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What's the Deal on Permitting Reform?

Semafor is hosting the definitive conversation on permitting reform and diving into the multiple cross-cutting perspectives of policymakers, business leaders, advocacy groups and thought leaders.

CNN's PR team will no longer report to Chris Licht

The PR team no longer reports to the embattled CEO.
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FTX’s big AI bet could help bail out customers

Bankers for the failed crypto exchange are shopping around FTX's $500 million stake in hot AI startup Anthropic.
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Binance sued by SEC for allegedly mishandling funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange of allegedly mishandling funds and lying to regulators and investors about their practices.
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RFK Jr. advised firm that pitched investments to business tied to Venezuela scandal

The U.S. presidential candidate was a senior advisor to a firm helping advise a business that’s part of a probe into Venezuela’s state oil company.
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‘If I had a magic wand’: The CEO of retirement giant Ascensus explains how to not work forever

We asked David Musto to fix the retirement crisis in the U.S.

Perplexity AI in talks with Instacart, Klarna, about partnerships

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas also says companies may not need to advertise in AI-powered search engines.

Carl Icahn's end game

The activist investor looked at reorganizing Icahn Enterprises before a critical short seller's report landed earlier this month.

‘A worldwide leadership awakening’: Gallup’s Chairman on how work is changing

What are workplaces getting wrong today? And what should they be doing better?

Billionaire quant Igor Tulchinsky on AI’s promise and risk

Tulchinsky runs WorldQuant, which manages billions within Izzy Englander’s behemoth fund manager Millennium.

American Infrastructure: A New Era

Semafor is convening conversations with policymakers, government and business leaders about rebuilding our infrastructure to remain globally competitive and meet the needs of today and tomorrow.

Texting with Reformation’s CEO about sustainability and taking over during a crisis

Hali Borenstein has led women’s clothing brand Reformation since the summer of 2020.

Money pours into AI startups that save countless hours of legal paperwork

Spellbook, an AI “copilot” for lawyers, just raised $11 million in a fundraising round led by Moxxie Ventures and includes Thomson Reuters.

Generative AI is helping figure out who is riskier for insurers

Advances in artificial intelligence spurred startup Sixfold to raise $6.5 million in seed funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

The “impenetrable armor of the dollar” is at risk

What happens if the U.S. government actually defaults? “Nothing good,” says BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, who walks through the implications of X-plus-one.

The man who put Microsoft in the AI lead

Kevin Scott, the software giant’s CTO, spearheaded the company’s $1 billion OpenAI investment in 2019 and is now shaking up how you use your computer.

Morgan Stanley CEO starts one-year retirement clock

Gorman turned Morgan Stanley from Wall Street’s basket case into one of its steadier performers, and now has three executives quietly auditioning for his job.

Airbnb’s Jay Carney on navigating AI and the post-pandemic world

The company's global head of policy talks about how artificial intelligence could help users find the perfect rental.