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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will lead a Pentagon study of the future of warfare dubbed "Project Meridian," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday.Why it matters: It's Musk's first official role advising the Trump…
Google is unveiling its long-awaited next-generation AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, to a small group of cybersecurity partners, the company said Wednesday. Why it matters: Gemini 4 arrives after a long gap at the top of Google's model lineup, in which the company kept rolling out smaller, cheaper Flash…
The Justice Department filed a complaint against a group of federal judges from Minnesota for speaking to The New York Times about the impact of the immigration enforcement surge on their court.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took aim at the U.S. media during a speech at a Marine Corps base in Virginia on Wednesday, saying: "Our so-called press makes Iranian state media look reasonable."Why it matters: Hegseth cast news outlets as a threat to U.S.
The Trump administration on Wednesday is launching an effort to reimagine the way clinical trials are designed, with a goal of drastically reducing the time and money it takes to develop new drugs.Why it matters: The program, shared first with Axios, could provide a template for reconfiguring the…
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sued former special counsel Jack Smith Wednesday, alleging he unlawfully obtained her cellphone toll records during his investigation of Trump and the 2020 electionWhy it matters: The lawsuit escalates Republicans' efforts to challenge Smith's investigation more than…
The Massachusetts attorney general released a report Wednesday documenting more than 270 Catholic clerics accused of sexually abusing 944 children across three dioceses — but the investigation will result in no new indictments.Why it matters: The dioceses created an illusion of safety while church…
A criminal investigation into allegations that a Cornell University student was gang raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 is fueling a new push by House Democratic women to strengthen federal protections against sexual violence on college campuses.Why it matters: The Democratic Women's Caucus…
Death row inmate Christa Pike got a last-minute reprieve Wednesday when a federal appeals court stopped her execution about an hour before it was set to take place in Nashville.The latest: The court ordered "a short stay of execution" just before 9am CDT so it could consider an ongoing legal battle…
AI companies are staking their future on the mass adoption of agents, hoping that they can solve the annoyances of modern life — email, travel bookings, online purchases.Why it matters: The frenzy around Meta's Muse shows there's serious consumer curiosity about the technology.
America is adding record amounts of clean power despite President Trump's opposition to wind and solar — but the industry's top trade group warns the growth could fall off a "cliff" as soon as 2028.Why it matters: The disconnect illustrates the long lag between energy policy and what actually gets…
OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past intended safeguards.Why it matters: AI's safety challenge has moved from "Will the chatbot say something harmful?" to "How…
Efforts this week by Qatari mediators to broker a diplomatic breakthrough between the U.S. and Iran have made little progress, with neither side willing to budge, according to three sources familiar with the talks.Why it matters: The stalemate bolsters the belief on both sides that a renewed…
Boeing will build the U.S. Navy's next fighter aircraft, following years of clandestine competition and multiple contracting false alarms.Why it matters: Boeing's win in the F/A-XX competition means the company's sixth-generation aircraft will succeed the Super Hornet fleet, long relied upon and…
President Trump on Tuesday told Axios Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar. Why it matters: Trump is actively looking to fill the position as calls for government intervention on AI intensify.Driving the news: As the director of national intelligence, Clayton is the…
President Trump said Tuesday that top AI executives agreed to voluntary standards aimed at increasing industry oversight.Why it matters: The agreement puts AI companies at the center of policing their own technology as pressure grows for stronger safeguards.Driving the news: Trump and Speaker Mike…
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration's policy to deport immigrants to "third " to continue and will consider the legal question at a later date.The big picture: The policy of expelling migrants to countries that are not their home country has faced legal challenges from early in…
President Trump's administration on Monday filed its 41st application to the Supreme Court's shadow docket, a milestone that matches the total number of petitions it filed during his entire first term — in less than two years.Why it matters: The record highlights how often the president has turned…
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