Steve Escaravage, president of the Defense Technology Group at Booz Allen, shares how the company builds defense technology, creating advantage for our warfighters.
Every year, more than 140,000 people descend on Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show to showcase new tech and discuss partnerships for the year ahead. Typically, the show is politically agnostic. But this year, leaders are leaning into President Trump's AI strategy.
Why it matters: The Biden era saw the White House pitted against Big Tech firms in an effort to rein in misinformation and monopolies. Trump's embrace of the AI industry has been a welcome reprieve for Silicon Valley.
Chinese crackdowns on fentanyl may have reduced overdoses and saved American lives, new research shows.
Why it matters: The data-backed explanation for the 34% plunge in overdose deaths from its peak suggests diplomatic pressure was more effective than decades of mass street-level arrests.
Elon Musk's Grok is limiting some of its image generation capabilities following widespread outcry over users using the tool toremove clothing from photos of women and minors.
Why it matters: xAI, Musk's AI company, is under fire from the European Commission,which said Friday it will investigate the images, calling them "illegal," "appalling" and "disgusting."
New York officials are kicking off 2026 with new AI proposals and probes aimed at protecting consumers.
Why it matters: The action is coming shortly after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the RAISE Act, a major frontier AI model safety bill, into law late last year.
President Trump's decision to yank the U.S. from UN climate change agencies will set back international progress on addressing the climate, observers say.
Why it matters: The U.S. is the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and provides much of the scientific heft addressing the problem.
Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) on Thursday will introduce legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative for five years, according to a bill summary shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: The program is meant to boost quantum research and development — which experts say could lead to scientific breakthroughs and keep the U.S. globally competitive — but Congress let it expire in 2023.
AI and military needs could worsen what's already shaping up as a looming copper supply gap in coming decades, new analysis finds.
Why it matters: Copper supply is foundational to energy transition including EVs and renewables — even as traditional uses like construction and machinery grow, as you can see above.
Google is giving Gmail a big AI boost with a built-in proofreader, an automated summary of long e-mail threads and an "AI Inbox" that plows through your e-mail to suggest tasks that need follow-up.
Why it matters: The new features are part of an effort to make finding information in e-mail more like talking with a chatbot.
