House Democrats are all but certain to elect House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as their speaker designate next week. There could still be some turbulence, though, with progressive activists calling for Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., to launch a bid against Jeffries. Ricardo Sanchez, a Pressley spokesperson, said she was in ...
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Trump’s AI task force discusses cyber risksTrump’s AI task force discusses cyber risks
The White House’s AI task force convened Thursday to discuss the “evolving cyber threat environment” and strengthening critical infrastructure against potential attacks, an administration official told Semafor. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, who leads the task force, informed the members about the work that tech CEOs who signed the ...
‘The machine doesn’t stop’: Abu Dhabi’s wartime plan for keeping its cultural ambition alive‘The machine doesn’t stop’: Abu Dhabi’s wartime plan for keeping its cultural ambition alive
The Signal Interview “We have plan A’s all the way to plan Z’s, from our best-case scenarios to our worst-case scenarios,” Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak says, when asked how the culture, tourism, and property groups he leads are preparing for what might happen next in the conflict that has shaken ...
FAA issues rare nationwide ground stopFAA issues rare nationwide ground stop
The FAA on Friday issued a rare nationwide ground stop on all domestic flights after what appears to be a major outage affecting its air communications system. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that, for now, the Trump administration does not suspect any nefarious causes, such as a terrorist or ...
Bessent knocks Lutnick on MegaspeedBessent knocks Lutnick on Megaspeed
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is coming under more friendly fire over his department’s policing of AI chip exports. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this morning publicly blamed Lutnick for the administration’s failure to blacklist AI firm Megaspeed, telling CNBC that Treasury “has been pushing for this for months” but Commerce “has ...
Huang’s departure is a pivotal moment for African AIHuang’s departure is a pivotal moment for African AI
Alexis’s view Jensen Huang’s shock exit from Nvidia could prove to be a turning point in the rollout of AI in Africa. The technology offers the potential to turbocharge economies across the continent, but chips form the backbone of this revolution. And, as our San Francisco Bureau Chief Reed Albergotti ...
Jensen Huang’s biggest mistake was getting too involved in DCJensen Huang’s biggest mistake was getting too involved in DC
Reed’s view Jensen Huang made a lot of mistakes, but the one that really brought him down was getting too involved in DC. The skillset of a great technologist is the opposite of someone who’s great at politics. Technologists have to think years, sometimes decades in advance. When they figure ...
Microsoft reports progress in restoring service after global outageMicrosoft reports progress in restoring service after global outage
Microsoft reported progress, but not a full recovery, following an outage Thursday that affected Outlook, Teams, and Copilot across more than 70 countries. The consequences have been wide-reaching: Several police departments in the UK said Friday that the public shouldn’t report crimes via online submission forms, and should call them ...
Gen Z hasn’t made up its mind on AI, survey findsGen Z hasn’t made up its mind on AI, survey finds
Gen Z is often cast as souring on AI, but they’re no more negative about the technology than their parents and grandparents. A new survey from Milltown Partners, shared first with Semafor, found that 73% of Gen Z adults haven’t made up their minds on AI, while half said they ...
Content creator’s ascent from Lagos streets to catwalkContent creator’s ascent from Lagos streets to catwalk
Nigerian Rachel Ojuromi’s recent Chanel fashion show appearance was the culmination of six months of social media work that took the content creator from experimental shoots on Lagos’ bustling market streets to the Paris catwalk. Her designs, made from what she could forage in local shops and second-hand clothes stalls, ...