Tens of thousands of U.S. workers have already requested time off for the Monday after the Super Bowl — and history suggests many more will call out same day.
Why it matters: Even in a tight job market, this predictable spike in absences known as "Super Bowl Flu" isn't going anywhere.
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray outlined the historic paper's future following the hundreds of layoffs Thursday in a new interview with Puck News.
The big picture: The layoffs represent one of the Post's sharpest workforce reductions and have been criticized as "tragic" and an "attempt to kill what makes the paper special" by current and former Post employees alike.
Terradot, a CO2 removal startup with big-name backers, is acquiring the assets of removal firm Eion. Terms weren't disclosed.
Why it matters: Consolidation is probably inevitable in the CO2 removal space, given the vast number of startups trying to scale and the drop in venture finance.
The price of misjudging the switch to electric vehicles swelled again Friday as Jeep-maker Stellantis announced 22.2 billion euros ($26.2 billion) in charges, the largest yet by any global automaker.
Why it matters: The auto industry is saddled with billions of dollars in stranded investments inspired by clean vehicle policies that got ahead of consumer demand.
Data centers are slated to account for a whopping 50%-ish of U.S. power demand growth the remainder of this decade, a new International Energy Agency analysis shows.
Why it matters: The AI-driven rise of huge data centers is a big reason IEA sees overall U.S. demand rising an average of 2% annually from 2026-2030 — twice the pace of the 2016-2025 stretch.
Investors are bored with an AI narrative that has helped them get three years of back-to-back, double-digit market gains.
Why it matters: This bull market has been primarily driven by a deep belief in the AI narrative. It's unclear what will drive stocks without that faith.
The big picture: Watching the big game is on the rise, with 69% of U.S. consumers planning to watch, up from 65% last year, according to a Numerator survey of 6,971 people.
Meet the unlikely poster child for the AI boom and its insatiable energy demand.
Why it matters: Bloom Energy, long seen as a niche energy player, can deliver on-site power far faster than traditional options — a critical edge as data centers race to secure electricity.
This year's Super Bowl will spotlight a slew of brands selling the innovations shaping American culture including AI, wearable tech, weight loss drugs and betting.
Why it matters: Even in the fragmented media landscape, the Big Game holds unmatched value for brands — some at a record price of more than $10 million for 30 seconds.
The Winter Olympics return this week in Italy, where a six-hour time difference will shape two weeks of early-morning medal events and late-night finishes for U.S. viewers.
The big picture: The Milano Cortina Games feature 116 medal events across 16 disciplines and eight sports.
President Trump last month offered to drop his hold on billions of dollars for a major infrastructure project in New York, but only if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to rename New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles International Airport after Trump.
Schumer (D-N.Y.) rejected the offer, a source familiar with the talks told Axios, prolonging the standoff over funding for the Gateway Tunnel Project connecting New York to New Jersey.
Why it matters: Trump, whose allies renamed the Kennedy Center and the U.S. Institute of Peace after him, is continuing his efforts to reshape American institutions in his image.
Axios CEO Jim VandeHei, the co-founder of two media companies, learned the hard way that to thrive in today's constantly evolving landscape — you must maintain a "startup mode."
Here are 5 ways anyone, young or old, can adopt a startup mentality.
Press freedom groups denounced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's declaration this week that a journalist was "down another source" after her department "caught another prolific leaker," whom she'll refer for criminal prosecution.
Why it matters: The Trump administration's escalating efforts to find and prosecute government sources who leak to reporters reflects a broader effort to assert control over information flow, which Committee to Protect Journalists' Katherine Jacobsen on Thursday called "terrifying."
