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Microsoft's Brad Smith on AI-era jobs: "Let's not panic"
Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, slammed tech moguls for hypocritical, grandiose warnings that are alienating Americans at a time of huge workforce...
What Newsom's team is telling allies in Congress about Trump's DOJ investigating him
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's team is urging congressional Democrats to frame the Justice Department's investigation into him as part of a campaign of political retribution,...
Trump's AI export strategy runs into Trump's export controls
The Trump administration has made exporting American AI a key part of its plans for global AI dominance, but ad hoc policy decisions around the...
SpaceX soars above Amazon in market cap
Data: FactSet ; Chart: Matt Phillips/AxiosSpaceX jumped another 4.8% Tuesday, enabling Elon Musk's space launch/satellite services/AI/social media conglomerate to leapfrog Amazon.com in market value.In just...
FIFA or ... FISA?
Arriving in the U.S. from Belgium to cover the World Cup, one overarching controversy stood out from the Iran war, visas and commercial exploitation: Should...
Trump’s World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a ‘goodwill gesture’
DALLAS — Andrew Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s point person on the 2026 World Cup, said allowing Iran’s national team to enter the U.S. a day...
Five arrested in alleged plot targeting UFC event
Multiple people are in custody after the FBI disrupted an alleged threat against President Trump's White House UFC event, FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday.The...
Trump's fight with Anthropic is now a fight over cybersecurity
AI researchers and cybersecurity leaders fear the U.S. government is setting a precedent that may discourage American AI companies from building tools that help defenders...
Breaking down the billions Iran could receive under Trump's deal
The still-secret terms of President Trump's Iran deal have triggered a furious debate over how much Tehran stands to gain financially — and how soon.The...
DC braces for change — and a collision with Trump
Washington will soon enter a new chapter after voters pick the capital’s first new mayor in a dozen years and its first new Congressional delegate...
Trump questioned whether Mike Collins could win Georgia with his abortion stance
President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour endorsement of Rep. Mike Collins early Sunday morning surprised even some of the Georgia Republican’s aides and advisers, who thought a...
We’re about to find out how powerful Brian Kemp really is with Georgia Republicans
Brian Kemp’s political strength was already going to be tested in Tuesday’s Georgia runoffs. Then President Donald Trump made his move. Kemp had spent months...