Liz’s view Who buys Perella Weinberg? Who cares, says this reporter, who chased that tip for months. Competitive hackles aside, the ranks of the independent advisory boutique now seem like so much ego detritus, a horse painting above a fireplace. The case for boutiques hasn’t disappeared — there will always ...
UBS shareholder pushes for Swiss exitUBS shareholder pushes for Swiss exit
A top-10 UBS shareholder is urging the bank to leave Switzerland, days after Semafor broke the news that the company was mulling doing just that. Artisan Partners said it is worried that the bank won’t be able to compete with US rivals if it has to raise new capital, as ...
UAE pushing for more investment in global water infrastructureUAE pushing for more investment in global water infrastructure
The UAE is pushing governments and private financial institutions to drastically scale up investment in global water infrastructure, a senior government official told Semafor. Although he declined to disclose a specific fundraising target, Abdulla Balalaa, the country’s assistant minister of foreign affairs for energy and sustainability, said that a primary ...
Unstable connectionsUnstable connections
, by Sherry Turkle. MIT sociologist Turkle probes the causes and effects of an increasing emotional reliance on artificial intelligence, with what Kirkus Reviews described as a “frank psychological expertise” that “readers are lucky to hear.” Weaving together interviews with tech developers and profiles of the people who have grown ...
NAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in GazaNAZA film-makers say they spoke to more than 100 sources about Israeli actions in Gaza
Team behind documentary push back against IDF attempt to discredit its exposure of military systems The team behind the award-winning film NAZA, which details the Israeli military’s targeting policies in Gaza and its alleged acceptance of high numbers of civilian deaths, have revealed they spoke to more than 100 sources ...
Co-pilot in flight stabbing had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says NetanyahuCo-pilot in flight stabbing had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says Netanyahu
Alleged flydubai attacker interrogated by Saudi security services as investigation into apparent crash attempt opens The Omani co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flight from Dubai had previously undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and was suicidal, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has claimed. Israeli ...
Crude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levelsCrude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levels
Alternative ways being used to move fuel out of Gulf region, but flows of refined products such as diesel still constrained Exports of crude from the strait of Hormuz have largely returned to levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, as oil producers and the shipping industry have ...
Sex, drugs and amoebic dysentery: the 20 best making-of documentaries – ranked!Sex, drugs and amoebic dysentery: the 20 best making-of documentaries – ranked!
From tropical disasters and doomed sci-fi epics to bribing Orson Welles and fending off a puma, we rate cinema’s most revealing glimpses behind the scenes Behind-the-scenes footage from Dawn of the Dead is the highlight of this aficionados-only affair, which follows the 1979 satirical zombie horror all the way through ...
The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?
Lake Mead is at its lowest level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, Lake Powell also at a historic low It was 42C (108F) degrees as we motored across Nevada’s Lake Mead in our rented pontoon boat. Colby Pellegrino with the Southern Nevada Water Authority wanted to show ...
Margot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here’s why | Rebecca ShawMargot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here’s why | Rebecca Shaw
I don’t flip a table every time this happens – but I actually do mind when it’s the default decision with no discussion Being a lesbian in a heretofore heteronormative society means having to go along with lots of things that don’t make sense to your beautiful lesbian brain. One ...