Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-safety incident involving President Trump's Marine One helicopter in Washington, D.C.
Why it matters: The incident comes as regulators work to improve safety in increasingly congested U.S. airspace, particularly around the nation's capital.
Investors are scrutinizing the AI trade amid concerns that companies may be throwing money into a bottomless pit.
Why it matters: Not all AI spending is created equal. Investors are drawing a harder line on companies that fail to show how today's AI investments will translate into profits.
Disney on Wednesday said it will move most of its consumer products business from its experiences segment to its entertainment division, bringing its expensive intellectual property closer to lucrative merchandise sales.
Why it matters: The change, which goes into effect this October at the start of Disney's fiscal year, supports the company's efforts to build higher-margin flywheels from its marquee franchises.
Demis Hassabis is leaving his role as CEO of Google DeepMind to be the unit's chairman. Chief scientist Jeff Dean and several Google AI colleagues are leaving to start their own company, which Google will invest in.
Why it matters: Google's AI organization is undergoing a profound change as the company struggles to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Amazon-owned Zoox is about to start scaling its robotaxi service after federal regulators last week cleared it to charge for rides in its driverless vehicles with no steering wheel or other human controls.
Why it matters: Zoox and Amazon are playing the long game, betting a purpose-built vehicle and a self-sufficient business model can crack a market that's become almost synonymous with Waymo.
Tesla hasn't tried to seek regulatory approval for its driverless Cybercab — nor is it likely now that the U.S. cleared Zoox to deploy its own robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals.
Why it matters: Tesla's bet has long been that it doesn't need permission to launch the two-seat Cybercab because the Trump administration is dumping outdated regulations that would prevent it from coming to market.
Disney on Wednesday announced an agreement to sell its 50% stake in A+E Global Media for $1.2 billion in cash to Hearst, which would gain full ownership when the deal closes next month.
The big picture: Disney keeps cutting its legacy cable cords — mirroring its customers — even if that means losing a profitable business and deep content library.
At Axios House in Cannes, France on June 24, Eric Weisberg, global chief creative officer at Havas Health Network, sat down with executive vice president of Axios Live Kristin Burkhalter to discuss Havas' latest report on the "superaging" era.
Drawing on data from the network's prosumer research, tracking insights from 10,000 forward-thinking consumers across eight countries, Weisberg broke down how global attitudes toward growing older have transformed, turning the $33 trillion longevity economy into an engine for brands across every industry.
Traders and bankers are set to see big bonus increases this year, significantly outpacing other sectors in finance, per a new report out Wednesday morning.
Why it matters: A booming stock market, the AI investment surge and a pickup in deal-making are turning 2026 into "the year of the bank," finds the analysis from compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates.
You can chalk it up to the resilience of the U.S. economy, the firm's president Alan Johnson tells Axios.
Nvidia is weighing more than $750 billion in AI investments, financing deals and partnerships — betting that any growth in the compute market will ultimately benefit its chip business.
Why it matters: The world's most valuable chip company is bankrolling the same customers racing to build alternatives to its chips.
Who cares about war, oil prices, interest rates or an AI bubble? Investors apparently do not — for now at least — sending stocks back to record highs.
Why it matters: High stock prices are critical to keeping funds flowing to the AI buildout.
A significant erosion of investors' confidence in stocks would be a big risk to the AI flywheel of financial flows, capital expenditures and industrial activity driving the U.S. economy.
This will be the first election cycle where AI is both a dominant policy debate — and a widely deployed political weapon.
Why it matters:AI allows both candidates and bad actors to persuade and perplex with unprecedented speed, scale and precision in our elections. Watch what works, as those same techniques will likely be used against YOU.
