Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
OpenAI vows not to increase consumers' energy prices
OpenAI joined Microsoft in attempting to ease consumer concerns regarding data centers’ impact on electricity bills.
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Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
DNC Chair Ken Martin seeks help from tech leaders
The planned visit to Silicon Valley is ostensibly aimed at strengthening voter support and the DNC’s own tech capabilities.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and the paradox of AI progress
The DeepMind founder says the natural shortcomings slowing down the development of AI are actually a good thing.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Cofounder of influential video games company Sega dies
David Rosen wrote in 1982 that games were among “the early manifestations of an electronic revolution” that would “touch… all of our lives.”
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Nuclear power gathers pace globally
Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s largest, restarts operations today after 15 years.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
G42 pitches digital embassy plan to foreign governments
A data embassy would store information beyond a country's physical borders but under its laws.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Gates Foundation and OpenAI launch $50M AI health program in Africa
Horizon1000 will begin operations in Rwanda.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Anthropic: China chip sales like 'selling nuclear weapons to N.Korea'
Speaking at Davos, Dario Amodei said Washington’s decision to allow Nvidia to manufacture AI chips had “incredible national security implications.”
Semafor • Jan 20, 2026
UK approves Chinese mega-embassy
The 700,000-square-foot building has faced pushback from some British and American politicians citing espionage concerns.
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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
The Conversation •
Building with air – how nature’s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing
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Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves
The Conversation •
From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action
The Conversation •
Is the whole universe just a simulation?
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Trump’s IRS Leak Suit Pulls Back the Curtain on a Government That Can’t Protect Its Own Data
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Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects
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