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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > chinese-ai-startup-moonshot-reportedly-eyes-hong-kong-shanghai-dual-listing

Chinese AI startup Moonshot reportedly eyes Hong Kong, Shanghai dual-listing

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (146+ words) The dual-listing reflects both the lab’s need for cash as well as concerns over a congested IPO pipeline in Hong Kong. Leading Chinese AI startup Moonshot is reportedly exploring going public in Shanghai and Hong Kong, reflecting both the labâ…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > experts-warn-of-new-terrorism-threats-from-ai-drones

Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (144+ words) 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Western societies face resurgent terrorism threats from drones and AI. The global jihadi movement is fractured 25 years after the Sept 11 attacks and lacks the capacity to launch similarly sophisticated operations, analysts said, but societies face…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > the-next-3-billion

The Next 3 Billion | Semafor

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (121+ words) As the next wave of technology-led growth reshapes economies and global influence, The Next 3 Billion asks one of the defining questions of the decade: will the innovations reshaping global power expand opportunity or concentrate it? Three billion people remain offline,…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > conservatives-divided-on-ai-regulation-forum-dallas

AI loses a Dallas debate

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (332+ words) A few minutes before Donald Trump got on stage in Dallas Wednesday night, Joe Allen was warning a hard-right crowd across town about immigration. “You look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants,” he said. “They’ve already broken…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > ai-researcher-andrew-tulloch-is-leaving-meta

Exclusive: AI researcher Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (138+ words) Tulloch has been delaying his departure until the company successfully launched its new family of open source AI models and AI assistant, Muse. Meta AI researcher Andrew Tulloch, who gained attention for being one of the highest paid employees in…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > dont-leave-ai-safety-to-the-governments

View: Why we can’t rely on governments to handle AI safety

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (362+ words) The episode goes to show that “cyber vulnerabilities don’t map neatly onto state borders,” US-China tech expert Samm Sacks told Semafor. J.D.’s viewA potentially devastating bug in Chinese superapp WeChat is the latest security scare underscoring why…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > china-makes-enterprise-push-for-ai-glasses

China makes enterprise push for AI glasses

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (204+ words) As smart glasses tick up in popularity in China, the government has issued an industry code of conduct. Chinese tech companies are pushing to integrate AI and coding tools into smart glasses as a global debate builds over the devicesâ…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > meta-launches-muse-ai-assistant

Meta launches Muse AI assistant

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (198+ words) Think of it like a computer sitting on Meta’s servers that connects to and can control your email, your calendar, or your health information when you give it commands. Meta’s new AI assistant Muse could be the first experience…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > students-perform-better-academically-with-less-ai-study-finds

Students perform better academically with less AI, study finds

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (253+ words) Students who refrain from using AI perform better academically than those who use it, according to an OECD report which surveyed more than 760,000 students across 91 countries. Students perform better academically with less AI, study finds Students won’t learn without exercising…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > abu-dhabis-adgm-now-holds-more-than-100-billion-in-ai-money

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM now holds more than $100B in AI money

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (167+ words) Abu Dhabi tech vehicle MGX, which closed its first fund in July at $49 billion, is the largest, according to ADGM. Abu Dhabi’s financial hub ADGM says entities licensed there now hold more than $100 billion in AI-focused investment, as it…...