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Semafor
Semafor (website)
Semafor is an American news website founded in 2022 by Ben Smith, a former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News and media columnist at The New York Times, and Justin B. Smith, the former CEO of Bloomberg Media Group. Semafor focuses on news related to business, technology, politics, and other subjects, as well as covering global issues. As of 2026, Semafor is valued at $330 million after recording its first profitable year in 2025.
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The move creates uncertainty with just 10 weeks to go until voters have their say in Africa’s biggest democratic exercise.
Alexander Onukwue ·
Antibiotic overuse has raised the prevalence of bacteria that can resist the drugs, putting humans more at risk.
Leah Quinn ·
Challenges, including a five-week strike in Montana, threaten to test the company’s patience while the US seeks to strengthen domestic mineral supplies.
Tiisetso Motsoeneng ·
The Dangote group has ramped up infrastructure investments over the past year to fill an African energy supply gap exposed by the Iran war.
Alexander Onukwue ·
DR Congo’s communications minister tells Semafor there was strong cross-party backing for recent agreements.
Alexis Akwagyiram ·
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acquired some useful new friends in Washington this week, but they cannot solve his immediate problems.
Tiisetso Motsoeneng ·
Exchange operators are racing to make GPU compute a tradable commodity like oil or wheat, but the Trump administration’s national security concerns could complicate the effort.
Liz Hoffman ·
The initial public offering of the Nigeria-focused payments company was abruptly pulled to the surprise of those involved.
Yinka Adegoke ·
A French bank said hackers stole €100 million, following attacks on a blood bank and supermarket fridges.
Jeronimo Gonzalez ·
Administration figures including the vice president and secretary of state all face headwinds over their links to US President Donald Trump.
Prashant Rao ·
Senior Republican lawmakers and strategists have reportedly pressed the Trump administration to fire the Pentagon chief and swiftly end the Iran war.
Prashant Rao ·
US President Donald Trump spoke with the emir of Qatar, which has sought to mediate a truce, but Washington and Tehran have also traded heated rhetoric.
Prashant Rao ·
Investors fretted about the durability of the AI buildout under a Democrat-controlled Congress, with chipmaking hubs seeing steep declines.
Jeronimo Gonzalez ·
After a rough midterm, the party is wondering if there’s still a lane for a 2028 candidate who is closely tied to the president.
Shelby Talcott ·
The blue wave delivered half a dozen legislative trifectas.
David Weigel ·
One option for overhauling the committee could be broadening its focus beyond China to explore issues related to other bad foreign actors.
Nicholas Wu ·
Chris Kempczinski is counting on risk-taking, accountability, and chicken to revive McDonald’s’ US growth.
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson ·
Kyiv and Moscow consider how a weakened Trump could affect their respective goals for a Washington-brokered peace deal.
Brendan Ruberry ·
Roughly 600,000 advanced Nvidia chips are stuck in Hong Kong en route to China, Reuters reported.
Brendan Ruberry ·
Elif Shafak imagines the French novelist through the eyes of the women in his life.
Mary Lawrence Ware ·