Most major conservative news apps have seen little to no growth in monthly traffic or app downloads over the past one to two years, according to data from Apptopia and Similarweb.
Why it matters: The splintering of the MAGA media movement — combined with broader media market challenges — has impacted the ability of many outlets within the once-unified coalition to grow.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that C.J. Mahoney, formerly a senior legal executive at Microsoft and deputy U.S. trade representative during President Trump's first term, will join Meta as its new chief legal officer, according to an internal post seen by Axios.
State of play: Mahoney replaces Jennifer Newstead, who announced late last year that she would be leaving Meta after more than five years to become the general counsel at Apple.
New research shows how little we understand about how tariffs are rippling through the economy — and sheds light on how they may affect the landscape in 2026.
Why it matters: The tariffs caused historic uncertainty for businesses in 2025, but with more muted overall economic effects than many forecasters predicted.
Comcast on Monday completed the spinoff of its cable networks, now renamed Versant Media, and then watched the new company's stock plunge 13%.
Why it matters: Versant's value could impact the takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery, which later this week is expected to reiterate its preference for Netflix over Paramount, a source familiar with the situation told Axios.
A trio of companies including Nvidia announced Tuesday that they're using AI to accelerate the development of fusion that's eluded innovators for decades.
Why it matters: Fusion, the energy that powers stars, has long had unrealized potential to provide vast swaths of clean, stable electricity for the AI boom and to cut emissions.
Lockheed Martin plans to more than triple its annual production of advanced Patriot missile interceptors under an agreement struck with the Pentagon.
Why it matters: Air defense demand across the world — in Ukraine, Europe, the Middle East — often outstrips output.
The pinch is especially felt at the higher end of the spectrum, where interceptors cost millions of dollars a pop and stockpiles take months or years to replenish.
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot continues to generate image edits that put people in bikinis even as regulators and lawmakers in the U.S. and abroad warn of legal risk.
Why it matters: Public X feeds feature Grok's AI creations, openly revealing images to the world that many other users may be creating and sharing in private.
President Trump has offered a variety of reasons for his intense, pugilistic ambitions in Venezuela, Greenland and other hemispheric players.
But one tie binds them all: They hold many of the critical minerals essential to AI and defense technology — and therefore future global dominance.
Why it matters: Within two days of snatching Venezuela's leader, Trump administration officials and financial analysts began discussing that nation's vast array of mineral riches.
