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Semafor on Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft eyes $10 billion bet on ChatGPT
Tech giant has been in talks to effectively own almost half of OpenAI.
OpenAI has hired an army of contractors to make basic coding obsolete
The company behind ChatGPT now employs around 1,000 people around the world to label data and help OpenAI’s models learn software engineering tasks.
Semafor on Crypto
Online news site CoinDesk attracts suitors amid crypto crash
The publication is part of Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, which is under pressure after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
Andreessen passed on FTX, and made a killing selling tokens
Venture capital fund’s crypto investments have paid off despite broader market meltdown.
Semafor on Media
6 Reasons for optimism about media in 2023
The first media newsletter of the year offers some slight good news.
It’s back to the future for a diminished digital news business
What year is it? Consider these facts...
Semafor on Music
The Beatles to make one-song comeback via AI
Paul McCartney told the BBC he had created 'the final Beatles record,' to be released this year, featuring the late John Lennon with the help of AI.
Semafor on Spotify
How Spotify's podcast bet went wrong
Inside Spotify's turn away from podcasting, which has triggered a harsh winter for the small studios it helped support as they consolidate and lavish narrative productions wane.
Semafor on Tea
Kenya's tea pickers are fighting the machines replacing them
Kenyan tea pickers are destroying machines brought in to replace them during violent protests that highlight the challenge faced by low skilled workers as companies increasingly rely on automation to…
Semafor on War
Israel’s mounting war on Hamas poses risks for U.S., Europe and Ukraine
An extended Israeli military operation against Hamas will test the Biden administration and Europe which are already focused on securing Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.
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An accident at SpaceX
The technicians in the private space industry, responsible for building and repairing rockets, receive little recognition — even when they sacrifice their lives for the mission.
Some VC firms are urging founders to pull money from troubled Silicon Valley Bank
Moody’s recently downgraded the lender to startups after it pushed a fire sale of $21 billion in bonds.
House Republicans could slow down US climate spending
As Republicans take control of the House of Representatives, expect a busy year of oversight hearings on the billions of dollars that federal agencies now have to invest in climate solutions.
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