Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
Abu Dhabi greenlights driverless taxis and flying cars
The UAE capital approved the Middle East’s first driverless ride-hailing services, following two pilot programs by Chinese rivals.
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Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
Saudi crown prince’s US visit could reshape MidEast security
Saudi’s de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump are planning the future of the US-Saudi relationship for decades to come.
Mother Jones • Nov 14, 2025
Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?
For a moment, it looks like California—maybe the whole country!—is doomed. Usually, the last days of a legislative session in Sacramento are a blurry schlep through hundreds of votes as both sides of the Capitol try to get bills onto the governor’s desk. Today, a strikingly pretty Friday in mid-September, it’s time for a bill […]
Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
China overtakes the West in trade with the Gulf
Trade between the Gulf and China reached $257 billion last year, just ahead of the region’s $256 billion trade with the Eurozone, UK, and US combined.
Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
Argentina gets $900M as US pulls same amount from IMF
The movement of funds last month, according to reports, is separate from the US Treasury purchasing pesos during Argentina’s run-up to Javier Milei’s election win.
Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
Markets show little reaction as US government shutdown concludes
The S&P 500 traded down about 1% as the longest government shutdown in US history ended.
Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
Why AI is tech's Lake Wobegon
On the cusp of an AI boom, every CEO is above average, believing they will harness the best of AI and be immune from its worst.
Zeteo • Nov 14, 2025
🦆 Lame Duck in Chief?
Peter Rothpletz on the GOP, at long last, *maybe* moving on from Donald Trump, Megyn Kelly musing about gradations of pedophilia, South Park’s erotic swipe at MAGA, and even more Epstein bombshells.
Semafor • Nov 14, 2025
Plan B pioneer Sharon Camp dies aged 81
Camp hoped that Plan B would reduce polarization over reproductive health, because it prevents pregnancies rather than ending them.
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Israel’s crackdown on the Palestinian flag veers into the surreal
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Will the Iran War Cause a Global Depression? (w/ Prof. Richard Wolff) | The Chris Hedges Report
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AI Agents for Crypto Trading: Why the Hype Finally Makes Sense
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They Escalate War—We Shut It Down: May Day Revolt Against the War Economy
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Congressman Bans SNAP Critic From Six McDonald’s Franchises He Owns
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Synthetic biology promised to rewrite life – with the death of its pioneer, J. Craig Venter, how close are scientists?
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House Cements $187 Billion Cut to SNAP—But Hey, Free Chicken!
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More Details Emerge of Trump’s Secret Use of ICE to Spy on Critics
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