President Trump signed executive orders Tuesday that use Energy Department emergency authorities and a wartime law to boost the sagging coal industry.
Why it matters: The White House is seeking to lean on coal-fired power —which has been in a steady decline in the U.S. over the last 15 years — to feed rising energy demand driven by artificial intelligence.
Google on Tuesday showed off prototype glasses that combine a miniature display with the company's Gemini AI assistant.
Why it matters: Google joins Meta, Apple and others in exploring the ability to overlay a digital display on the real world. Cost remains a hurdle to bringing such devices to a broad market.
Escalating U.S.-China trade tensions are likely to fuel a surge in Beijing-backed cyber espionage, a top security executive warns.
Why it matters: U.S. companies and government agencies were already grappling with an unprecedented wave of hacking activity linked to the Chinese government.
The surprise firing of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command's top leader last week may open the door for the Trump administration to split up the two agencies' long-shared leadership structure.
Why it matters: Detaching the military command could unleash its operatives for more offensive cyber strikes against foreign adversaries — and also risk crippling the country's own espionage efforts.
Ryan Smith, the billionaire owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz and NHL's Utah Hockey Club, tells Axios that he's forming a $1 billion venture capital fund with longtime Accel partner Ryan Sweeney.
The big picture: The launch comes as the worlds of tech, business, and sports are colliding.
Gallatin AI emerged from stealth Tuesday, unveiling $15 million in funding and software its chief executive, Woody Glier, said will streamline frontline logistics.
Why it matters: Getting bombs, bullets and bandages to the right place at the right time is infamously difficult and labor-intensive.
It's also of the highest stakes: Supplies keep troops alive.
Teens under 16 will now be barred from livestreaming on Instagram without parental permission, Meta announced Tuesday.
Why it matters: The new safety measure is an expansion of major changes that impacted millions of accounts starting last year as part of the company's push to better protect young users.
President Trump has a much different vision of the future than the tech titans who raced to shape and support his economic agenda.
Why it matters: The collision of those visions helps explain the most glaring private and public fights inside the Trump coalition over tariff strategy.
The AI industry's two-and-a-half-year investment spree is about to enter a new phase of turmoil and doubt thanks to President Trump's massive tariffs.
Why it matters: Key industry players backed Trump or made nice with him after his election win, but the centerpiece of his economic policy makes an AI slowdown — or even a crash — much more likely.
