Axios

Call it Prime Day, or Black Friday in July, but this week is expected to mark a major moment for summer spending.

Why it matters: Billions of dollars are projected to be spent at Amazon and other retailers that are running competing sales.

Private equity firm TPG completed its $7.6 billion purchase of the 70% stake it didn't already hold in DirecTV from AT&T.

Why it matters: AT&T is officially out of the media game, focused instead on connectivity.

The overly agreeable nature of most artificial intelligence chatbots can be irritating — but it poses more serious problems, too, experts warn.

Why it matters: Sycophancy, the tendency of AI models to adjust their responses to align with users' views, can make ChatGPT and its ilk prioritize flattery over accuracy.