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5 big things

1.Central banks have an oil price problem

  • Neil Irwin,
  • Courtenay Brown
"Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
2."Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
Gas price spikes are slamming Senate battleground states
3.Gas price spikes are slamming Senate battleground states
Exclusive: Meta hires duo behind Moltbook
4.Exclusive: Meta hires duo behind Moltbook
YouTube expands deepfake detection tool to politicians, journalists
5.YouTube expands deepfake detection tool to politicians, journalists
    • Herb Scribner
    7 hours ago
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    Technology
    Jensen Huang: AI's biggest buildout is still ahead
    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks onstage during a keynote at CES 2025 in Las Vegas.

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2025. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrote in a blog post Tuesday that decisions about how fast to build AI, who gets access and how to govern it will determine the technology's legacy.

    Why it matters: Huang — whose company underpins the AI boom — rarely publishes long essays about the tech's broader impact, offering other industry players and investors a rare window into his thinking.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)
    • Marc Caputo,
    • Barak Ravid,
    • Colin Demarest
    8 hours ago
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    World
    Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year
    An Iranian drone is shown while in a holder.

    An Iranian Shahed drone is displayed near Tehran in 2024. Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

    Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios — showing how it could protect American forces and their allies in a Middle East war.

    • The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week because of more-than-expected drone strikes from Iran.

    Why it matters: Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the biggest tactical miscalculations by the administration since the bombing of Iran began Feb. 28, two U.S. officials tell Axios.

    Go deeper (3 min. read)
    • Nathan Bomey
    8 hours ago
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    Business
    More CEOs envision hiring than firing due to AI, CEO survey finds
    Illustration of a pixelated briefcase with ASCII art overlaid on top.

    Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

    Fewer than 1 in 10 CEOs of large U.S. companies plan to cut jobs due to AI in 2026, according to a new survey from consultancy KPMG.

    Why it matters: The disruptive nature of AI is fostering significant debate over how the economy will evolve.

    Go deeper (1 min. read)

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