The White House posted a photo of bald eagle attacking a Canada goose to send a message – but it was Canada that played a critical role in the recovery of the bird in the US In late August, the White House posted a real photograph on social media of ...
Day: September 10, 2026
Big hits, massive ballads and titanic emotions: Céline Dion’s greatest songs – ranked!Big hits, massive ballads and titanic emotions: Céline Dion’s greatest songs – ranked!
As the French Canadian superstar returns for her first concerts since she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, we count down the best of an unabashedly romantic catalogue. Wind machines at the ready! When Céline Dion’s era as a foolproof hitmaker ended, she seemed weirdly liberated and more willing to ...
I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?
Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I try to travel back to 2012 – before everything on the internet was an ad Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast I have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window ...
A scientist said bananas ‘kill’ the benefit of blueberries. Is that true?A scientist said bananas ‘kill’ the benefit of blueberries. Is that true?
Can blending these popular fruits in a smoothie adversely affect the berries’ nutritional benefits? Experts weigh in This year was shaping up to be a banner year for bananas: they were lauded as “2026’s big viral taste”, landed pride of place as Prada’s new lip balm flavor, and were even ...
ECB hikes interest rates amid inflation risksECB hikes interest rates amid inflation risks
The European Central Bank raised interest rates. Will the Fed follow? A quarter-point increase in baseline borrowing costs across the bloc came as officials warned of “upside” inflation risks and oil prices shot above $100 a barrel. Fed-funds traders are putting 64% odds that the Fed will do the same ...
El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican conventionEl-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention
The Scoop Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is going after Republican opponent Mike Rogers’ healthcare record in a new ad, timed to land as Rogers takes the stage at Republicans’ midterm convention, according to details first shared with Semafor. The ad will run statewide as part of a $2.3 ...
How do you price the end of the world?How do you price the end of the world?
The Scene Existential AI fears broke containment this week after an Anthropic researcher quit, warning that frontier labs are “gambling with our lives.” One of his colleagues chimed in, putting the odds of human extinction from AI at more than 10%. Sheryl Crow entered the conversation. We at Semafor Business ...
Hydrogen investment projected to hit a bureaucratic cap on growthHydrogen investment projected to hit a bureaucratic cap on growth
Global investment in low-carbon hydrogen will reach a new high this year, but the nascent industry is close to hitting a bureaucratic cap on its growth, an industry group report warned. Cumulative investment since 2020 in projects to manufacture hydrogen using either renewable energy or natural gas paired with carbon ...
A ‘merciless’ novel about memory and mortalityA ‘merciless’ novel about memory and mortality
by Emma Cline. This novel follows the final days of a wealthy executive, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, on his way to Switzerland to be euthanized. It is “merciless” and “gut-twisting,” according to The Atlantic: Cline “pulls death out from behind the curtain and forces her readers to look it in the ...
Yemen’s Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of MokhaYemen’s Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Mokha’s capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route. ...