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US college students using AI despite school restrictions
More than half of US college students say they’re using the technology in their coursework at least once a week.
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SpaceX prepares to go public
The Elon Musk-founded rocket and satellite maker is aiming to hit the stock market in June.
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NASA’s historic Moon mission heralds new space race
A crew of astronauts prepared to journey around the Moon for the first time in 50 years, traveling the furthest ever from Earth.
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The compute bottleneck could be good for tech innovation
The shortage of AI compute is actually forcing companies to stay focused.
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Cisco’s president on the new rules of AI capitalism
The tech world is “grossly underestimating” the amount of AI infrastructure needed, the Cisco executive told Semafor.
Jittery tech firms boost security on Iran threats
Iran threatened to attack the Gulf facilities of Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and a dozen others.
The Amazon building in Dubai. Amr Alfiky/Reuters.
Robot companies contend with human mischief
Robotics companies are now dealing with repair fees for bots that have been kicked, ridden on, or otherwise defaced, the Serve Robotics CEO tells Semafor.
Wikipedia bans use of AI to ‘generate or rewrite’ articles
The policy replaced more broad language saying that AI should not be used to generate articles “from scratch.”
Eli Lilly leans into AI drug discovery with new licensing deal
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly inked a $2.75 billion deal with a Hong Kong-listed biotech firm to create new medicines using AI.
Pentagon AI architect on the future of warfare
Semafor spoke with Drew Cukor, who dragged a reluctant defense establishment into the AI age.
Google hedges its quantum bets
This week, Google announced a major investment in what’s known as the “neutral atom,” otherwise known less scientifically as just a regular old atom.
How I jailbroke an OpenClaw PR agent
It’s easy to imagine AI agents organizing events, but the tech isn’t there yet — even with human oversight.
Former Tesla president’s tips on moving fast in the age of AI
Jon McNeill’s new book, “The Algorithm, “is the most important business book of the year.
Social media’s ‘Big Tobacco’ moment will bring more unexpected changes
People forget something about the Big Tobacco moment: Big Tobacco didn’t go away.
Cryptography must prepare for quantum computing, Google warns
In theory, quantum computers could break today’s encryptions instantly.
OpenClaw is coming for businesses
Executives are still trying to layer AI onto their existing businesses rather than ripping up old models and reimagining them, EY’s Julie Teigland said.
YouTube, Meta lose landmark social media addiction case
The companies must pay a combined $6 million in damages after being accused of harming kids and teens with platforms as addictive as cigarettes.
California Sen. Wiener on the BASED Act
The legislator spoke to Semafor’s Reed Albergotti about his efforts to rein in the AI industry’s biggest players.