Landfill gas is finding new life as renewable natural gas (RNG), a lower-emission fuel that can be used to power homes, businesses and vehicles — and it's already being produced in significant volumes across the country.
The challenge: AI has quickly entered the legal space — but most general-purpose tools struggle to reliably produce legal work that holds up under legal scrutiny.
Why it's important: Law firms operate at a high speed with even higher stakes. Outcomes affect lives, livelihoods and businesses.
AI's rise could soon make new TVs harder to find — or more expensive.
Why it matters: The AI boom is making RAM and memory chips pricier and less available. While often tied to PCs and gaming consoles, the squeeze could also delay or raise the cost of many consumer products like televisions.
This week's AI summit in India has become a showcase for U.S. tech companies announcing deals in the region.
Why it matters: The summit began as a global forum focused on AI safety. Now it's a venue for governments to strike deals with major AI companies, most of them U.S.-based.
Presidential and public curiosity about the possible existence of aliens and UFOs has been part of the national conversation for over half a century.
The big picture: The debate was reignited last week after former President Barack Obama said aliens are "real," though he added that he saw no evidence of extraterrestrial species during his time in office.
Why it matters: The technology may be ready — but the economics aren't. High costs are still preventing these new mobility platforms from reaching the scale needed to become durable, profitable businesses.
Even in the deepest of woods or bogs, ICEYE US CEO Eric Jensen stays caffeinated.
"I love to hike, hunt, explore the wilderness, camp. I would prefer always to do it with my single serve manual espresso maker," he told Axios in a recent interview.
"What's something I believe that no one else does? You can make a barista-quality shot of espresso on your own — off grid — without any steam or anything like that."
Why he matters: ICEYE is part of the remote-sensing boom, as it designs, builds and operates a fleet of satellites that collects information about the Earth.
An obscure, two-year-old company has emerged as a quiet power broker — literally — in the AI boom.
Why it matters: Houston-based Cloverleaf Infrastructure is lining up massive deals securing land and city-scale electricity to fuel data centers — the single biggest bottleneck in AI expansion.
