National

News and analysis of the scientific advances fueling AI and quantum computing, revolutionizing biology and medicine, and tackling climate change. Science is changing the world and colliding with the global politics that shape it.

Science

The AI supercycle tests the world's network infrastructure

Nokia-commissioned research in the U.S. and Europe points to a shared reality: AI is scaling faster than the networks built to support it.

Woman in dark green top and black pants speaking on stage with a blue Nokia podium and a screen behind showing 'AI-native networks' and 'Pallavi Madian Chief Technology and AI Officer'.

Nokia Chief Technology and AI Officer Pallavi Mahajan

Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech

Emerging Tech

Privacy & tech regulation

Tech Regulation

<div data-sponsor-disclosure="&quot;{&quot;logoUrl&quot;:&quot;https://images.axios.com/E-50Y70so1IX87PMaFLbZAISRYc=/2025/12/23/1766501950035.jpg&quot;,&quot;headline&quot;:&quot;A message from: Nokia&quot;}&quot;"></div><div style="display:none"></div><p>Nokia-commissioned research in the U.S. and Europe points to a shared reality: AI is scaling faster than the networks built to support it.</p>

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Technology

topics

politics-policy

epstein-files

donald-trump

2026-midterm-elections

immigration

behind-the-curtain

race-and-equity

technology

privacy-tech-regulation

automation-and-ai

tiktok-news

big-tech

social-media

cybersecurity

economy

social-security

inflation

tariffs

federal-reserve

jobs

transportation

business

stock-market-news

retail-news

crypto

media

elon-musk

dealmaking

health

rfk-jr

drug-prices

axios-explains-abortion

public-health

world

israel

axios-explains-ukraine

iran

russia

china

energy-climate

nuclear-energy

climate-energy-policy

climate-change

extreme-weather

alternative-energy

electric-vehicles

science

emerging-tech

biomedicine

newsletters

charlotte

boulder

detroit

kansas-city

columbus

austin

dallas

atlanta

washington-dc

nw-arkansas

chicago

indianapolis

nashville

richmond

colorado-springs

houston

san-francisco

seattle

boston

des-moines

salt-lake-city

philadelphia

denver

phoenix

new-orleans

miami

twin-cities

raleigh

san-antonio

portland

san-diego

tampa-bay

cleveland

huntsville

pittsburgh

axios-local

axios-pro

axios-live

the-axios-show

Axios

Tuesday's science stories

The AI supercycle tests the world's network infrastructure