Nearly half of the United States could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights on Thursday night into Saturday.
Why it matters: It's shaping up to be one of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year, offering a rare opportunity to see the Aurora Borealis as far south as Indiana.
OpenAI on Thursday released a blueprint the company hopes lawmakers will use in crafting safety standards for teens using AI, per a copy first shared with Axios.
Why it matters: OpenAI is trying to get ahead of criticism — and shape the norms for teens' use — by touting its new safety mechanisms to policymakers.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and physician Priscilla Chan announced Thursday they're refocusing their philanthropy to the intersection of biology and AI to help cure disease.
Why it matters: The couple behind the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), long known for funding education and housing, is now betting that AI can help scientists prevent, manage and cure disease faster.
Carbon removal startup Avnos has landed $17 million in project finance from Shell and Mitsubishi Corp. to build a "commercial demonstration" plant, the company first told Axios.
Why it matters: Avnos says its approach pulling CO2 and water from the atmosphererequires far less energy than other direct air capture methods, and produces lots of usable water.
Wall Street analysts are stuck in outdated, favoritism-driven ways of thinking and can't understand the success of companies like Palantir, co-founder and CEO Alex Karp told Axios' Mike Allen on "The Axios Show."
The big picture: The tech company's stock slid about 5% over the last week after a ferocious run in recent years — with a 267% rise in the past 12 months alone.
Amazon is testing a robot-powered "store within a store" at a Whole Foods Market near Philadelphia, merging the grocer's organic offerings with Amazon's regular brands — and a promise of speed.
Why it matters: The move underscores Amazon's ongoing effort to refine its grocery strategy — even as it generates more than $100 billion in annual grocery sales.
Elon Musk is hinting that Tesla will soon showcase a flying car — possibly "before the end of the year."
Why it matters: A flying car would combine two of Musk's long-running passions — flight and cars — and could remake the budding world of airborne electric vehicles.
The word iconic is often overused — but a partnership between tech giant Atlassian and Atlassian Williams Racing can only be defined as such. The scrappy pair have not always had the easiest journeys, but they've teamed up to return the F1 team back to where it belongs: At the top.
The story: At the F1 United States Grand Prix, Williams rolled out a 2002 throwback car design to celebrate Williams' title and technology partnership with Atlassian and commemorate how both the two companies have survived and thrived in the face of relentless change.
