As the MAGA media ecosystem fractures, conservative women are stepping into a growing influence vacuum.
Why it matters: The MAGA "manosphere" has become increasingly critical of President Trump, creating space for conservative women to expand the movement's reach to new voters.
OpenAI laid out a new plan on Tuesday to expand access to AI models with advanced cyber capabilities while implementing controls on who can use them.
Why it matters: The roadmap coincides with the release of a new model variant, GPT-5.4-Cyber, designed to assist with defensive cybersecurity tasks and be more permissive for vetted users.
A LEGO man rapping about President Trump's TACO trades and an image of the commander-in-chief as a Jesus-like figure healing the sick are both symptoms of an AI-fueled propaganda boom driven by the Iran war.
Why it matters: AI "slopaganda," as such content is called, is the new reality moving forward when it comes to warfare, propaganda and information warfare experts tell Axios.
Anthropic's new Mythos Preview model could bring huge security advancements to under-resourced critical infrastructure sectors, like water systems and gas suppliers, that have struggled to update their technology stacks.
Friction point: The U.S. government, which typically acts as a coordinator between major tech vendors and those utilities, is in a huge fight with Anthropic.
The chorus of voices opposing Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is growing louder.
Why it matters: It will likely be up to state attorneys general and foreign regulators to challenge the merger, and there are indications that both groups are ready to act.
Global oil consumption is slated to dip this year as high prices and scarce supplies bring "demand destruction," the International Energy Agency projected Tuesday.
Why it matters: It's a stunning reflection of the historic throttling of supplies from the Iran war.
Republicans are betting big on AI to defend their imperiled congressional majorities in the midterms — and not just to make cartoonish images of their opponents on TV and social media.
The big picture: GOP strategists are using AI to quickly simulate voters' attitudes toward events such as the Iran war — and to scan millions of social media sites for up-to-the-second trends in public opinion.
Google is funding new research and skills training programs to help prepare workers for the AI economy, according to an announcement shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: Executives say they want workers to be ready for AI as many of them worry it might take their jobs.
AI's rapid advance is raising the risk of both large-scale attacks on financial infrastructure and small, targeted fraud that can drain individual accounts.
Why it matters: Banks have long been the gold standard for cybersecurity — but they need to move faster in an AI world.
