Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Mideast venture deals hit record in 2025
The region bucked a wider slowdown in startup funding across other emerging markets, according to data provider Magnitt.
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Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Big Tech weighs fleeing California in face of billionaire tax
Google’s cofounders set up the now-$4 trillion company in Menlo Park in 1998, but last month they terminated or relocated various California-based interests.
Zeteo • Jan 13, 2026
🤬 Fed Up With the Fed Fight
Republicans mouth off over Trump’s persecution of Jerome Powell, Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth, and MAGA millionaires shower money on the man who murdered Renee Good?
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Canadian PM Carney heads to China for trade talks
Ottawa and Beijing have had frigid relations for years, but Canada is grappling with a trade war that is forcing it to diversify ties.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell sparks backlash
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told US President Donald Trump that the probe “made a mess.”
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Senate crypto bill moves forward but many issues still to solve
“We have just bent over backwards to accommodate the concerns that have been raised,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said.
Semafor • Jan 13, 2026
Progressive Democrats urge party to go populist in midterms
The senators used polling from both Democratic-aligned and GOP-aligned groups to argue that “bland policy proposals” won’t work.
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Chapo Trahouse • Jan 13, 2026
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The Majority Report • Jan 13, 2026
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
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Bad Bunny, Billionaires, and the Business of Sports
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair
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Mamdani Announces New Settlement Securing Backpay for Delivery Workers
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