Semafor • Dec 2, 2025
China using AI for censorship and surveillance
A Communist Party Politburo meeting focusing on “the governance of the Internet ecosystem” was notable for authorities’ shifting stance on AI.
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Semafor • Dec 2, 2025
‘The hotspots are getting hotter’ in US data center boom
New data shows power demand for data centers is growing rapidly, especially in the regions already overwhelmed by AI’s electricity needs.
Semafor • Dec 2, 2025
AI set to transform white-collar jobs, report finds
A recent MIT study found that almost 12% of the US labor force was at risk.
Semafor • Dec 2, 2025
Apple replaces head of AI division
Amar Subramanya, formerly Microsoft’s AI vice president, will now helm the division.
Jezebel • Dec 2, 2025
'Trump Accounts' Are the President's Latest Promise to Hand Americans Cash, But This Time It Might Actually Happen (for Some)
Lest we forget, Trump's history is littered with numerous other "plans" to cut checks for Americans that somehow never get across the finish line.
Zeteo • Dec 2, 2025
🚨 Will Congress Impeach Pete Hegseth?
Lawmakers sense blood in the water around the ‘Secretary of War Crimes,’ former Trump attorney Alina Habba loses big in court, and Costco sues the White House?
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The Majority Report • Dec 2, 2025
ICE Releases Autistic Teen After 50 Days Following Family's Desperate Search
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I've Had It Podcast • Dec 2, 2025
Christian Nationalist Crybabies
Semafor • Dec 2, 2025
Iran sentences film director to a year in prison in absentia
Jafar Panahi, whose recent movie won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film festival, also faces travel restrictions and a ban on joining political groups.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region
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Israeli action in Lebanon risks repeating history’s mistakes — and torpedoing a historic moment for dialogue
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WATCH: Fighting America’s War
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The Madness of The Donald (MOATS w/ George Galloway)
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Mr. Rogers and the Fight for Public Media
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Who are Iran’s new leaders? A look at 6 the US placed a bounty on – 2 of whom are already dead
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The War on Iran Is Reshaping the Global Economy
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Workers in Colorado Have Shut Down One of the Nation’s Biggest Meatpacking Plants
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Mamdani pledged $65 million to Protect Gender-Affirming care in New York City. Will he follow through?
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