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Today’s Flagship
Turkey’s leader wins reelection, US rivals sell their debt-ceiling deal, and ChatGPT in court.
British Cycling becomes latest sport to ban transgender women from competing
REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison for role in Jan. 6 attack
Leaders and policymakers speak about rebuilding US infrastructure
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Solar energy investment set to outstrip oil for the first time this year
Tina Turner's ‘normal’ life in Switzerland, according to local mayor
Chinese nationalists echo US right's 'The Little Mermaid' talking points
White House looks to turn Matt Gaetz's 'hostage' comments against the GOP
The US brands being targeted by anti-LGBTQ+ protesters
Why German authorities launched a new search for Madeleine McCann 16 years after she disappeared
3 charts that show Russia’s declining influence among its neighbors
Currywurst is now less popular in Germany than — gasp! — a vegetarian dish
The White House wants your opinion on how to regulate AI
G-7 leaders called out for sitting on a guardrail at Japanese shrine
Russia extends Wall Street Journal reporter's detention
Politics
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to sell his conference on some spending cuts and policy concessions, but it’s not clear the deal is any different than an ordinary budget agreement.
Media
Neetzan Zimmerman’s last hurrah
The Messenger’s launch is a throwback to the internet’s earlier days.
Neetzan Zimmerman
Africa
Remembering South Africa's sliding doors moment
Justice Malala's new book 'The Plot To Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation' tells the story of how South Africa’s post-Apartheid transition nearly collapsed after the murder of Chris Hani, then head of the African National Congress’s armed wing.
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Turkey’s leader wins reelection, US rivals sell their debt-ceiling deal, and ChatGPT in court.
Politics
On the road with the Republican “persuasion” candidates
The GOP’s “persuaders” hit New Hampshire.News
How to fix standardized testing
The United States and United Kingdom see standardized testing very differently.Tech
Mozilla's Mark Surman on what worries him about AI
The president and executive director of the nonprofit has spent the last three years promoting what his organization calls “trustworthy” artificial intelligence.Net Zero
Semafor Net Zero: Algae's climate comeback
In today's issue, we see how algae may not work as a replacement for gasoline, but entrepreneurs are finding new ways to weaponize it against emissions.Net Zero
‘A historic opportunity’: What’s needed for a just transition over climate change
Rajiv Shah, the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, has a particular focus on ensuring the energy transition is “just”. What does that mean? And what are the risks if it isn’t? He explains.Deal with it: Negotiators may be zeroing in on a debt ceiling agreement
The emerging agreement to freeze part of the federal budget and raise the government's borrowing limit for two years looks like it could alienate both hard right conservatives and some progressives.Politics
DeSantis, Day One: Trump ‘turned the country over to Fauci’
Ron DeSantis is framing his presidential run around COVID-19 restrictions although most Americans have moved on and no longer simmer over past frustrations.Security
What’s worrying the world’s top cop?
I sat down with Stock to find out what was driving the work of, essentially, the world’s top cop
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The Democrats (mostly) won the debt ceiling fight
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to sell his conference on some spending cuts and policy concessions, but it’s not clear the deal is any different than an ordinary budget agreement.
On the road with the Republican “persuasion” candidates
The GOP’s “persuaders” hit New Hampshire.
Deal with it: Negotiators may be zeroing in on a debt ceiling agreement
The emerging agreement to freeze part of the federal budget and raise the government's borrowing limit for two years looks like it could alienate both hard right conservatives and some progressives.
DeSantis, Day One: Trump ‘turned the country over to Fauci’
Ron DeSantis is framing his presidential run around COVID-19 restrictions although most Americans have moved on and no longer simmer over past frustrations.
Democrats want Biden to give a national address on the debt ceiling fight
Stuck on the sidelines in talks, House Democrats say the White House is ceding a critical messaging fight to Republicans, who have so far been happy to discuss negotiations.
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Billionaire quant Igor Tulchinsky on AI’s promise and risk
Tulchinsky runs WorldQuant, which manages billions within Izzy Englander’s behemoth fund manager Millennium.
American Infrastructure: A New Era
Semafor is convening conversations with policymakers, government and business leaders about rebuilding our infrastructure to remain globally competitive and meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
Texting with Reformation’s CEO about sustainability and taking over during a crisis
Hali Borenstein has led women’s clothing brand Reformation since the summer of 2020.
The “impenetrable armor of the dollar” is at risk
What happens if the U.S. government actually defaults? “Nothing good,” says BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, who walks through the implications of X-plus-one.
