A federal judge on Thursday paused the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, marking an early legal victory for the embattled company.
Why it matters: Anthropic argued that the designation was causing immediate and irreparable harm as business partners rethink their contracts and federal agencies remove Claude.
Crypto investors will soon have a new path to home financing, as Better Home & Finance and Coinbase today introduced a new product tied to Fannie Mae-backed mortgages.
Why it matters: The move is the latest sign of crypto pushing further into mainstream finance — and shows how digital assets are beginning to plug into traditional systems like the U.S. mortgage market.
HOUSTON — Several top energy executives and a federal regulator had a message Thursday for Americans angry about soaring electricity bills: Help is on the way.
Why it matters: The cost of electricity — which has spiked across much of the country over the past year — has become a top-tier political issue, with Democrats making it a focus of their affordability push.
President Trump extended the deadline for negotiations with Iran and paused his threat to bomb Iranian energy facilities by another 10 days.
Why it matters: The Trump administration through a group of mediators, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, has asked Tehran to hold a high-level meeting this week to discuss a U.S. proposal for ending the war.
As chief marketing officerof Samsung Electronics America, Allison Stransky oversees the company's corporate marketing team and is responsible for the Samsung brand.
Why it matters: Samsung is trying to position itself as the companion to AI living through its electronics and home products, and Stransky's team is responsible for sharing that narrative with a skeptical consumer base.
Owned media — a company's website or self-published blogs — is rising in importance in the age of AI, according to a recent analysis by Penta Group.
Why it matters: Communications teams must structure their websites in a way that can be optimized for large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.
As the Company Formerly Known as Twitter prepares to go public, its former CEO is raising money for a very different venture.
Driving the news: eMed, an employee telehealth company led by Linda Yaccarino, this morning announced $200 million in new funding at a post-money valuation north of $2 billion.
HOUSTON — The stunning Middle East supply disruption could lower hurdles to building a long-planned Alaskan gas pipeline and export project that the White House covets.
Why it matters: "That's probably our single most important energy infrastructure project of this whole administration," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at CERAWeek on Tuesday.
Starbucks is leaning on protein to help drive customer traffic — and new data shared with Axios shows demand peaking Friday mornings.
Why it matters:Protein coffee and drinks are emerging as a key part of Starbucks' turnaround — driving people to try new products and make repeat visits, as demand grows for quick, functional options.
Here are two hard truths the Pentagon and Anthropic won't state bluntly about their feud over unfettered AI use in warfare:
Anthropic's AI is vastly better for warfare than any other AI on the market. It could take ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok months to come close, insiders tell us.
Anthropic will take a massive, long-term financial hit if it remains blacklisted by the government as a "national security supply chain risk." We're talking tens of billions of dollars in direct and indirect contracts in the coming years, the insiders say.
Why it matters: Anthropic is suing the Trump administration for nixing use of Claude, the company's large language model, after the company refused to allow its AI to be used for fully autonomous warfare or mass surveillance of Americans (which the Pentagon says is already illegal).
The average annual bonus on Wall Street last year was $246,900, up 6% from 2024, according to data out Thursday morning from the New York state comptroller's office.
Why it matters: Higher bonuses are a sign that finance had a good year — the market turmoil and uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's tariffs only helped boost business across Wall Street trading desks.
Opposition to prediction markets is gathering pace in Congress, with another bill set to be introduced Thursday that would impose a sweeping ban.
Why it matters: Prediction markets now offer the chance to risk money on sports, politics, news and entertainment throughout the country — but critics say it is gambling and is rife with insider trading.
Silicon Valley confidence and Washington anxiety clashed at Axios' AI+DC Summit on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The AI industry says this technology will create new jobs, boost productivity and transform daily life for the better. But Americans are worried about their kids, their power bills and their livelihoods.
