Axios

As tech stocks are getting hammered, Wall Street is bidding up real-world, real-goods companies, so-called consumer staples that are likely to stick around even as AI disrupts other industries.

Why it matters: When investors don't understand tech bubbles, they buy soap bubbles instead.

Business leaders are struggling to tell their AI story to employees, shareholders, customers and regulators as skepticism of the technology grows.

Why it matters: If they can't message it, they certainly won't be able to implement it and prove its return on investment.

• And so far, that's proving true.

The software selloff is giving investors an opportunity they haven't had in a year: tech stocks on sale.

Why it matters: Investors just have to delineate between the stocks that can survive and the ones that will become the BlackBerrys of AI disruption.

According to Chinese astrology, there's a reason 2026 may already feel intense: It's the Year of the Fire Horse.

Why it matters: For many people, astrology offers a lens for self-reflection and decision-making, and sometimes a shorthand for explaining why life feels more challenging than expected.

Like shuffleboard or bowling, curling involves throwing an object toward a target for points. But there's one big difference: Players can influence shots after they're thrown. That's where sweeping comes in.

Why it matters: The sweeping in curling might look simple, but it's a real-time mix of strategy, physics and athleticism in a game that can be decided by a matter of inches.