How Semafor turned Washington into a profit center

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Seamfor CEO Justin Smith speaks onstage at one of the news publisher's conference in Washington, DC, October 2025 in Washington, DC.
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland.

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'Task' versus 'purpose': Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explains why AI won't kill jobs.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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Why millennials are yearning for 2016 all over Instagram

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Korean model Sora Choi throws a peace sign after the Creatures of the Wind show and wears an all black outfit including sailor-style hat, circular-frame glasses, a slip dress, a cross necklace, a lip-themed purse, fishnet tights, and various metal and leather hand accessories on September 08, 2016 in New York City.
People are taking to Instagram to reminisce 2016 in all its fishnet-stocking glory.

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Disney's sluggish stock threatens to dent CEO Bob Iger's legacy

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Photo collage featuring Bob Iger
Disney's stock is casting a shadow over CEO Bob Iger.

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A millennial quit a 6-figure job at Google to pursue more meaningful work: 'I wanted more out of my career and my life.'

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Joslyn Orgill
Joslyn Orgill

Joslyn Orgill

For this mom, moving to work in South Korea felt like a 'full-circle moment' — even if it came with one sacrifice

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A woman posing on some rocks by the ocean.
Motolani Adedipe moved from the US to South Korea with her two young kids and her mom.

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A Ford worker heckled Trump. His suspension is a reminder that free speech can get you in trouble at work.

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President Donald Trump walks through a pickup truck assembly plant with Ford CEO Jim Farley.
President Trump visited a Ford pickup truck assembly plant with the company's CEO. But their focus on jobs wasn't the big story. An employee's firing took the limelight.

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THEN AND NOW: Vintage photos show how department stores have changed

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Department stores, then and now.
Department stores, then and now.

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The 10 best states to raise a family

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A family sitting on a couch.

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How 28 Americans amassed the greatest fortunes in US history, from railroads to tech

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Split image of John D. Rockefeller and Elon Musk
Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller has long been considered the wealthiest man in America's history, but Elon Musk is now wealthier.

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