Axios

AI is coming for one of America's dirtiest jobs: changing tires.

Why it matters: Demand for tire service is accelerating, in part because EV tires need more frequent replacement — just as service shops struggle to hire technicians.

Americans across income levels are flocking to cruise vacations despite economic anxiety and broader travel headwinds.

Why it matters: Cruises are one of the travel industry's most resilient sectors — drawing younger travelers and value-conscious consumers even as other parts of the vacation economy show signs of strain.

OpenAI's AI coding agent Codex is coming to the ChatGPT mobile app Thursday.

Why it matters: OpenAI is trying to make Codex cheaper and easier to use as it battles Anthropic for developers and enterprise customers.

Two high-profile doctors are urging policymakers to support autonomous vehicle deployment, arguing the technology is already saving lives and should be a public health imperative.

Why it matters: It adds a public health voice to a broader policy push by the AV industry as state legislation stalls and debate over long-delayed federal regulations heats up in Congress.

Paramount is evaluating a potential distribution deal with Katie Miller as it considers expanding its podcast business beyond creative and more into distribution and monetization, sources told Axios.

Why it matters: More entertainment giants are eyeing podcasts as a way to build up their video intellectual property and find new audiences.

Cerebras Systems, a Silicon Valley-based AI chipmaker, raised $5.6 billion in its IPO.

Why it matters: We knew this would be the year's largest IPO, but it crushed even those high expectations — benefiting from a broader surge in semiconductor stocks.

Jim O'Leary is departing Weber Shandwick to join corporate advisory firm Penta Group as CEO.

• Penta co-founder and current CEO Matt McDonald will continue to serve on the firm's board and will work closely with O'Leary as he steps into the role this summer.

Why it matters: O'Leary's departure from a large holding company to a smaller, private equity-backed advisory firm speaks to the shifting PR agency landscape.

U.S. manufacturers are pleading with the Trump administration not to allow the Chinese auto industry "to wheedle its way in" to the American market.

Why it matters: President Trump is visiting China at a time when sky-high gas prices and inflation concerns have reignited calls for allowing cheap Chinese vehicles into the U.S.

Anthropic is launching a new package for small businesses, betting that mom and pop shops, solo entrepreneurs and lean teams are the next big market for AI agents.

Why it matters: After spending years chasing enterprise contracts and consumer adoption, AI labs are now racing to win over small businesses — a challenging and largely untapped market defined by limited staffs and little time to experiment.

Nvidia wants its automated-driving technology to do for cars what Microsoft and Intel did for PCs: become an industry standard.

Why it matters: Nvidia's gone from designing graphics chips for video games to powering the AI boom — and now it wants to dominate self-driving cars, too.