December's full Moon arrives this week with extra oomph and an appropriately frosty name — the Cold Supermoon — to match the season.
Why it matters: For skywatchers, photographers and people who love the night sky, Moon watching is one of the easiest ways to enjoy a celestial event — no telescope or expertise required.
CNN has struck a partnership with Kalshi, the world's largest global prediction market company, bringing Kalshi's data to its journalism across its television, digital and social channels, executives tell Axios.
Why it matters: The collaboration marks the first major news partnership for Kalshi, as it looks to establish itself as the most authoritative source of information about the real-time probabilities of major cultural and political future events, CEO and co-founder Tarek Mansour tells Axios.
Pressure from President Trump to block state-level AI regulation is falling short on Capitol Hill.
Why it matters: The White House and Hill allies have landed on an AI preemption proposal and are pressing ahead, but time is running out and opposition is mounting.
Private equity firm Torque Capital Group has acquired Joe Gibbs Manufacturing Solutions, a maker of composites and assemblies for aerospace and defense applications, from Joe Gibbs Racing.
Why it matters: It's not often that you see a manufacturer pivot from race cars to rockets.
Nvidia has been on an investing spree the last two years, expanding the AI economy — a boom that helped make the company the most valuable in the world.
Why it matters: If that sounds a bit circular, that's what skeptics have said too, questioning whether the huge amounts of money from Nvidia and others going into AI infrastructure can ever be profitable.
Bill Gates says he would support deploying artificial cooling technologies to lower global temperatures — but only if the planet hits so-called climate tipping points.
Why it matters: The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist is a major funder of research into this controversial technology, and his comments in a recent interview with Axios are among his most expansive yet.
