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semafor.com > article > 09 > 01 > 2026 > uae-ai-firm-pitches-video-compression-for-saudi-security

UAE AI firm pitches video compression for Saudi security

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (396+ words) Abu Dhabi-based Neurovia AI says its software can shrink video files by up to 95% while maintaining near-original...NewsAbu Dhabi-based Neurovia AI is pitching Saudi security agencies software it says can compress video...™s holiest cities safe for pilgrims and residents....

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 02 > 2026 > paid-actors-ai-writing-how-a-new-kind-of-video-business-cashed-in-on-americas-divided-politics

Exclusive: Paid actors, AI writing: How a new kind of video business cashed in on America’s divided politics

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1401+ words) “William,” a middle-aged man in a blue short-sleeved button-down shirt whose YouTube videos have more...His video, Mayor Mamdani Panics as Taylor Swift Triggers a $2.3 Billion Celebrity Exodus, quickly racked...Viewers either didn’t notice or didn’t mind: A single network…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > new-startup-looks-to-build-robots-for-entertainment

New startup looks to build robots for entertainment

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (210+ words) entertainment, starting with theme parks and retail spaces Boston Dynamics was once best known for its viral videos...just isn’t our core space or area of expertise,” said Nikolas Noel, Boston Dynamics’ vice president...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 19 > 2026 > ai-startup-produces-fully-ai-generated-feature-length-film

AI startup produces fully AI-generated feature-length film

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) AI tokens, and took just four weeks to create The company says it plans to democratize long-form video...struggling East London rappers who, desperate to outdo another rising star, steal a boat for a music video...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 31 > 2026 > trump-says-communities-opposed-to-data-centers-will-end-up-backwards-and-poor

Communities opposed to data centers will end up “backwards and poor,” Trump says

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (92+ words) The president’s remarks that are unlikely to soften mounting public criticism of Big Tech....US President Donald Trump said communities opposed to data centers will end up “backwards and poor,”...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 03 > 2026 > how-a-china-for-china-strategy-rebooted-logitech

How a ‘China-for-China’ strategy rebooted Logitech

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1043+ words) It’s harder still when you’re pitching computer mice, keyboards, and webcams to office workers and video...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 03 > 2026 > house-republicans-vent-tariff-frustrations

House Republicans vent tariff frustrations

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) Nine weeks before the midterms, House Republicans aren’t holding back their criticism of the president...“I applaud [President Donald Trump] coming up with ideas, but I also got … to take care of folks back...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 19 > 2026 > republicans-scramble-to-remake-their-stance-on-data-centers

Republicans scramble to remake their stance on data centers

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1168+ words) They’re aligned with President Donald Trump’s White House, which tried to blunt anti-AI activists’ momentum...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 16 > 2026 > can-democrats-afford-to-take-on-big-tech-or-to-leave-it-alone

View: Can Democrats afford to take on Big Tech? Or to leave it alone?

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (587+ words) Most Fortune 500 companies, Glover says, have largely operated inside the law in making payments to President...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > sitting-rnc-member-challenges-trump-on-data-centers

Sitting RNC member breaks with Trump on data centers

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (314+ words) Unlike the the data center cheerleaders, I was one of the earliest and most outspoken supporters of President...“While big tech was deplatforming the president, I was leading the effort to fight the stolen election...

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