In this Bloomberg Originals mini-documentary, we explain how the new prime minister will face more than a few challenges to keep the city-state on top bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

My deep dive Semafor on Princeton University University’s decades-long effort to become a central player in reducing tensions between the US and #Iran . And the costs paid by the school and its students: tinyurl.com/36wc5dj3

American Express sees Nigeria’s ‘upward trajectory’ as ripe for credit cards semafor.com/article/05/10/…

🟡 Semafor Business and Finance Editor Liz Hoffman joined Last Call tonight to discuss her recent reporting on Bill Ackman and his 'anti-woke crusade.'
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Mini scoop from me: The White House has quietly appointed a new Africa director semafor.com/article/05/09/… via Semafor Africa

🟡 SCOOP: Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has been quietly lobbying regulators to force delivery apps to hand over valuable customer data to restaurants, which would also benefit his food company, Reed Albergotti reports.

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Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has reportedly been secretly funding research prizes in the US despite being blacklisted from access to new technology by Washington.
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Just 6% of Americans see China as a partner to the US, while 50% call it a competitor and 42% an enemy, according to a new Pew survey.
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Analysis: Xi Jinping sends a message but no flowers to Antony Blinken asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks… via Nikkei Asia

'We’re going to invest in building a Web page,’ Ben Smith, the co-founder of Semafor said. Smith was the long-running EIC of BuzzFeed, a publication built through social media. “We were convinced that home pages were dead. In fact, they were just resting,' newyorker.com/culture/infini…

Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer (Ben Smith / Semafor)

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New in tonight’s Semafor media newsletter: Every year, David Remnick puts together a list of who could replace him as editor of the New Yorker. I wrote about who might be on that list semafor.com/article/04/28/…

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Richard Grenell And — I'm sorry you feel unfairly treated by this very normal request for comment!

Axel Springer's Trump years semafor.com/article/04/21/…

Abdoulaye Diabaté, a scientist from Burkina Faso, is at the vanguard of efforts to end malaria in Africa by genetically modifying mosquitoes
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Opposition groups in Togo are resisting a constitutional amendment that could extend President Faure Gnassingbe’s stay in power for another decade.
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'Our national fiscal trajectory is unsustainable,' Hank Paulson tells Justin B. Smith. 'The debt we have will ultimately, if unchecked, destroy our economic wellbeing and our national security.' #WES2024

Hank Paulson gives Justin B. Smith his view on the Chinese economy:

'What I'm going to watch most carefully is not just the structural issues, but how this statist approach to the economy plays out. Because if China stumbles, it's going to reverberate around the world.' #WES2024