Tom Chivers

London

Lead writer, Flagship at Semafor

"Far too nice to be a journalist": Terry Pratchett. Lead writer, Flagship. Semafor. chiversthomas(a)gmail. Third book, Everything is Predictable, out now!

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Kremlin says President Donald Trump is ‘emotional’ after US leader criticizes Russia’s Vladimir Putin

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla |Tom Chivers

Moscow called US President Donald Trump “emotional” on Monday, after Trump branded Vladimir Putin “crazy” following Russia’s massive aerial assault on Ukraine. Even as Washington’s efforts to broker a ceasefire falter, Russia and Ukraine could reach an “imperfect deal” this year that will halt the fighting, but stop short of a lasting peace, JP Morgan’s Center for Geopolitics predicted in a report.
India’s love for cricket boosts new streaming giant

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tom Chivers

India’s love for cricket has driven the success of a new streaming giant with more than 280 million subscribers, almost as many as Netflix has worldwide. Two companies previously shared the rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League’s cricket matches but struggled to make it profitable: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance and Disney.
India’s love for cricket boosts new streaming giant

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Tom Chivers

'I've never been happier': Sue Duminy throws shade at ex? Sue Duminy has praised the new man in her life and indirectly thrown shade at her ex, former cricketer JP Duminy. The cricketer WAG is now dating a …
Trump postpones higher EU tariffs

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tom Chivers

US President Donald Trump postponed imposing tariffs of 50% on European Union goods until July. Trump threatened the higher duties Friday after becoming frustrated over stalled negotiations with the bloc, but after what he called a “very nice” call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said he was pushing them back. Trump’s rapid flipflop unnerved investors, who had grown optimistic that the trade war was starting to cool.
Israel pounds Gaza with overnight air strikes, killing 54

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tom Chivers

Israeli air strikes killed at least 54 in Gaza overnight, according to Hamas-run authorities, with one attack hitting a school sheltering displaced families. The Israel Defense Forces said it had hit 200 targets across the enclave in 48 hours, including what it called a Hamas “command and control centre,” and accused the group of using civilians as “human shields.” The UN aid agency said “no place is safe” within Gaza, with shelters overwhelmed with displaced people.
Israel pounds Gaza with overnight air strikes, killing 54

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Chivers

The NewsIsraeli air strikes killed at least 54 in Gaza overnight, according to Hamas-run authorities, with one attack hitting a school sheltering displaced families. The Israel Defense Forces said it had hit 200 targets across the enclave in 48 hours, including what it called a Hamas “command and control centre,” and accused the group of using civilians as “human shields.”The UN aid agency said “no place is safe” within Gaza, with shelters overwhelmed with displaced people.
Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ following huge strike on Ukraine

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tom Chivers

US President Donald Trump accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of going “absolutely CRAZY” and threatened further sanctions, after Moscow launched the largest aerial attack on Ukraine so far. Hundreds of drones and missiles hit Ukrainian cities on Sunday night, killing at least 12, including three children. Trump has rarely criticized Putin directly, with European leaders surprised by his deference to the Russian leader, Axios reported recently.
Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ following huge strike on Ukraine

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Chivers

The NewsUS President Donald Trump accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of going “absolutely CRAZY” and threatened further sanctions, after Moscow launched the largest aerial attack on Ukraine so far. Hundreds of drones and missiles hit Ukrainian cities on Sunday night, killing at least 12, including three children. Trump has rarely criticized Putin directly, with European leaders surprised by his deference to the Russian leader, Axios reported recently.
Scientists discover new bacterium on Chinese space station

2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Tom Chivers

A never-before-seen bacterium was found on China’s Tiangong space station. Samples were taken from the station’s cockpit and returned to Earth, and researchers detected a rod-shaped bacterium which they named Nialla tiangongensis. It is unclear whether the newly discovered species evolved on the space station — there are likely billions of uncatalogued bacterial species on Earth.
Anthropic’s AI resorts to blackmail in simulations

2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Tom Chivers

Anthropic said its latest artificial intelligence model resorted to blackmail when told it would be taken offline. In a safety test, the AI company asked Claude Opus 4 to act as an assistant to a fictional company, but then gave it access to (also fictional) emails saying that it would be replaced, and also that the engineer behind the decision was cheating on his wife. Anthropic said the model “[threatened] to reveal the affair” if the replacement went ahead.

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14 May 25

RT @Thinkwert: Charmed by this old machine slowly and mechanically sorting eggs by weight. https://t.co/BXyNObCTRe

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12 May 25

RT @jessesingal: Thank you to everyone who came to see @TomChivers, @StuartJRitchie, and me in London the other night! I really enjoyed poi…

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12 May 25

I find this so very odd. None of it is real! None of it happened! Nothing even particularly *like* it has happened! It's a good programme but you can't learn anything real from it. It is literally made up.