How employees forced OpenAI’s president to back down
A set of internal Slack messages details the politics at one of the world’s most powerful AI companies.
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AI costs are rising for organizations, reports warn
Two new reports from consulting giants show how the AI adoption conversation has shifted from whether it works to whether the spending on it is sustainable.
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Amazon launches new data center commitments
The tech giant vowed to publish its energy and water use annually, and spend more than $1 billion over five years on free community college, trades training, and home energy-efficiency upgrades in data center counties.
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Meta parts ways with Virtue AI
“Unfortunately, the arrangement didn’t work out as planned,” a Meta spokesperson told Semafor.
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Midterm elegy
One irony of modern elections, when everything a politician says behind a microphone is livestreamed, is that few of his words get heard outside the room.
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Abu Dhabi hits back over Man City ruling
The fallout from Manchester City’s guilty verdict last week is threatening billions in investment.
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Abu Dhabi-Dubai gap draws billion dollar projects
Aldar, the capital’s biggest developer, and Sharjah’s Arada formed a 15 billion dirham ($4.1 billion) partnership.
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'All the developing phases of a great spirit'
India today commemorates the anniversary of Gandhi’s birth, so there is no better time to pick up a copy of his autobiography, characterized by The New York Times in a September 1948 review as containing “all the developing phases of a great spirit.”
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South Africa is a crime scene
A recent spate of murders and mass shootings shone a light on the realities of violence in South Africa.
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US adds 29,000 jobs in September, far short of expectations
The report adds to evidence that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its October meeting.
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Phone maker Transsion plans $500M Hong Kong IPO
Transsion held a 53% market share by revenue in Africa in 2025, according to research firm Frost & Sullivan.
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Zambia presses Gulf investors on local mine rules
Zambia is Africa’s second-largest producer of copper, whose prices have soared as demand rises for metals used in electric vehicles and power grids.
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Top GOP group pauses Senate spending in N.C., goes up in Kansas
Senate Republicans’ top super PAC is making a tactical change, pausing its ad campaign in North Carolina’s Senate race and launching a new one in Kansas.
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AfDB in talks to plug $400B financing gap
The bank has held talks with financiers to find ways to mobilize around $4 trillion in untapped domestic capital to fund Africa's development needs, its president said.
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African Union urges restraint as Ethiopia tensions grow
Ethiopia has accused Egypt, Eritrea, and Sudan of supporting armed opposition groups that have fought its federal troops.
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Nigeria's Tinubu declares economic 'emergency' over
The president’s three-year overhaul of Nigeria’s economy has dramatically raised living and operational costs for households and businesses.
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Saudi market reforms could stall IPO recovery
Proposed new listing rules could pull down valuations and deter banks from backing deals
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US signals potential escalation in the Iran war
The US dispatched another aircraft carrier and thousands more troops to the Middle East, while Tehran is reportedly preparing its own response to any American attacks.
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