Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
Palantir CEO: 'Silicon Valley totally effed up' on AI's promise. And he's right.
Alex Karp was right this week in saying Silicon Valley hyped up large language models and the speed of AI development.
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Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
AI can't work without humans, for now, report finds
Managers are increasingly opting to retrain their employees rather than axing them, a report from the New York Federal Reserve found.
Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
NYC mayoral campaign shows how AI can be used in politics
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has peppered his reelection campaign with AI photos and videos criticizing his opponents.
Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
How San Jose’s mayor is using AI to speed up transportation, government
Mayor Matt Mahan says applying AI to move buses ahead of schedule was just one of many ways the new technology can help advance municipalities.
Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
Tesla offers Musk a $1 trillion pay package
The offer could make the former White House adviser the world’s first trillionaire.
Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
Anthropic blocks sales of AI to Chinese firms
The company’s leadership wants to curb Beijing’s ability to use its technology for military and intelligence purposes.
Semafor • Sep 4, 2025
US regulators to review AI chatbots
The Federal Trade Commission said it will seek documents from tech companies including OpenAI and Meta on whether the bots pose a threat to user privacy.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
China military parade shows off AI weaponry
Tuesday’s procession included aerial strike drones, unmanned planes and boats, and “robotic wolves” that can hunt down enemy soldiers.
Semafor • Sep 3, 2025
Google’s challenge isn’t antitrust consequences, but AI and its own legacy
A federal judge rejected the DOJ’s request to force Google to spin off Chrome on Tuesday.
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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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