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Reed Albergotti

Reed Albergotti

Tech Editor, Semafor

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Reed Albergotti is the technology editor at Semafor

Why quantum computing needs a NASA-like movement

The technology has the potential to change science, but it would need a NASA-style agency behind it to quickly achieve its goals.
US President Donald Trump.Nathan Howard/Reuters

Reddit’s data becomes a battleground in the AI gold rush

Reddit data is coveted by everyone from Google to AI search engines like Perplexity, which the forum platform recently sued.
The Reddit logo at the NYSE.Brendan McDermid/File Photo/Reuters

GM takes self-driving competition to a new level

General Motors announced a new capability that will allow drivers to take their eyes off the road on some US highways.
General Motors’ Cadillac vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port in Yokohama.Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/Reuters

How Alibaba’s new smart glasses differ from Meta’s Ray-Bans

Alibaba’s Quark AI glasses undercut Meta’s Ray-Bans on price, but compete in a different lane in terms of tech.
Alibaba’s new smart glasses.Alibaba’s new smart glasses. Courtesy of Alibaba.

Google’s new research reveals real-life quantum use

A paper published in Nature is the latest in a series of Google breakthroughs pushing forward the field of quantum computing.
Google’s quantum-computing facility. Courtesy of Google Quantum AI.

OpenAI’s brand power fuels its entry into AI browser race

Because of its massive consumer following, OpenAI has a good chance to win the AI browser battle.
OpenAI’s Atlas Browser.Courtesy of OpenAI

White House feud with Anthropic reveals broader AI safety concerns

The public spat between White House AI Czar David Sacks and Anthropic shows a real, philosophical divide about the nature of AI technology.

OpenAI reverses policy to allow erotica on ChatGPT

CEO Sam Altman’s remarks were not planned, and caught the company’s PR team by surprise, Semafor is told.

GM’s pullback from EVs a signal to tech industry

GM’s woes are the product of an American industrial policy that is not working the way it should.

Bubble or not, there’s nothing artificial about the AI boom

Comparisons between the AI boom and dot-com bubble abound, but the financial speculation in the AI explosion is unrelated to the potential economic benefits.

OpenAI’s new features reveal chatbots still need human fine-tuning

OpenAI unveiled a new way companies can integrate with ChatGPT, putting it on a collision course with Apple.

OpenAI’s greatest AI challenge is Google

OpenAI appears to be on a collision course with its nemesis, Google.

Perplexity bets on free AI browser, tests compute power limits

The autonomous, agentic features of the browser are also coming to mobile in the form of an app.

Stripe’s Emily Sands on the future of AI in e-commerce

Sands predicted AI could expand consumption significantly by eliminating the time-consuming part of spending.

New AI research claims to be getting closer to modeling human brain

A new paper published by startup Pathway says it can more closely replicate connections between neurons than current LLMs.

The more realistic AI gets, the more likely we’ll use it

As the physics of AI improves, they will become more applicable to the everyday needs of humans.

Microsoft’s decision to cut cloud access to IDF a double-edged sword

Microsoft is walking a political tightrope, but its move satisfies nobody and could haunt the company in the future.

Former FTC Chair Khan questions Amazon’s $2.5B settlement

Biden’s Federal Trade Commission chief questioned on X whether there had been pressure from the White House to settle.