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semafor.com > article > 09 > 02 > 2026 > textual-sleuths-wage-crusade-against-ai-slop-with-pangram

Textual sleuths wage crusade against AI slop with Pangram

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (138+ words) Pangram has recently been credited with helping implode a lucrative book deal and unmasking AI use at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Textual sleuths are waging a crusade against the AI-generated writing proliferating in publications and…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 02 > 2026 > us-bond-yields-continue-to-climb

US bond yields continue to climb

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (141+ words) Most experts have attributed the increase to worries about debt levels and inflation. US 30-year bond yields climbed to levels last seen before Washington began buybacks aimed at curbing borrowing costs, an effort economists warned was unlikely to succeed The…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 01 > 2026 > asian-currencies-boosted-by-ai-exports-goldman-sachs

Asian currencies boosted by AI exports: Goldman Sachs

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia have outperformed those in countries less exposed to Silicon Valley’s spending. The US’ insatiable appetite for AI is lifting currencies halfway around the world Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia — which…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 26 > 2026 > abu-dhabis-m42-to-roll-out-genomics-program-in-botswana

Abu Dhabi’s M42 to roll out genomics program in Botswana

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (179+ words) The 10-year contract with the government of Botswana includes a national genomics program and will digitize health records and bolster access to medicines. Abu Dhabi healthcare company M42 signed a 10-year contract with the government of Botswana to roll out a…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 24 > 2026 > us-tariffs-target-chinese-overcapacity

US tariffs target Chinese ‘overcapacity’

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) Washington plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods for industrial “overcapacity” before September’s Xi-Trump meeting, Bloomberg reported. The US is set to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods for industrial “overcapacity” before September’s meeting between…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 18 > 2026 > hormuz-limbo-is-now-global-oils-top-risk

View: Hormuz limbo is now global oil’s top risk

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (582+ words) A pattern has emerged since the war began, with bursts of supply whenever there is a brief period of calm followed by sharp contractions as tensions return, according to data from Kpler, the energy research firm where I work. Much…...