President Trump's move to allow Nvidia to sell more advanced AI chips to China may not be much of a win for anyone.
Why it matters: The approval of Nvidia's No. 2 chip is drawing criticism in the U.S. over national security fears — and at the same time it's unclear whether China even wants what Nvidia is being allowed to offer.
The conservative Heritage Foundation released its policy priorities for 2026, many of which align with goals already on the Trump administration's horizon.
The big picture: The think tank crafted Project 2025, which President Trump sought to distance himself from while campaigning despite embracing many of those same policies when back in in office.
Here's the deal: This year's Capital One Car Buying Outlook shows car buyers are putting their trust in car dealers even more — even amid dramatic changes in a more digital world.
When you pair that trust with the right info, the car-buying process can get smoother and set people up for years of driving a car they genuinely enjoy.
Bond, a luxury jet club that recently stunned the aviation market with a $1.7 billion Bombardier order, has quietly raised $44 million from a group of ultra-wealthy individuals.
Why it matters: This is the rare startup that views scale as an impediment.
Unconventional AI, a developer of next-gen digital computers, raised $475 million in seed funding led by a16z and Lightspeed at a $4.5 billion post-money valuation.
Why it matters: AI scaling is constrained by energy production. Unconventional believes it can clear the bottleneck by creating more efficient, analog computers.
Here's the deal: Danone, a leader in nutrition science and innovation, is now the Big Ten Conference's first official partner for yogurt and plant-based beverages, featuring Danone's Oikos and Silk brands.
The Campbell's Company warned Tuesday that consumers are cutting back on some of its most recognizable soups as recent price increases aimed at offsetting rising costs weigh on demand.
Why it matters:Soup is one of the most price-sensitive pantry staples, and Campbell's says its latest pricing moves — driven largely by tariff-related inflation — are now showing up in weaker consumption and market share declines.
Advertising analysts have revised their 2025 forecasts to reflect more optimism in the market, thanks to less trade policy volatility and more AI-fueled expansion.
Why it matters: Ad growth began to stabilize in 2024 after years of pandemic-driven volatility. Analysts were worried new trade policies would hamper spending, but so far, that hasn't been the case.
For the first time since 2017, pay-TV subscriptions actually grew quarter over quarter, adding 303,000 net new subscribers in the most recent period, according to new data from equity research firm MoffettNathanson.
Why it matters: It offers hope that the live video subscription business can survive longer than expected, but only if video providers are willing to offer streaming bundles with their cable and satellite packages.
Yahoo has launched a new afternoon AI-powered audio news briefing, senior vice president and general manager of Yahoo News Kat Downs Mulder exclusively tells Axios.
Why it matters: AI is powering a new wave of audio formats in newsrooms as audiences increasingly crave on-demand listening.
GameStop stores nationwide accepted more than 80,000 trade-ins during last weekend's Trade Anything Day, where customers could bring almost anything in exchange for store credit.
The big picture: Each trade-in, which couldn't be alive or hazardous and had to fit into a 20x20x20-inch box, received $5 credit.
Zoom in: South of Nashville in Spring Hill, a location got a speed limit sign.
What happens to the trade-ins is up to individual stores — they can trash, donate or keep them.
"Most stores received canned goods and pet food for donation to local shelters," GameStop's Nicolle K. Robles tells Axios.
One of Wall Street's longtime tech bulls, Ed Yardeni, says investors should underweight the Magnificent 7, arguing that the Big Tech companies have too much competition and that their stocks have less room to run.
Why it matters: His call bucks a broader bullishness across Wall Street about how far tech stocks can continue rallying.
Why it matters: Wall Street's view is at odds with that of Main Street, which sees AI as more of an existential threat that could eliminate jobs en masse and destabilize the economy, a perspective that goes beyond valuations.
YouTube is emerging as the media center of gravity for the increasingly influential "manosphere," according to a new report by Precision Strategies and Tunnl, "The Manosphere Index."
Why it matters: The ideas circulating in the "manosphere" — male-only and creator-driven spaces that are shaping modern masculinity — are steering elections, shaping spending habits and setting cultural expectations.
Senior manager John Sly sends a package flying in one of Amazon's many crash-test trials at its Sumner lab. Image: Christine Clarridge/Axios
In a warehouse south of Seattle, Amazon spends its days doing unspeakable things to innocent packages.
Why it matters: This abuse is the specialty of Amazon's Packaging Innovation Lab in Sumner, where engineers work to shrink the mountain of cardboard and plastic that cradle customers' orders en route to their doorsteps.
The Department of Transportation unveiled a new $1 billion grant program Monday that will let airports apply for funding aimed at improving the overall travel experience for Americans.
The big picture: Funding for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's "Make Travel Family Friendly Again" campaign comes from the 2021 Biden-era Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's Airport Terminal Program, per the DOT.
The age of AI is ushering in the golden age of American energy.
Why it matters: Long prized for being boring — cheap, reliable, predictable — American power is exploding with new growth, new wild ideas and new sci-fi level possibilities.
Senior Trump advisers are telling top GOP donors that a pair of upcoming Supreme Court decisions are likely to bolster Republicans in the 2026 midterms — and transform the party's power to win elections for years.
Driving the news: Trump lieutenants Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio told donors at a Republican National Committee retreat over the weekend that rulings on political contribution limits and congressional redistricting could be transformational for Republicans — if they go the GOP's way.
Two businessmen are in custody for allegedly "violating U.S. export control laws" in a scheme that attempted to smuggle Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China, the Department of Justice said Monday.
The big picture: The announcement came as President Trump said that his administration would lift a blockade on exports of Nvidia's H200 chips to China and that the U.S. government will get a 25% cut from future sales.
Women in corporate America are falling behind — getting less support from employers and reporting lower ambition than men, warns a new report out Tuesday from McKinsey and women's advocacy group Lean In.
Why it matters: The findings cap a year of setbacks for women, including political attacks on corporate diversity efforts, return-to-office mandates that fall hardest on mothers, and growing cultural nostalgia for "trad wives," who don't work outside the home.
