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Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (144+ words) 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Western societies face resurgent terrorism threats from drones and AI. The global jihadi movement is fractured 25 years after the Sept 11 attacks and lacks the capacity to launch similarly sophisticated operations, analysts said, but societies face…...
Ukraine is going into winter with a gas surplus, despite war
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (249+ words) Ukraine is also angling to increase exports to Europe this winter, the CEO of the country’s top private energy company said. Despite attacks by Russia on its natural gas production fields, Ukraine has moved to a gas surplus and is…...
Exclusive: Trump adviser warns time running out on crypto bill
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1169+ words) President Donald Trump’s top cryptocurrency adviser is warning senators that next week could be the last chance Congress gets to accomplish the crypto industry’s top legislative priority — at least, for a while. “I would say to everyone, Republican and Democrat: Get…...
Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (71+ words) Trump’s unpopularity has weighed heavily on his party’s chances of retaining a majority. Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms Beyond broad rejection of the war in the Middle East, voters have soured on the Trump administration over…...
Sitting RNC member breaks with Trump on data centers
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (314+ words) An anti-data center bus tour traversing key midterm states will add another complication for Republican candidates in tight races who are trying to navigate Trump’s support of the AI infrastructure with growing voter opposition — and it’s being spearheaded by a…...
‘We all agree that big government is bad, but…’: White House shrugs off Republican clashes over childcare
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (743+ words) The White House is shrugging off the internal Republican tension kicked up by its still-unreleased proposal to divert federal childcare aid to stay-at-home parents. The plan, which would route some money from the government’s $12 billion childcare fund to help married…...
Kenya’s foreign-trader crackdown exposes an economic fault line | Semafor
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (590+ words) Kenya’s crackdown on foreign small-scale traders is exposing a tension at the heart of President William Ruto’s economic agenda in trying to protect jobs for Kenyans while keeping the country open to overseas capital and regional trade. Hundreds of Burundians…...
Singapore boosts PM’s pay to $2.8 million
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (149+ words) Singapore's first prime minister argued in 1955 that low pay meant top candidates rarely joined politics and faced temptation when they did. Singapore increased its prime ministerâs salary to $2.8 million, part of its longstanding strategy to boost talent and reduce corruption…...
US ramps up China rhetoric ahead of upcoming meeting
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (76+ words) Semafor US ramps up China rhetoric ahead of upcoming meeting Meanwhile, the transportation secretary expressed “profound concern” about Ford’s ties to Chinese firms he argued were detrimental to the US automotive industry. China’s surging trade surplus, which President Donald Trump…...
Israel hits back at UK over trade restrictions
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (136+ words) Semafor Israel hits back at UK over trade restrictions Israel hit back at the UK for leading a twelve-country alliance that is restricting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a grouping that showcases the growing closeness between Europe…...