The Oscars will move from ABC to YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday, marking a historic milestone for the streaming TV industry.
Why it matters: What's arguably the most high-profile award show will now be accessible to more than 2 billion people globally to stream online.
Democrats are zeroing in on voter frustrations around electricity bill spikes as data centers become an opening to hit back at President Trump's AI policies.
Why it matters: The data center scrutiny is in direct contrast to the Trump administration, which is aligned with industry in its eagerness to start construction in the U.S.
Sebastian Guth, worldwide chief operating officer for Bayer Pharmaceuticals and president, Bayer U.S., shares how Bayer is leveraging cutting-edge science and technology to speed growth in the U.S.
Google released its new Gemini 3 Flash model on Wednesday, aiming to strike a decisive blow against OpenAI and other competitors by pushing a faster, cheaper model throughout its sprawling ecosystem.
Why it matters: The AI race is quickly becoming a standoff between Google and OpenAI, with huge implications not just for artificial intelligence technology, but for the entire economy.
Chris Kirchhoff, the head of applied AI strategy and global security at Scale AI, doesn't "worry about the killer robots quite yet, in the sense that architecting AI systems that work reliably is very difficult," he told Axios in a recent interview.
"I think the real question is: When will autonomous systems provide a layer of deterrence that we don't have today?"
Why he matters: Kirchhoff worked for the Pentagon and the White House and helped establish the Defense Innovation Unit. He later wrote a book about that adventure, plus the evolving defense-tech landscape.
Apex wants to be the Toyota or Ford of space, according to chief executive Ian Cinnamon. President Trump's hemispheric missile shield could be its golden ticket.
The big picture: Ask around and you'll hear it repeated: The next war will be fought in space.
That's one reason for the surge of speeches, spending and startups focusing on the domain.
Solar manufacturer T1 Energy has started building a $400 million to $425 million solar cell fabrication plant around 50 miles from Austin, Texas.
Why it matters: The move bolsters one trend — Texas as a growing clean tech hub — while showing confidence in market growth despite Trump 2.0's moves against renewables.