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Month: July 2026
Podcast: Flock is Tracking People, Not Just CarsPodcast: Flock is Tracking People, Not Just Cars
We start this week with Joseph’s story on how cops are using Flock to track actual people, not just cars, with searches like “male with tattoos.” After the break, Emanuel tells us all about the company that is explicitly selling mountains of books to AI companies and promising to keep ...
You Opened a Credit Card. ICE Now Knows Where You LiveYou Opened a Credit Card. ICE Now Knows Where You Live
When you open a new credit card, you necessarily give the credit card company your address. You probably expect that information to remain with your bank. But when you open a new credit card or change your address on file, your address leaves your credit card provider, travels through a web ...
US to announce deal allowing Saudi Arabia a nuclear programmeUS to announce deal allowing Saudi Arabia a nuclear programme
The agreement would fulfil a long-held Saudi ambition but could attract concern in Israel and from some US lawmakers. ...
Trump threatens to target Iran’s bridges and power plants if Hormuz attacks persistTrump threatens to target Iran’s bridges and power plants if Hormuz attacks persist
Donald Trump says the US will respond any time Iranian forces shoot at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. ...
Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threatTankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat
All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows. ...
Ukrainian drones hit Russian online giant retailer Wildberries for second timeUkrainian drones hit Russian online giant retailer Wildberries for second time
Logistics hubs belonging to Wildberries in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight. ...
What I learned as Israel’s first Consul General in DubaiWhat I learned as Israel’s first Consul General in Dubai
Liron’s view Six years ago, the signing of the Abraham Accords was dismissed by skeptics as a fragile, fair-weather agreement, bound to shatter at the first sign of Middle Eastern turbulence. Yet, as we mark the latest anniversary of that historic breakthrough — and as I conclude my tenure as ...
Africa’s AI-driven lender to enter Ethiopia, EgyptAfrica’s AI-driven lender to enter Ethiopia, Egypt
The News An AI-driven lending platform backed by one of South Africa’s biggest lenders is expanding into two of Africa’s largest credit-starved markets, its CEO told Semafor, betting its machine-learning algorithms can maintain a default rate that is a fraction of traditional commercial banks. Optasia, which made its stock market ...
Africa’s data center growth needs power sector overhaulAfrica’s data center growth needs power sector overhaul
The News African countries must open up their power markets in order to court the private investors needed to supply the electricity that AI will demand, a data center executive told Semafor, as a new report warned the continent risks seeing little economic benefit from the technology. Africa’s economy is ...