Why it matters: The delay complicates the chances that Crenshaw, a Biden appointee whose renomination is opposed by the committee's current GOP ranking member, will see a vote before President-elect Trump is sworn in.
As OpenAI's head of public relations Lindsey Held Bolton says her priority is demystifying AI tools.
Why it matters: Since launching ChatGPT just two years ago, OpenAI has changed the way we work, communicate, create and innovate. However, it has been met with a lot of criticism and pushback.
Being partof the cultural zeitgeist is a blessing and a curse, Google's top communications executive Rob Shilkin told a crowd of about 350 professionals at Axios Communicators Live last week.
Why it matters: Google has no problem making headlines, so the team is focused on communicating in a punchier way and from a place of strength, even amid heightened scrutiny.
The NFL went from being one of the most politicized brands in America to a uniting force.
Why it matters: A clear, concerted effort around one key message — Football is for everyone — helped the league make this pivot, says senior vice president of communications Katie Hill.
That message underpins how the NFL communicates about what's happening on and off the field, she told the audience.
The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday stating that contestants on Netflix's hit reality show "Love is Blind" should be considered employees, a step that could have big implications for the reality TV industry as a whole.
The big picture: The NLRB's compliant argues that reality TV participants, at least in certain cases, should have worker protections like the right to strike.
President-elect Trump brushed aside concerns about conflicts of interest involving his adviser Elon Musk, insisting the world's richest man would put the country first.
Why it matters:Musk has Trump's ear on a broad range of government functions that directly impact his space, auto and social media businesses —and those of his competitors, too.
Time unveiled a new AI chatbot Thursday alongside its annual Person of the Year announcement.
Why it matters: By debuting the bot with one of its most popular stories of the year, Time will be able to gather chatbot engagement data from millions of global readers at once.
Character.AI — the platform designed to let users chat with bots based on fictional characters — is releasing updated safety features days after parents filed a new lawsuit against the company and its founders, who now work at Google.
The big picture: The lawsuit claims that Character.AI "poses a clear and present danger to public health and safety" and calls for it to be taken offline and for its developers to be held responsible for releasing an unsafe product.
Why it matters: Trump bounded into politics with the racist "birther" conspiracy, crafted the '"Big Lie" to explain away his 2020 loss, and was swept back into office after falsely claiming Haitian immigrants were eating family pets in Ohio. Key players in his second administration share his conspiratorial worldview and are ready to act on it.
Weddings are getting more expensive and some couples are using AI to write their vows, according to Zola's First Look report for 2025.
Between the lines: The wedding planning site surveyed 6,000 couples getting married next year on a variety of subjects, including cost, fashion, gifts and sustainability, and shared its report exclusively with Axios.
Two real estate tycoons and their brother were arrested on federal sex trafficking charges, New York prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The big picture: Oren and Tal Alexander are accused of using their wealth and prominent positions in real estate in ultra-luxury markets in N.Y. and Florida for over a decade to "repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women," per an indictment unsealed Wednesday.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down the Nasdaq's diversity disclosure rules for companies listed on the stock exchange, which were designed to boost the representation of women and minority directors on boards.
The big picture: The conservative-majority New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission did not have the power to approve the rule that required companies to ensure women and minority directors were on their boards or provide an explanation of why this was not the case.
A wildfire threatening Malibu homes has forced thousands to evacuate, and forecasters warn "very dry air and elevated fire weather conditions would persist" into Wednesday night, even after red flag warnings ended earlier in the day.
The big picture: Santa Ana winds and very low humidity have driven the dire conditions, as hundreds of firefighters tackle the fast-moving Franklin Fire, which was burning out of control across an estimated 4,000-plus acres in Malibu Wednesday.
