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semafor.com > article > 02 > 27 > 2026 > africa-health-chief-says-huge-concerns-over-data-security-in-us-deals

Africa health chief says ‘huge concerns’ over data security in US deals

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (12+ words) Africa health chief says "huge concerns" over data security in US deals'Semafor...

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semafor.com > article > 02 > 24 > 2026 > anthropic-accuses-chinese-firms-of-distillation-attacks

Anthropic accuses Chinese firms of distillation attacks

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (132+ words) Anthropic accuses Chinese firms of distillation attacks'Semafor Anthropic accuses Chinese firms of distillation attacks Anthropic accused Chinese firms of "industrial-scale distillation attacks" on its AI models. Distillation involves training less capable models on more advanced ones" output, and can be…...

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semafor.com > article > 02 > 17 > 2026 > why-abu-dhabis-next-play-is-managing-other-peoples-money

View: View / Why Abu Dhabi’s next play is managing other people’s money

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (330+ words) As if Abu Dhabi didn't have enough state-linked investment firms, it just launched another one. International Holding Co., the largest listed firm in the UAE and part of a web of companies controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, the UAE's…...

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semafor.com > article > 02 > 16 > 2026 > ai-poses-existential-threat-to-software-fund-manager-warns

AI poses existential threat to software, fund manager warns

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (9+ words) AI poses existential threat to software, fund manager warns'Semafor...

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semafor.com > article > 02 > 15 > 2026 > mysterious-bot-traffic-sweeps-web

Mysterious wave of bot traffic sweeps the web

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (137+ words) Mysterious wave of bot traffic sweeps the web'Semafor Mysterious wave of bot traffic sweeps the web A mysterious wave of bot traffic is coursing through the World Wide Web. In recent weeks, websites large and small have seen dramatic spikes…...

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semafor.com > article > 01 > 31 > 2026 > the-humans-are-chasing-conspiracies-what-will-the-bots-think

View: The humans are chasing conspiracies. What will the bots think?

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (460+ words) X, which dominated US and much of global politics a decade ago, seemed to be receding into a kind of time-capsule, Pretoria-inflected insane asylum. It's also where you can find humans at their worst, way down the Epstein rabbit hole....

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semafor.com > article > 12 > 24 > 2025 > chinese-authorities-debate-how-much-they-should-censor-ai

Chinese authorities debate how much they should censor AI

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (113+ words) Chinese authorities debate how much they should censor AI China is trying to walk a fine line between regulating what AI chatbots can say and allowing innovation. Beijing's online censorship extends to large language models: In a recent three-month span,…...