Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy appear to be soliciting applicants to work at the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to a social media post Thursday.
The big picture: The initiative, whichPresident-elect Trump said would be advising from "outside of government," is looking to hire "small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting."
The Trump administration is reportedly expected to pursue the demolition of electric vehicle tax credits that provide discounts of up to $7,500 on new EVs.
Why it matters: Those incentives have encouraged EV adoption at a time when climate advocates say it's critical to transition away from fossil fuels. But Trump has bashed the credits, which were included in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
The world's most commonly used password of the year is "123456," according to a new report from enterprise password manager NordPass.
Why it matters: Common, short passwords are vulnerable to hacking because they're easier for cybercriminals to guess or crack using automated tools that try millions of password combinations quickly.
Some people don't restart their computers until an update is required or the operating system malfunctions, but experts say that you should restart your computer frequently.
Why it matters: Restarting a computer may seem like an inconvenience to those who don't like waiting, but it's essential for maintaining performance, stability and security as some malware will remain in memory until a reboot.
Elon Musk's X platform continues to be the dominant social discourse app in America, garnering 30 times more daily visits in the U.S. on average during the general election than rival platforms, according to data from Similarweb.
X also saw a larger usage bump on Election Day than its rivals.
Why it matters: The relationship between Musk and Trump is growing closer by the day, Axios' Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei report.
Trump has already begun to leverage Musk's authority on the platform to successfully amplify his demand for Senate Republicans to allow recess appointments for his Cabinet picks.
Of note: The post-election week saw users, including The Guardian, leave X in a small protest and join Bluesky, which has seen over a million downloads in a few days and crossed the 15 million user mark.
What to watch: Trump's publicly traded social media platform Truth Social is currently valued at over $6 billion, but still barely makes money.
It's unclear how Trump plans to leverage the platform as president, but his posts typically garner more interactions on X.
Anthropic is working with the Department of Energy's nuclear specialists to ensure its models don't help people make weapons, the company first shared with Axios.
Why it matters: Anthropic believes this is the first time a frontier model has been used in a top secret environment, paving the way for similar partnerships with other government agencies.
Life sciences companies are quickly integrating artificial intelligence into their work, but guardrails for using the technology are lagging, according to a survey from law firm Arnold & Porter.
The big picture: 75% of the 100 senior life sciences executives said their companies started implementing AI in the past two years, and 86% said they'll deploy those tools within two years or less.
For the past five years, the National Hockey League has been moving its massive collection of video footage from hard drives and slow tape backups to flash storage.
Why it matters: Having a fast and unified storage system provides greater efficiency today. It's also preparing the league for a new world of AI-enabled features for fans and players alike.
This is no time for complacency in the U.S. race for artificial intelligence against China, Mike Gallagher, Palantir head of defense told Mike Allen at the Axios Future of Defense event in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Why it matters: Gallagher suggested that leveraging software and AI to automate processes could help the Department of Defense reinvest resources into more critical military capabilities.
More analysts are exploringwhat the Donald Trump-Elon Musk BFF situation means for Tesla, which has a market cap back above $1 trillion in the election's wake.
What they're saying: A Deutsche Bank note titled "to the victor belong the spoils" lays out a few ways Trump 2.0 could help Tesla.
The generative AI revolution — built on the belief that models will keep getting wildly better as they grow crazily bigger — faces new fears that it might plateau out.
Why it matters: Two years after ChatGPT launched, the tech industry, led by OpenAI, has bet billions on a scaling strategy — assemble mountains of chips and data, make tomorrow's large language models even larger than today's, and watch the technology advance. Those bets, always risky, could go bad.
President-elect Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut government spending and streamline bureaucracy.
Why it matters: The Musk-Trump political alliance is moving from the campaign into the White House. However, it's unclear what exactly Musk's role will entail — or whether he and Ramaswamy will actually be able to make the kinds of sweeping changes they have proposed.
Spotify on Tuesday said it anticipates reaching profitability for the full year in 2024, which would mark the company's first full profitable year since it launched 18 years ago.
Why it matters: For years, Wall Street was skeptical that Spotify's business was as strong as its consumer product, but CEO Daniel Ek told Axios in an interview he thinks profitability is the new normal for Spotify.
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