Serial entrepreneur Bill Nguyen says his use of AI has moved beyond chatbot to body double.

YouTube video by Semafor

YouTube video by Semafor

Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.

YouTube video by Semafor

YouTube video by Semafor Events

New York City or Washington, D.C.

An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.

Special counsel John Durham uncovered the information during a multi-year probe into intelligence activities during the 2016 election.

He’s what happens when the status quo fails.

A new Chinese initiative will pay for US influencers to visit and collaborate with local counterparts, according to state media.

The most plugged-in people in Washington are reading the same tweets you are.

Among the figures caught in a still-simmering clash between the MAGA right and tech right is AI and crypto czar David Sacks.

The California Senate’s move follows a letter from three US senators to the embattled media company.

I thought someone was gaming X’s crowdsourced moderation; instead, they appear to be helping clean up the platform’s mess for free.

Donald Trump has taken their positions on many of their favored issues, but is pursuing their goals with the illiberal tactics they’d abhorred.

In today’s edition: How a slice of the media ecosystem is adapting to Trump in power.

YouTube video by Techmeme Ride Home Podcast

Podcast Episode · Mixed Signals from Semafor Media · 04/18/2025 · 47m

Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new online safety act infringes on freedom of expression

The hardest thing to do in journalism is to break exclusive, original news. Scoops are the key currency of news reporters and the ability to beat your competitors and tell the public something they do...

A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's Dec. 12 2024 interview with mayoral candidate Brad Lander.

A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's Dec. 12 2024 interview with mayoral candidate Brad Lander.

New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. But do the timely interventions balance out the false alarms?

Party senators aren’t going to let the MAGA loyalist waltz to confirmation. But they’re also prepared to defer to Trump on his FBI pick.

He wants to "take a wrecking ball to the Deep State." Here's how

Boris Epshteyn was a focus of the inquiry.

The language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.

YouTube video by Semafor