Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
European nuclear fusion startups race against China, US
Francesco Sciortino, founder and CEO of Germany-based Proxima Fusion spoke with Semafor.
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Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
Mining giant BHP seeks out AI talent
BHP told Semafor the company recently built a dedicated AI team to find new ways of making operations more efficient.
Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
China, US sign off on TikTok US spinoff
The deal caps a yearslong battle between the social media app and the two superpowers.
Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
Blue Origin to launch satellite network to rival Starlink
The move is a sign that SpaceX’s near-total dominance of the private space sector is facing genuine challenges.
Lever News • Jan 22, 2026
What Tech Wants: The San Francisco Experiment
Tech billionaires turned local politics into a laboratory. What they discovered was a formula for power.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
China's EV giant BYD deepens global expansion
The Shenzhen-based company beat Tesla last year to become the world’s top EV seller.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Google's data access gives it huge AI advantage, says Cloudflare CEO
Google garners more than three times as much data per web page as OpenAI, and five times as much as Microsoft and Anthropic, he told Semafor at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
Dungeons & Dragons puts top AI models to the test
Scientists developed a detailed grading system by having the most popular AI chatbots play Dungeons & Dragons in real life.
Semafor • Jan 21, 2026
OpenAI lays out policy roadmap for US midterm elections
OpenAI urged midterm candidates on both sides of the aisle to embrace a broad set of AI-related proposals.
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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
The Conversation •
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
The Conversation •
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