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class="styles_descriptionRow__h3ZaK"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">More and more journalists have joined the platform — including Jesse Singal, who some users want to ban.</div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><figure class="styles_figure__vTRZl styles_topSpacing__7bNrg"><img data-categories="essential" alt="Bluesky logo" loading="lazy" width="644" height="483" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="styles_image__tD6b9" style="color:transparent" srcSet="https://img.semafor.com/2784f0b337b39bc6df29a31e51fafb572ed624d9-2221x1666.png?w=750&h=966&q=75&auto=format 1x, https://img.semafor.com/2784f0b337b39bc6df29a31e51fafb572ed624d9-2221x1666.png?w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format 2x" src="https://img.semafor.com/2784f0b337b39bc6df29a31e51fafb572ed624d9-2221x1666.png?w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format"/><span class="styles_attribution__ywkPS">Dado Ruvic/Reuters</span></figure></div></div></a><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_horizontalDivider__pzvxi" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__KZJY_" aria-hidden="true"></div></div><div class="styles_gridItem___IHAV"><a class="styles_featuredStory__6_iye styles_article__1kWFV styles_layoutControl__S4jQx" href="/article/12/15/2024/more-youtube-viewers-are-watching-on-their-tvs"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><h2 class="styles_headline__0eSG_">More YouTube viewers are watching on their TVs</h2></div><div class="styles_descriptionRow__h3ZaK"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">Viewers watched over 400 million hours of podcasts monthly on living room devices, the company told Semafor.</div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><figure class="styles_figure__vTRZl styles_topSpacing__7bNrg"><img data-categories="essential" alt="A smart TV with a YouTube app prominently displayed" loading="lazy" width="644" height="495" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="styles_image__tD6b9" 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srcSet="https://img.semafor.com/54ced572e1d76884c456a4f16ae1dba0d5521d18-2560x1952.png?rect=0%2C16%2C2560%2C1920&w=750&h=966&q=75&auto=format 1x, https://img.semafor.com/54ced572e1d76884c456a4f16ae1dba0d5521d18-2560x1952.png?rect=0%2C16%2C2560%2C1920&w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format 2x" src="https://img.semafor.com/54ced572e1d76884c456a4f16ae1dba0d5521d18-2560x1952.png?rect=0%2C16%2C2560%2C1920&w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format"/><span class="styles_attribution__ywkPS">Al Lucca/Semafor</span></figure></div></div></a><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_horizontalDivider__xxdt0" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__YEjtI" aria-hidden="true"></div></div><div class="styles_gridItem__KDRof"><a class="styles_featuredStory__6_iye styles_article__6LbpU styles_layoutControl__S4jQx" href="/article/12/12/2024/sundar-pichai-on-the-future-of-ai-waymo-and-quantum-computing"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><h2 class="styles_headline__0eSG_">Google CEO talks about the future of AI, Waymo and quantum computing</h2></div><div class="styles_descriptionRow__LwUlx"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">In an exclusive interview, Sundar Pichai talks to Semafor after a week of product announcements.</div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><figure class="styles_figure__vTRZl styles_topSpacing__7bNrg"><img data-categories="essential" alt="" loading="lazy" width="644" height="428" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="styles_image__tD6b9" style="color:transparent" srcSet="https://img.semafor.com/a09a13059665ad7de8b17443e65c4cb48f9fb8c0-2543x1693.png?rect=144%2C0%2C2257%2C1693&w=750&h=966&q=75&auto=format 1x, https://img.semafor.com/a09a13059665ad7de8b17443e65c4cb48f9fb8c0-2543x1693.png?rect=144%2C0%2C2257%2C1693&w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format 2x" src="https://img.semafor.com/a09a13059665ad7de8b17443e65c4cb48f9fb8c0-2543x1693.png?rect=144%2C0%2C2257%2C1693&w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format"/><span class="styles_attribution__ywkPS">Andrej Sokolow/dpa via Reuters </span></figure></div></div></a><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_horizontalDivider__xxdt0" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__YEjtI" aria-hidden="true"></div></div><div