Sunday's FIFA World Cup final drew more than 62.8 million viewers in the U.S., making it the most-watched World Cup final and soccer telecast in American history.
Why it matters: The record audience underscores soccer's growing popularity in the U.S. and is likely to boost the value of future media rights.
In an era of shrinking cable audiences, Fox News Channel's weekday roundtable program, "The Five," has continued to grow, thanks to a format that emphasizes chemistry between the hosts as a gateway to tough news discussions.
Why it matters: When "The Five" launched in 2011, the roundtable format was rare in cable news. Today, personality-driven panel discussions are the norm.
President Trump is invoking an unused provision of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act to impose additional tariffs on Canada over alleged discrimination against U.S. exports.
Why it matters: As the Supreme Court limits Trump's ability to wield tariffs and a temporary tariff stopgap expires, the president is turning to a rarely used tariff authority.
OpenAI is renewing its investment in the American Journalism Project by committing an additional $5 million in funding and $3 million in tech credits to the organization over the next two years, executives told Axios.
Why it matters: OpenAI sees this partnership and its broader set of deals with local news companies as mission-driven endeavors, not commercial imperatives, per Tom Rubin, chief of intellectual property and content.
Google on Tuesday introduced three new Gemini AI "flash" models that all have a focus on efficiency, amid a surge in use of open models that can be more affordable.
Why it matters: The AI deployment race has shifted from benchmark bragging rights to who can provide the best model at the lowest price.
Efforts to ban Chinese AI models in Washington, D.C., are meeting strong resistance in Silicon Valley from entrepreneurs and investors who fear it hands more power to Anthropic and OpenAI.
Why it matters: AI costs are ballooning, and companies don't want to be reliant on just one or two vendors for such critical tech.
Three months into the Iran war, bond market traders are tuning out President Trump's posts on his personal social media site, Truth Social, analysts say.
Why it matters: Researchers from JPMorgan show that for the most part, his social media posts are noise, with very little ability to move the market.
Anthropic is suing AI-enabled security firm Abnormal AI for trademark infringement, alleging that one of the startup's rebranded logos resembles its own.
Why it matters: The case is an unusual move for Anthropic given Abnormal is also a customer.
