Semafor • Jan 9, 2026
Influencers flock to Dubai for 1 Billion Followers Summit
Touted as the world’s largest gathering for content creators, the three-day event kicked off Friday with 30,000 attendees expected.
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Semafor • Jan 9, 2026
Youth projected to fare better than old over AI disruptions
Workers under 30 can switch career paths more easily, Goldman Sachs analysts said, while older workers may face the highest earnings losses.
Semafor • Jan 9, 2026
Beijing reportedly set to approve imports of Nvidia chips
The decision would be a significant win for the US chip giant.
Semafor • Jan 8, 2026
Chinese AI unicorns go public
Zhipu became the first of China’s “AI tigers” to go public Thursday, and MiniMax starts trading in Hong Kong Friday.
Zeteo • Jan 8, 2026
Elon Musk Imagined I Committed the Fraud He Couldn't Find
I angered the world's richest man by noting the deadly costs of his DOGE fiasco.
Scheer Post • Jan 8, 2026
We’re Too Close to the Debris
by Heather Vogell and Agnel Philip, graphics by Lucas Waldron for ProPublica When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed […]
Semafor • Jan 8, 2026
Trump media company announces plans for first fusion power plant
The US president’s social media company said that construction of the country’s first fusion power plant will begin in 2026.
Semafor • Jan 8, 2026
AI investors brush off bubble fears by fundraising more
Anthropic raised $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation in a new funding round, while Elon Musk’s xAI took $20 billion.
Lever News • Jan 8, 2026
Grok’s Inside Man In Washington
A former X exec who worked on Elon Musk’s embattled Grok chatbot got a “highly unusual” carveout to keep his company shares while working as the U.S. Patent Office’s “chief AI officer.”
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236 headlinesHealth Department Will Mine Unverified Vaccine Injury Claims With New AI Tool
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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
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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
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From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action
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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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