class="styles_gridItem__KDRof"><a class="styles_featuredStory__6_iye styles_article__6LbpU styles_layoutControl__S4jQx" href="/article/12/11/2024/venture-firm-dimension-raises-500m-second-fund-to-bridge-the-gap-between-software-and-biotech"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><h2 class="styles_headline__0eSG_">Venture firm Dimension raises $500M second fund to bridge software-biotech gap</h2></div><div class="styles_descriptionRow__LwUlx"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">The fund, the company’s second in less than two years, will be used to invest in the hot space where AI is being used to develop new, lifesaving drugs. </div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><figure class="styles_figure__vTRZl styles_topSpacing__7bNrg"><img data-categories="essential" alt="Dimension cofounders Zavain Dar, Adam Goulburn and Nan Li " loading="lazy" width="644" height="429" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="styles_image__tD6b9" style="color:transparent" srcSet="https://img.semafor.com/66d589b66013a161b4ed2212affcfc110cc3ce30-2400x1600.png?rect=134%2C0%2C2133%2C1600&w=750&h=966&q=75&auto=format 1x, https://img.semafor.com/66d589b66013a161b4ed2212affcfc110cc3ce30-2400x1600.png?rect=134%2C0%2C2133%2C1600&w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format 2x" src="https://img.semafor.com/66d589b66013a161b4ed2212affcfc110cc3ce30-2400x1600.png?rect=134%2C0%2C2133%2C1600&w=1920&h=966&q=75&auto=format"/><span class="styles_attribution__ywkPS">From left: Zavain Dar, Adam Goulburn and Nan Li. Courtesy of Dimension.</span></figure></div></div></a><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_horizontalDivider__xxdt0" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__YEjtI" aria-hidden="true"></div></div><div class="styles_gridItem__KDRof"><a class="styles_featuredStory__6_iye styles_article__6LbpU styles_layoutControl__S4jQx" href="/article/12/11/2024/google-reveals-new-ai-capabilities-built-on-top-of-its-gemini-20-foundational-model"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><h2 class="styles_headline__0eSG_">Google reveals new AI capabilities built on top of its Gemini 2.0 foundational model</h2></div><div class="styles_descriptionRow__LwUlx"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">Google shared the latest Astra capabilities and a new Chrome plugin called ‘Project Mariner,’ which takes control of your web browser and autonomously completes tasks. 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helm at the Taiwanese chip giant, and Huang twice refused.</div></div></div></div></div><div class=""></div></div></a></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__UqZQG" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_gridItem__S3tu8"><a class="styles_featuredStory__6_iye styles_article__gSfs9 styles_layoutControl__S4jQx" href="/article/12/11/2024/google-unveils-upgraded-version-of-its-gemini-ai-model"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><h2 class="styles_headline__0eSG_">Google unveils upgraded version of its Gemini AI model</h2></div><div class="styles_descriptionRow__cJF36"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">Google is positioning the model as an “agent” that can “think multiple steps ahead, and take action on your behalf.”</div></div></div></div></div><div class=""></div></div></a></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_mobileDivider___8K1b" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__UqZQG styles_odd__FQFtz" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="styles_gridItem__S3tu8"><a class="styles_featuredStory__6_iye styles_article__gSfs9 styles_layoutControl__S4jQx" href="/article/12/09/2024/china-launches-nvidia-antitrust-probe"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><h2 class="styles_headline__0eSG_">China launches Nvidia antitrust probe, escalating ‘supply chain warfare’ with US</h2></div><div class="styles_descriptionRow__cJF36"><div><div class="styles_intro__eEyMN">The US chipmaker Nvidia has dominated the AI hardware market in recent years, with China ramping up efforts to build a homegrown alternative. </div></div></div></div></div><div class=""></div></div></a></div><div class="styles_divider__xkDtO styles_vertical__l_4R6 styles_layoutControl__zEouR styles_verticalDivider__UqZQG" aria-hidden="true"></div><div 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