As policy shifts, digital disruption, and rising energy demands redefine the global economy, leaders are rethinking how to turn change into opportunity. PwC Partner Erika Ryback, who specializes in real estate strategy and workplace transformation, and Axios Creative House Host Ryan Heath explore where growth is happening now, and what's driving it.
The story: Workato just introduced Workato Enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP), the industry's fastest, most secure and complete solution for enabling organizations to put AI to work with relevant data and carry out real work in applications.
San José is releasing a request for proposals to develop a custom generative AI platform for its more than 7,000 city employees, Mayor Matt Mahan's office announced.
Why it matters: San José is going all-in on using AI to transform city services.
The Trump administration was sued by some two dozen states that are seeking to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from canceling a $7 billion solar energy program.
The big picture: The states argue in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Thursday that the EPA "illegally terminated" the program that's "designed to bring low-cost distributed solar energy to over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities."
Prize-winning black hole theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca has joined OpenAI's new science team, Axios has learned.
The big picture: Lupsasca is the first person to join the OpenAI for Science initiative led by Kevin Weil. In addition to his post at OpenAI, Lupsasca will continue his current job as a professor at Vanderbilt University.
Amazon on Thursday unveiled plans and renderings of its forthcoming small modular reactor facility in Washington state to power AI and cloud services.
Why it matters: The Cascade Advanced Energy Facility is one of the country's first SMR projects, with Energy Northwest and X-energy planning to build up to 12 SMRs.
The number of U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 35% dropped slightly in 2024 compared to a year prior, a new report finds, yet remains far higher than just a decade ago.
Why it matters: Obesity is tied to several health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, COVID-19 complications and more.
The Florida man accused of starting the deadly Palisades Fire, one of California's most destructive blazes, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday.
The big picture: Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, who was originally charged with destruction of property by fire over the blaze that erupted during powerful Santa Ana winds in the Los Angeles area in January and led to the death of 12 people, faced two additional charges in the indictment.