Morgan Stanley CEO starts one-year retirement clock
Gorman turned Morgan Stanley from Wall Street’s basket case into one of its steadier performers, and now has three executives quietly auditioning for his job.
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Mozilla's Mark Surman on what worries him about AI
The president and executive director of the nonprofit has spent the last three years promoting what his organization calls “trustworthy” artificial intelligence.
re:publica/Gregor FischerMoney pours into AI startups that save countless hours of legal paperwork
Spellbook, an AI “copilot” for lawyers, just raised $11 million in a fundraising round led by Moxxie Ventures and includes Thomson Reuters.
SpellbookGenerative AI is helping figure out who is riskier for insurers
Advances in artificial intelligence spurred startup Sixfold to raise $6.5 million in seed funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Unsplash/Joshua SukoffThe man who put Microsoft in the AI lead
Kevin Scott, the software giant’s CTO, spearheaded the company’s $1 billion OpenAI investment in 2019 and is now shaking up how you use your computer.
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Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images
Remembering South Africa's sliding doors moment
Justice Malala's new book 'The Plot To Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation' tells the story of how South Africa’s post-Apartheid transition nearly collapsed after the murder of Chris Hani, then head of the African National Congress’s armed wing.
Reuters/Patrick de Noirmont MANigeria's student family ‘Japa’ route to the UK is closing
African postgraduate students will no longer be able to bring family members to Britain under reforms to curb migration, closing a popular route particularly favored by Nigerians looking for a route out of the west African country.
Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty ImagesWhy OpenAI's Sam Altman was just in Lagos
Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, visited Nigeria on May 19 and met with tech entrepreneurs, government representatives, and students in Lagos.
How to manage the legacy of Fela Kuti
London-born Rikki Stein was a friend and then manager of the late Nigerian Afrobeat creator and activist Fela Kuti from 1983 till the artist's death in 1997.
A South African company delivered arms to Russians, government probe suggests
South African authorities are examining evidence a consignment of arms was illegally loaded on a Russian vessel docked at a South African naval base in December by a private company, three sources told Semafor Africa.
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Semafor Net Zero: Algae's climate comeback
In today's issue, we see how algae may not work as a replacement for gasoline, but entrepreneurs are finding new ways to weaponize it against emissions.
REUTERS/Nur Elias‘A historic opportunity’: What’s needed for a just transition over climate change
Rajiv Shah, the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, has a particular focus on ensuring the energy transition is “just”. What does that mean? And what are the risks if it isn’t? He explains.
澳洲幸运10官网开奖结果号码 - 历史查询网站 curbing greenhouse gases — by making sheep burp less
The farm hopes to show that the livestock sector can be part of the solution to the pressing problem of livestock emissions.
Wallpaper FlareWe can’t mine our way out of a minerals shortage
The top source of lithium in the U.S. could soon be recycling facilities, not mines.
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What’s worrying the world’s top cop?
I sat down with Stock to find out what was driving the work of, essentially, the world’s top cop
Ukraine is running out of ammo. The West doesn’t have enough.
In the era of drones and AI, the war between Russia and Ukraine has in many ways become a contest to see which country can get their hands on the most 155-millimeter howitzer shells.
Syria’s dictator is winning back friends in the Middle East. Now Congress has a plan to stop him.
A new bill would tighten sanctions aimed at isolating Basahar al-Assad and ban any future White House from recognizing his government.
The U.S. hopes an old WWII naval base in Papua New Guinea will give it an edge on China
Biden heads to the Pacific nation to sign a key new defense deal next week.
CIA appeals to disillusioned Russians in spy recruitment video
The video, shared on the CIA’s social media accounts, targets Russians who are questioning their government’s war in Ukraine.
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Neetzan Zimmerman’s last hurrah
The Messenger’s launch is a throwback to the internet’s earlier days.
Neetzan ZimmermanChinese nationalists echo US right's 'The Little Mermaid' talking points
Chinese state-tabloid Global Times slammed Disney for casting a Black actress to play Ariel, echoing commentary from many right-wing Americans.
Russia extends Wall Street Journal reporter's detention
FSB investigators have asked to keep Evan Gershkovich in detention until August 30, Russian state media reports.
Ron DeSantis shut out the media. That's changing.
The Florida governor seeks to find his feet on the national stage.
CNN staff speculate on Zaslav's role
The network faces deep internal conflict. Staffers aren't sure who to blame.