Nvidia investors will be watching for any clues on how the DeepSeek surprise is reshaping the AI chip giant's trajectory when it reports earnings Wednesday afternoon.
Why it matters: China-based DeepSeek's new AI model turned heads earlier this year with its stunning efficiency, raising questions about whether investment in the most advanced and costly chips is as necessary as once thought.
More than 1 million federal workers responded to an email asking them to document what they did last week, sent at Elon Musk's behest, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday.
Why it matters: That's only about half the federal workforce — perhaps to be expected, as many agencies told employees to ignore the email.
The CEO of luxury EV startup Lucid Group is stepping aside as the company continues to lose money, despite increasing sales.
Why it matters: The Saudi-backed Lucid has billed itself from the beginning as a serious competitor to Tesla, but has remained a low-volume vehicle seller despite design accolades.
The Commerce Department will investigate whether to slap tariffs on imports of copper, the latest manufacturing component — on top of aluminum and steel — to be swept up in the Trump administration's trade crackdown.
Why it matters: The White House on Tuesday said the billions of dollars worth of annual copper imports threaten national security, given the metal's critical role in the buildout of military vehicles, aircraft and more.
More than 20 Department of Government Efficiency employees resigned on Tuesday, saying that DOGE's actions are incompatible with their mission as civil servants.
The big picture: The workers, who were folded into DOGE via executive order when President Trump took office, warned in their resignation letter about the risks that DOGE presents to Americans' data and public services.
More than half of DoorDash deliveries are made on two wheels in San Francisco, New York City, Washington, D.C., and several other cities, the company says in a new report.
Why it matters: It's a way of measuring bikeability — the more bikeable the city, the greater the two-wheel delivery share you'd expect.
Payload, a digital media startup focused on the business and policy of space, has raised an additional $1.4 million as part of a bigger effort to rebrand the company and broaden its coverage across the defense industry.
Why it matters: The company, which is rebranding as Arkaea Media, will still house Payload as its core space news brand, but it also plans to launch new verticals around adjacent areas in defense, co-founders Mo Islam and Ari Lewis told Axios in an interview,
Nippon Steel of Japan on Tuesday said that it will discuss its planned purchase of U.S. Steel with the Trump administration, as it continues to challenge former President Biden's block of the deal in court.
Zoom in: Nippon agreed to buy U.S. Steel for $55 per share in late 2023, and says that agreement would be the starting point in any negotiations.
Private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to acquire Safe Harbor Marinas, a Dallas-based marina and superyacht servicing company, for $5.65 billion from Sun Communities.
Why it matters: This is a reminder that the pandemic-era boating boom didn't sink.
Dow Jones, the parent company to the Wall Street Journal, has quietly built an AI marketplace for publishers to license their content to corporations, Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour told Axios in an interview Monday.
Why it matters: The initiative, which sits under Dow Jones' business information and research company Factiva, now has nearly 5,000 publishing partners, up from nearly 4,000 in November and 2,000 six months ago, prior to launch.
A grassroots movement is calling on Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers on Feb. 28 as part of an "economic blackout."
Why it matters: The economic protest comes as many everyday Americans struggle to keep up in the current financial landscape, characterized by high housing costs, surging egg prices and stubborn inflation.
NOTUS, the nonprofit news outlet created by the Allbritton Journalism Institute, has launched an initiative to bring essential coverage of Washington, D.C., to local newsrooms that lack the resources to establish their own Washington bureaus.
Why it matters: The financial crisis affecting local news means that most local newspapers can no longer support reporters in Washington.
McDonald's said Tuesday that it is doubling down on breakfast by introducing bagel sandwiches nationwide to celebrate the Egg McMuffin's 50th anniversary.
Why it matters: Breakfast is big business for fast-food chains and expanding menus can boost morning sales.
United Airlines is investing indirect air capture startup Heirloom and secured rights to purchase 500,000 tons of CO2 for sequestration or use in making cleaner jet fuel.
Why it matters: It's the first investment in a company commercializing DAC under United's Sustainable Flight Fund, joining other types of CO2 management startups in the portfolio.
A government watchdog who oversees federal workers' whistleblower reports said Monday his office is seeking to halt some of the Trump administration's mass firings of federal workers.
The big picture: Hampton Dellinger, who's suing the administration after President Trump tried to remove him from his role leading the Office of Special Counsel, said he's requested that the firing of six probationary agency workers be halted due to concerns the action may violate the law — and he indicated he may intervene in more cases.
