Lockheed Martin is fast-tracking X-Bow Systems as a new, independent supplier of solid-rocket motors and other services, the defense upstart's CEO, Jason Hundley, told Axios.
Why it matters: "The Lockheed Martin Corporation, I will say, is one of the largest producers and procurers of solid-rocket motors in Western civilization," he said in an interview.
Comedy icon Mike Epps is embracing the social media generation by way of the "We Them Ones" stand-up tour, which will wrap its second year later this month.
The big picture: Studies show that consumers prefer watching short and long form videos on their smartphone for entertainment over traditional forms of media.
The Food and Drug Administration is rolling out an aggressive plan to make generative AI a linchpin in its decision-making, part of a bid to get faster and leaner in evaluating drugs, foods, medical devices and diagnostic tests.
Why it matters: The plan raises urgent questions about what's being done to secure the vast amount of proprietary company data that's part of the process and whether sufficient guardrails are in place.
Far from wrecking Wikipedia, the rise of AI has so far just strengthened it, Wikipedia's outgoing leader Maryana Iskander tells Axios in an exclusive interview.
The big picture: Once seen as a possible casualty of the generative AI boom, and more recently a target of the MAGA right, Wikipedia has emerged as an enduring model for how to navigate the latest shifts in politics and technology.
The big picture: Politico first reported that Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter's removal came soon after her office issued a report on artificial intelligence that raised concerns about using copyrighted works to train AI, an industry outgoing DOGE leader Elon Musk is involved in via his startup xAI.
