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Chinese AI startup Moonshot reportedly eyes Hong Kong, Shanghai dual-listing
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (146+ words) The dual-listing reflects both the lab’s need for cash as well as concerns over a congested IPO pipeline in Hong Kong. Leading Chinese AI startup Moonshot is reportedly exploring going public in Shanghai and Hong Kong, reflecting both the labâ…...
Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones
2+ day, 15+ 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…...
The Next 3 Billion | Semafor
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (121+ words) As the next wave of technology-led growth reshapes economies and global influence, The Next 3 Billion asks one of the defining questions of the decade: will the innovations reshaping global power expand opportunity or concentrate it? Three billion people remain offline,…...
Global coal consumption to reach new record
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (155+ words) China remains by far the world’s coal heavyweight: Its power sector alone consumes one-third of the world’s coal. Rising natural gas prices wrought by the Iran war will boost global coal consumption to a new record of nearly 9 billion metric…...
Ukraine is going into winter with a gas surplus, despite war
2+ day, 23+ 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…...
Gulf corporate profits in second quarter show growing divide between economies
3+ day, 57+ min ago (174+ words) Listed companies in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi are growing quickly, benefiting from higher oil prices and their ability to keep energy exports flowing. Gulf corporate profits in second quarter show growing divide between economies Corporate profits in the second…...
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala takes stake in China’s Luckin coffee with $1B deal
3+ day, 57+ min ago (172+ words) Private equity firm Centurium Capital has contributed to the $1 billion investment alongside Mudabadala’s minority stake into China’s Luckin Coffee. Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has taken a stake in Chinaâs Luckin Coffee as part of a $1 billion investment…...
Top AI pioneers reaffirm Anthropic researcher’s human extinction warning
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (155+ words) Author Paul Christiano said he now sees “meaningful risk” of “catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very near term.” Top AI pioneers backed an Anthropic researcherâs warning of potential human extinction Paul Christiano â author of an…...
Chinese inflation accelerates for first time in months
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (149+ words) Higher energy and food prices pushed inflation up, adding to cost worries in a country that until recently was threatened with deflation. Chinese inflation accelerates for first time in months China’s inflation accelerated for the first time in months, compounding…...
Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms
3+ day, 3+ 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…...