Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI stunned developers on Thursday with a massive new model that may rival the best American systems at a fraction of the cost.
Why it matters: Kimi K3's early performance is fueling awe across the AI world — and alarm in Silicon Valley and Washington — as China appears to be rapidly erasing America's lead in advanced AI.
Half of all ICE field offices across the U.S. now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to get them within 60 days, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Why it matters: Calls for all agents to be outfitted with cameras have accelerated as a series of fatal shootings and other use-of-force incidents have unfolded nationwide.
Nicole Leverich, chief communications officer at LinkedIn, has had a career that spans agency life to some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies and fastest-growing startups.
Why it matters: Navigating that range has shaped how Leverich thinks about leadership, communications and career growth.
Sustainability has become one of the clearest tests of modern corporate communications, forcing leaders to satisfy investors, customers, employees, policymakers and activists who increasingly want different things.
Businesses across America are telling similar stories about the effects of AI: The buildout is increasing the competition for certain kinds of workers, driving up the price of memory chips and reshaping how companies hire.
They are describing a scramble for workers and resources from electricians and skilled technicians to transformers and memory chips as companies race to build AI infrastructure.
The intrigue: This was one prominent theme in the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, whichcompiles on-the-ground observations from businesses across the Fed's 12 districts.
Rogo, an AI startup creating software for Wall Street, has hired former Grammarly chief technology officer Joe Xavier as its CTO, the company tells Axios.
Why it matters: Rogo is tapping a Silicon Valley tech expert for its next growth phase on Wall Street.
Trump Media & Technology Group is launching a backend interface that will allow financial services companies to access real-time Truth Social data for a fee, interim CEO Kevin McGurn tells Axios.
Why it matters: It's the company's first step toward expanding its media business into licensing, McGurn says.
AI-related demand within the largest U.S. power grid continues to keep pushing power bills higher for the 67 million Americans served by PJM Interconnection.
Why it matters: AI-related costs such as noise, pollution and higher prices have provoked a broad public pushback against data center building that's gaining traction among local and state officials.
Google DeepMind on Thursday unveiled a new bioresilience program designed to help governments and researchers prevent, detect and respond to biological threats.
Why it matters: Google is betting the same frontier AI models that could create new biological risks can also help prevent them.
The three men racing hardest to build superhuman AI — Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei — all agree the frontier needs to be regulated ASAP.
Why it matters: For the first time, the CEOs of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are on the record, in writing, converging on the same diagnosis and remarkably similar prescriptions.
