More than a dozen states could see the sky light up from the Northern Lights Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Why it matters: Forecasts suggest geomagnetic activity will trigger breathtaking celestial shows of the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, in the bulk of upper North America.
Nvidia on Tuesday revealed a new computing system designed to enable autonomous vehicle developers to accelerate self-driving cars — with Uber signed on as an early collaborator.
Why it matters: The "inflection point" for robotaxis "is about to get here," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the Nvidia GTC in Washington, D.C.
OpenAI has committed to spend about $1.4 trillion on infrastructure so far, equating to roughly 30 gigawatts of data center capacity, CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The statement helps clarify the many announcements the company has made with its chip, data center and financing partners.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5storm on Tuesday —bringing an "EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION," per the National Hurricane Center.
The big picture: Officials confirmed three storm-related deaths on Monday evening, before the monster hurricane had made landfall in the Caribbean island nation.
Campbell Brown, a veteran news anchor and the former head of news at Meta, has raised a $3 million seed round to co-launch a new company called Forum AI that evaluates AI models for bias and makes judgment calls about high-stakes topics.
Why it matters: Brown believes much more transparency and expertise are required to inform human-level intelligence within AI systems.
Adobe announced Tuesday it is building new AI-based assistants into its core creative apps and a plan to also allow its apps to run inside popular chatbots.
The big picture: Adobe has been working for years to show creators how generative AI can be a boon to their jobs rather than an existential threat.
Amazon on Tuesday said it would cut 14,000 corporate roles, in an effort to thin out bureaucracy and be more flexible in an AI-driven era.
Why it matters: Big companies are starting to cut back headquarters positions in an uncertain economy, where AI is increasingly capable of supplanting many roles.
As five of the Magnificent 7 report earnings this week, investors are looking for fresh ways to play the AI boom beyond those overbought Big Tech stocks.
Why it matters: Wall Street's shift of attention away from the Mag 7 is throwing a spotlight on three AI companies: Oracle, Broadcom and Palantir.
Editor's note: For the latest on Hurricane Melissa, click here.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into the world's most powerful storm of 2025 on Monday fueled by warmer ocean temperatures, as the Category 5 behemoth closed in on Jamaica ahead of its expected Tuesday landfall.
The big picture: The impacts of the storm that forecasters described as "catastrophic" were already being felt in Jamaica and three storm-related deaths were reported, the Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness said on X Monday evening.
Let's gauge early fallout from DOE boss Chris Wright pushing FERC to quickly craft formal rules that speed data centers' connection to power grids.
Why it matters: It's Trump officials' most direct move yet to smooth the bureaucratic path for AI data centers — and power sources serving them — to come online.
Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified and became a Category 5 storm Monday morning as it churned toward Jamaica, where residents were urged to "seek shelter now."
The big picture: At least three deaths in Haiti and a fourth in the Dominican Republic were attributed to Melissa when it was a tropical storm and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness implored residents Sunday to "avoid taking unnecessary risks," with the Caribbean island nation expected to take a direct hit this week — potentially as a Category 5 hurricane.
