ashley Gold:
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Exclusive: How Zuckerberg shaped Trump’s AI industry pledge
The Meta CEO started thinking about what became the Tuesday White House pact during last week’s state dinner, a source familiar told Semafor.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
Zuckerberg spoke to Johnson — whom he was seated next to at the dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping — about regulatory concerns around AI, according to the source.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
🟡 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 · 5h
Read the full story from J.D. Capelouto: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Exclusive: Solving for the hand: Startup wants to pay prosthetic users to teach robots
San Diego-based Psyonic wants to deploy prosthetic hands in developing nations to collect data for building advanced humanoid hands.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
Psyonic's CEO Aadeel Akhtar said the company's hands log the forces, torques, and finger positions of every grip, which can be synced to video from a wearable camera, so a robotics model learns both what the task looks like and what it feels like.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
🟡 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 · 5h
Rohan writes: Kreiz and Lynch’s hirings also showcase the need to refashion the company as one that focuses on intellectual property, rather than increasingly commoditized media. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Kreiz’s remit and title haven’t yet been determined, according to people familiar with the matter. Kreiz didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. A Paramount spokesperson wasn’t available for comment. Read more from Rohan Goswami: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Exclusive: Mattel’s Kreiz to join Warner Bros.-Paramount
The Barbie chief will help refashion Warner-Paramount into an IP company
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Semafor @semafor.com · 5h
🟡 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 · 6h
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 · 6h
The bot starts to answer users with language that mimics messages Minecraft players see on their screens when they beat the game. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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America.gov holds a Minecraft-themed Easter egg
The bot seems to come to life when users ask it to “play Minecraft.”
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Semafor @semafor.com · 6h
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 · 7h
The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002, with traders pricing in a 90% likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end driven by concerns over inflation. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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US Treasury yields near 25-year highs
The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 7h
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 · 8h
The recent poll is on par with the 33% who said the same in July as the court ended its last term — a record low in the history of Gallup’s polling on this question, which dates back more than a half-century. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Supreme Court faces sour American public, poll finds
Thirty-four percent of US adults say they approve of the job the high court is doing, according to new Gallup polling.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 8h
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 · 8h
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 · 9h
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 · 9h
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 · 10h
“RUIDO puts our communities’ most trusted voices at the center of our organizing. Now we’re taking it to five states where Latino voters will help Democrats flip the House, and we’re making sure their voices are impossible to ignore this November,” said CHC BOLD PAC Chairwoman Linda Sánchez.
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Exclusive: Hispanic Democrats tap creators for voter outreach
Latino creators will receive briefings from BOLD PAC on issues important to Latino voters with the option of rebroadcasting the messaging to their audiences.
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🟡 NEW: House Democrats to tap social media influencers for voter outreach www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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“They’re cooked. I think Donald Trump is going to tweet five more times that he loves data centers. And that is the official position of their party,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told Semafor. “This is panic.” Read more from Burgess Everett: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Democrats flex filibuster muscle ahead of election
Senate Democrats increasingly oppose a data center-focused bill and are poised to block an insider trading bill with added voter ID requirements.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 10h
🟡 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 US will offer to loan energy producers up to 40 million barrels of oil, which is what remains of the 172 million-barrel commitment the government made in March. Read more: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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White House taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The US will offer to loan energy producers up to 40 million barrels of oil.
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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
Read more from Burgess Everett: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Trump to stop in Alaska, other Senate battlegrounds ahead of midterms
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles briefed senators on the president’s campaign travel on Monday evening.
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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
The still-unreleased pact raises questions about enforcement — Johnson referred to “consequences” for AI companies that fall short — and the depth of oversight. Read more from Ashley Gold and Shelby Talcott: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Trump, Johnson preview a new AI self-policing pact
The still-unreleased pact raises questions about enforcement.
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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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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Europe typically refills its gas stockpiles over the summer, but curbs on tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have upended that strategy, leaving its reserves far lower than usual as the bloc scrambles ahead of winter. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Europe 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.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Increasing flows of oil are making it out of the Middle East despite persistent US-Iran tensions. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Oil 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.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Around 11 million US workers, about 7% of the country’s workforce, may need to change jobs within the next decade because of AI displacement and the vast majority will need substantial retraining, a new McKinsey report predicted. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Around 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.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
The statistic underscores the erosion of confidence in US press freedom — particularly among Democrats and independents — as President Donald Trump wages a battle against outlets he perceives as biased. Read more from Morgan Chalfant: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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More 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.
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