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Reed Albergotti

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Technology Editor at Semafor

Tech editor @semafor. co-author of Wheelmen, retired hockey player, Minnesotan. I like riding bikes. Signal: Reed.03 https://t.co/tFfxAECpLa

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  • 1 week ago | semafor.com | Reed Albergotti

    The legendary technologist known as “Darpa Dan” has joined an obscure cybersecurity startup with an ambitious goal: A biometric security product that functions without storing users’ credentials anywhere.

  • 2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Reed Albergotti

    On Friday, when the global economy was in full panic mode after the “Liberation Day” tariffs, I told you not to panic! There’s just no world in which the Trump administration deliberately tanks the US tech industry. Of course, it became equally clear over the last week that there’s no master plan. But there’s some predictability in the directionless economic policy of the White House. You can count on them to throw spaghetti against the wall and try seemingly crazy things.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Reed Albergotti

    Reed’s viewOn Friday, when the global economy was in full panic mode after the “Liberation Day” tariffs, I told you not to panic! There’s just no world in which the Trump administration deliberately tanks the US tech industry. Of course, it became equally clear over the last week that there’s no master plan. But there’s some predictability in the directionless economic policy of the White House. You can count on them to throw spaghetti against the wall and try seemingly crazy things.

  • 2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Reed Albergotti

    Orbital Materials, a company founded by a former DeepMind researcher, is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to capture carbon from the air by piggybacking off the hot air emitted by data centers. The pilot program, the company told Semafor exclusively, will use a new material that was designed with the help of artificial intelligence to work more efficiently in data center conditions.

  • 3 weeks ago | semafor.com | Reed Albergotti

    In this edition, why tech shouldn’t hit the panic button on Trump’s tariffs (yet), and Google’s uncaĶā€Œ  Ķā€Œ  Ķā€Œ  Ķā€Œ  Ķā€Œ  Ķā€Œ Hi, and welcome back to Semafor Tech. In the wake of ā€œLiberation Day,ā€ the question for the tech industry is whether President Donald Trump is really willing to torpedo one of the country’s best defenses against foreign adversaries — and a big driver of the economy.

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Reed Albergotti
Reed Albergotti @ReedAlbergotti
21 Feb 25

Companies are now burying their data centers in underground bunkers modeled after Cold War Minutemen missile silos, @RachylJones reports. (Very fun story! Except for the whole apocalypse part) https://t.co/MN9lKmsWHh

Reed Albergotti
Reed Albergotti @ReedAlbergotti
5 Feb 25

RT @semaforben: 🚨

Reed Albergotti
Reed Albergotti @ReedAlbergotti
3 Feb 25

Can’t wait to read this from @PatrickMcGee_ . Great idea for a book and relevant to what’s happening today.

Patrick McGee
Patrick McGee @PatrickMcGee_

Emerging from stealth mode to announce my upcoming book: Apple in China: the Capture of the World’s Greatest Company. It’s the untold, 30-year story of how the tech giant tied its fortunes to America's biggest rival, transforming both company and country. A *thread* https://t.co/apoHL21xtZ