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USAFacts CEO urges Education Dept. to preserve data unit

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a letter last week to Education Sec. Linda McMahon, pleading to not cut funding to an internal department that does ‘critical work’ gathering and publishing statistics that help rank schools.
USAFacts CEO Steve Ballmer interviewed by Semafor’s Gina Chon.
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Mississippi needs federal disaster relief, says Gov. Tate Reeves

The federal government recently declined to provide disaster relief to Arkansas following severe storms in the region.
Tate Reeves on stage.
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DOGE is learning ‘very fast,’ says Booz Allen Hamilton CEO

The cost-cutting agency’s efforts have already raised public interest in how the government works, says Booz Allen’s CEO.
Horacio Rozanski on stage.
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US can emerge stronger after trade turmoil, United Airlines CEO says

Scott Kirby suggested that the worries of executives and policymakers about the recent market uncertainty may be premature.
Tasos Katopodis
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Trump admin seems ‘very focused on the success’ of AI, Snap CEO Spiegel says

The Snap CEO said that the company is encouraged by the lighter approach to regulation the Trump administration appeared to be taking toward artificial intelligence.
Kara Swisher and Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap.
Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit. Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Semafor

The US ‘must win’ the AI race with China, Andreessen Horowitz exec says

Silicon Valley investor Anjney Midha made the case for growth over caution at Semafor’s World Economy Summit on Wednesday
Semafor’s Reed Albergotti and Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Anjney Midha.
Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit. Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Semafor

Europe has ‘unified approach’ to trade war with the US, Spanish economy minister says

Europe’s unified approach will help the continent endure in a possible trade war with the US, Spanish economy minister Carlos Cuerpo said.

Netflix boss Sarandos says US entertainment industry gets ‘thrown under the bus’ in trade deals

Netflix has created more than 100,000 jobs and produced content in all 50 US states, according to co-CEO Ted Sarandos.