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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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- Aug 10, 2026
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How many articles Semafor published over the last 14 days, by publication time, and at which hours of the day.
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Latest articles
The South Carolina Democrat is heading to Michigan this weekend for a rally in support of Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Nicholas Wu ·
At a minimum, Republicans anticipate that a new House majority will haul Trump administration health officials into oversight hearings on a litany of topics.
David Lim ·
Julie Orringer’s novel follows a man who discovers a manuscript secretly written by his wife, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Prashant Rao ·
Health officials from 45 African countries convened to coordinate a continent-wide response to an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo that has killed nearly 5,000 people.
Ruben Nyanguila ·
Washington-based investment firm EIG is forming a joint venture with ACWA to invest in US power projects.
Matthew Martin ·
QIA is committed to investing $500 billion into the world’s largest economy over the next decade, its CEO said.
Mohammed Sergie ·
“We don’t know if this contract is going to survive a change in government in the US,” Michael McCarthy, CEO of political risk firm Caracas Wire, told Semafor.
Eugenia Perozo ·
A group of left-leaning Senate Democrats said a vote should be put off until the White House commits to restore clean energy funding it cut.
Tim McDonnell ·
The fund invests in companies in clean power, energy services and technology, low-carbon transportation, and industrial decarbonization.
Tim McDonnell ·
The rollback is really more of a favor for small producers, and may actually hand more regulatory sway to Europe.
Tim McDonnell ·
There is a lot of money in the world. Is it enough for AI? Apollo, one player in the great spend-a-thon of 2026, provides us with two different answers.
Liz Hoffman ·
Speculation had been growing that Lagarde would leave the bank to lead the World Economic Forum.
Prashant Rao ·
The disappointing results come after fellow German carmakers Mercedes-Benz and BMW cut their earnings outlooks on worsening China sales.
Prashant Rao ·
The US vice president reportedly wrote to the head of Iran’s security body to restart truce talks, while Gulf states look to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Prashant Rao ·
Polling shared first with Semafor found voters preferred “reasonable” safeguards, even if such rules hurt US competitiveness.
Jeronimo Gonzalez ·
Though the Kremlin agreed to several deals at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, barely 20 leaders attended the meeting.
Jeronimo Gonzalez ·
Only a few politicians are saying much about the policy implications of this new class of miracle drugs.
Ben Smith ·
The bill will touch on “worker protections and privacy and data protections” as well as “ideas around economic impacts,” the labor federation’s president said.
Eleanor Mueller ·
The results show there’s daylight between these voters and President Donald Trump, who wants AI to operate largely unfettered.
Ashley Gold ·
Many inside the administration are skeptical about resuming military operations against Iran.
Shelby Talcott ·