Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
Saudi’s AI ambitions may run through Syria
The proposed SilkLink project would add an alternative route to Europe as Saudi builds an artificial intelligence hub.
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Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
Bahrain to accelerate biotech sector with SandboxAQ deal
Sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat partners with Alphabet spinout to build an AI-powered biotech sector.
Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
Nigeria scrambles for US influence without ambassador or lobbyists
Filings seen by Semafor show a separatist group in Nigeria has outspent Abuja in the Washington lobby.
Zeteo • Nov 5, 2025
🌊 It’s a Blue Wave, Baby!
Peter Rothpletz on Zohran Mamdani’s historic win, the Democrats’ electoral sweep, and Graham Platner’s viral response to the passing of Dick Cheney.
Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
China to double battery storage by next year as renewables boom
Batteries are a key component in the energy transition, as most solar electricity is generated when demand is low.
Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
China boosts investments in Latin America
Beijing has spared no expense to become Latin America’s biggest trade partner.
Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
Carney to boost govt spending to counter US tariff pressure
The Canadian prime minister said he would run wider budget deficits to finance spending and boost the nation’s economy.
Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
Google weather AI’s ‘gobsmacking’ hurricane forecasts
Google’s DeepMind was the best-performing among 11 models, while the US National Weather Service’s supercomputer-powered model did worst.
Semafor • Nov 5, 2025
Mali siege threatens to move country away from Russia
An al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed a fuel blockade that has paralyzed the economy.
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1990 headlinesTrump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
The Conversation •
Paving military roads, Israel prepares permanent control of West Bank camps
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An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade
The Conversation •
Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
The Conversation •
For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House seats in midterm elections, a pattern that makes the 2026 congressional outlook clear
The Conversation •
Chavismo has adapted before – but can Venezuela’s leftist ideology become US friendly and survive?
The Conversation •
Coretta Scott King: After MLK’s Murder, She Took the Mic and Took on the War
Scheer Post •
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam War Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow
Scheer Post •
Erased by NBC: How Legacy Media Ignores Independent Reporting
Scheer Post •
Why Does ICE Look More and More Like the Israeli Military Lately?
Zeteo •
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