Perhaps never before in American history has one person held as much power and influence over as many critical industries as Elon Musk.
Why it matters: Musk is shaping the future of transportation, communication, artificial intelligence and space — an enormous, maybe even unprecedented concentration of power and influence. How he wields it — and whether he can get out of his own way — affects the whole world.
Michael Cohen, former President Trump's onetime personal lawyer, admitted in a sworn declaration unsealed Friday that he had used Google's AI chatbot, Bard, to accidentally cite fake legal cases in a court filing.
Why it matters: The made-up legal citations were used as part of Cohen's bid to secure an early endto the court-ordered supervision that allowed him to be released from prison in 2021.
Donald Trump and Taylor Swift managed to hold Americans' interest throughout 2023 while a host of other news cycles came and went, according to Axios' annual analysis of Google Trends data.
Why it matters: This project helps separate intense but fleeing interest from the few people and moments that actually captured widespread attention from a divided and distracted America.
