The Trump administration's massive tariffs on China have Apple flying planes full of iPhones to the U.S. and consumers rushing to buy them before the prices potentially skyrocket.
Why it matters: The iPhone maker is one of many large companies caught up in an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Most iPhones are assembled in China, and more than half of iPhone sales are in the U.S.
Engineering touches nearly everything — from automotive, aerospace, defense, electronics and beyond. But for decades, simulation and design have been iterative, time-consuming and resource-intensive.
The conventional wisdom aboutU.S. coal's grim prognosis is a tad murkier after President Trump threw unprecedented government weight behind the fuel.
Why it matters: His plan will test whether forces long battering coal — cheap gas, pollution regs, renewables' rise and more — can be undone by rising power demand and federal intervention.
Google used its Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas this week to show how its AI tools are helping customers make faster, smarter decisions at a time when many companies are still struggling to figure out how to use the tech effectively.
Why it matters: Tech companies have poured billions into generative AI while many of their enterprise customers have yet to identify problems the technology is ready to solve today.
The future, chock-full ofsuper-stealth warplanes, blinding-fast missiles and network-crippling hacks, will also feature aerostats — specialty blimps, for the uninitiated.
Why it matters: For all the hoopla bleeding-edge technologies generate, it can be the simplest tools that prove most effective and long-standing.
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on Wednesday.
The big picture: The former global public policy director at Facebook, now Meta, will allege that Facebook cooperated with China's ruling Communist Party, per her opening testimony, as seen by Axios.
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.
Gen Zers are apprehensive about artificial intelligence, but they continue to use the tools, according to a Tuesday report from the Walton Family Foundation, GSV Ventures and Gallup.
Why it matters: Students and young professionals may be digital natives, but they still crave clear policies around AI — especially as employers increasingly value experience with the tools.
