Top AI and government officials tell Axios CEO Jim VandeHei that Anthropic, OpenAI and other tech giants will soon release new models that are scary good at hacking sophisticated systems at scale.
The one to watch: Anthropic is privately warning top government officials that its not-yet-released model — currently branded "Mythos" — makes large-scale cyberattacks much more likely in 2026.
Over a third of engaged couples now use artificial intelligence in their wedding planning — a share that nearly doubled in just one year, according to new data from The Knot.
Why it matters: You can do a lot with AI, like generate custom images, moodboards and yes, even vows. But you can't add a human touch to your event.
Americans desperately want day-to-day life to be more affordable. Right now, they aren't getting it.
The big picture: The pinch of high prices for food, energy, housing and more has driven seismic shifts in public opinion over the last four years. Since the onset of the Iran war, the cost of living looks likely to get worse, not better, at least in the near term.
A cultural shift toward downsizing fueled by a GLP-1 drug boom and slimming celebrities is destabilizing for people trying to achieve acceptance, mental health experts and body positivity advocates tell Axios.
Why it matters: Still, the body positivity movement, advocates say, is an ongoing fight that won't shrink with the trends.
OpenAI spent the last year trying to be everything — a video platform, a shopping portal, even a purveyor of AI erotica.
Now it's racing to become a thing that makes money.
Why it matters: OpenAI is retreating from risky consumer features like adult content while prioritizing business tools and revenue growth — just as competition from Anthropic intensifies.
