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semafor.com > article > 09 > 12 > 2026 > how-the-ai-apocalypse-story-escaped-containment

View: How the AI apocalypse story escaped containment

14+ min ago   (557+ words) The “AI is going to kill us all” news cycle continued into the weekend, as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and XAI’s Elon Musk joined Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to invite independent reviewers into AI labs to ensure the world’s smartest…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > republicans-promise-cash-and-a-flexible-new-economics-for-the-midterms

Republicans’ midterm promise is more populism, and more cash

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (471+ words) DALLAS – Republicans arrived at their first midterm convention ready to sell their wins for “working class” Americans, including hundreds of billions of dollars for tax cuts, refunds, and savings accounts.They left it ready to spend another trillion dollars in…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > nato-allies-foil-russian-operation-to-cut-undersea-cables

NATO allies foil Russian operation to cut undersea cables

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (153+ words) A joint operation between the US, UK, and Norway thwarted a Russian operation to sabotage undersea cables with a “secret weapon” near the Arctic’s Svalbard archipelago. A joint operation between the US, UK, and Norway foiled a Russian operation to…...

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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, 3+ 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 > houthi-rebels-capture-key-red-sea-port-in-yemen

Houthi rebels capture key Red Sea port in Yemen

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (136+ words) Houthi rebels captured a key port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi Arabia-backed government, strengthening the Iranian proxy’s hold on one of the region’s two critical waterways. Houthi rebels captured a key Red Sea port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi…...

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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, 3+ 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, 6+ 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 > hydrogen-investment-projected-to-hit-a-bureaucratic-cap-on-growth

Hydrogen investment projected to hit a bureaucratic cap on growth

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (188+ words) Global investment in low-carbon hydrogen will reach a new high this year. Hydrogen investment projected to hit a bureaucratic cap on growth Global investment in low-carbon hydrogen will reach a new high this year, but the nascent industry is close…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > how-do-you-price-the-end-of-the-world

View: How do you price the end of the world?

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (131+ words) A look at the possible risk factors for the Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs now that fear about AI destroying humanity is mainstream. The SceneExistential AI fears broke containment this week after an Anthropic researcher quit, warning that frontier labs are…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > global-coal-consumption-to-reach-new-record

Global coal consumption to reach new record

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (155+ words) China remains by far the world’s coal heavyweight: Its power sector alone consumes one-third of the world’s coal. Rising natural gas prices wrought by the Iran war will boost global coal consumption to a new record of nearly 9 billion metric…...