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Axios TechnologyValleyScoop: Republican midterms convention speakers revealed President Trump and his top allies will share the stage with Republican candidates in some of the nation's most competitive races at next week's GOP midterm convention in Dallas, according to a preliminary list of speake

Axios TechnologyValleyU.S. attacks 3 Iranian tankers in tit-for-tat response U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships, U.S. Central Command said. Why it matters: The strikes continue a tit-for-tat war that just passed the

Axios TechnologyValley"We're stuck:" GOP accepts Trump's all-about-me midterms President Trump is hitting the campaign trail and doing the last thing many Republicans want: making the 59 days to the Nov. 3 midterms a referendum on him. At the same time, they know it's inevitable. Why it matters : M

Axios TechnologyValleyRepublicans sour on the economy Republicans' confidence in the economy has plummeted over the last six months at a pace unseen since Covid — reminiscent of the declines during the global financial crisis nearly two decades ago. Why it matters: Usually,

Axios TechnologyValleyA costly summer sendoff approaches Persistent pump pain and pricey burgers mean this summer's last hurrah comes with a cost crunch. The big picture: Gasoline prices are almost certain to remain north of $4 per gallon over Labor Day weekend — a heavy trave

Axios TechnologyValleyScoop: Trump administration drafting post-war Middle East plan The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors, according to two U.S. officials and two othe

Axios TechnologyValleyMaria Bartiromo fired by Fox Fox News Media fired longtime host Maria Bartiromo for business reasons, a spokesperson confirmed to Axios on Thursday. Why it matters: Bartiromo is considered one of the network's most high profile hosts. The unexpected

Axios TechnologyValleyScoop: Rep. Analilia Mejia launches super PAC to fund more progressive upsets After winning an upset primary victory over a field of better-funded, establishment-backed rivals, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.) is launching a super PAC to help other progressive underdogs do the same, Axios has learned.

Axios TechnologyValleyAmerica's jobs scare recedes The labor market looks considerably healthier than it did at the start of the summer. Why it matters: Friday morning's jobs report recast the last two months as a period of modest job growth rather than of outright deter

Axios TechnologyValleyThe coming verdict on Trump's Strait of Hormuz claims The White House is at odds with some private sector analysts over how much oil is leaving the Strait of Hormuz — but it will take weeks until the picture of what's truly getting through becomes clear. Why it matters: How

Axios TechnologyValleyAI models are becoming unknowable AI models may be getting safer while also getting harder to monitor. Which side of that seesaw prevails could determine whether AI is scaled safely or ruins civilization as we know it. Why it matters: Right now both opti

Axios TechnologyValleyEU tech chief: AI guardrails inevitable for U.S. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Trump administration used this week's G20 innovation summit to draw a bright line between U.S. and European approaches to AI regulation. The bloc's top tech official says the U.S. is ending up wit

Axios TechnologyValleyDiesel price surges to all-time high, fueled by wars The average price of diesel topped its 2022 record high on Friday , spiking to $5.85 per gallon, per AAA . Why it matters: Farmers, truckers and freight companies have been absorbing higher diesel costs since the Iran wa

Axios TechnologyValleyU.S. military reviewing deadly strike on Iranian wedding U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is conducting an internal review of a civilian casualty incident at a wedding during the strikes in Iran on Tuesday, U.S. officials say. Why it matters: While it still hasn't been confirmed

Axios TechnologyValleyHouse Democrat says his phone calls with a state legislator were wiretapped by FBI Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said Thursday he was informed by the Department of Justice that his phone calls with a Virginia state legislator in the spring were wiretapped. Why it matters: The Democratic congressman is

Axios TechnologyValleyOpenAI unveils plan to protect critical services from AI cyberattacks OpenAI is launching a new initiative designed to provide subsidized access to its models to water systems, electricity providers, local governments and other critical services . Why it matters : Critical infrastructure o

Axios TechnologyValley"Welcome to the AGI era," OpenAI says as GPT-6 Astra debuts OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman called a "generational leap" and said could eventually be seen as the arrival of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Why it matters: Astra push

Axios TechnologyValleyA record 47% want stronger unions. Labor's challenge is turning support into power. For only the second time in a quarter century, a majority of Republicans — 52% — approve of labor unions , according to a new Gallup poll . Why it matters: Despite Americans' rising approval , union membership remains ne

Axios TechnologyValleyNot so fast on rate hikes, some Fed officials say After Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh's speech in Jackson Hole , the markets penciled in an interest rate hike for the central bank's mid-September meeting. Comments from two influential officials now throw those ex

Axios TechnologyValleyTop Pentagon official reaffirms Anthropic blacklist despite Lutnick comments Pentagon official Emil Michael on Thursday said that Anthropic is still considered a " supply chain risk ," a day after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the company is "back on the right side." Why it matters: The

Axios TechnologyValleyWidespread AI outage underway OpenAI's ChatGPT , Anthropic's Claude, and xAI's Grok are all down Thursday morning, according to the outage company Downdetector. Why it matters: Outages are common, but it's unusual for all three to go down at once, es

Axios TechnologyValleyGloria Steinem, feminist icon, dies at 92 Gloria Steinem, the journalist, activist and organizer who became the most recognizable face of the U.S. women's movement, died Wednesday at 92. The big picture: Steinem resisted being cast as feminism's singular face, b

Axios TechnologyValleyAltman raises stakes on government scrutiny as AI advances CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called the Trump administration's voluntary review of the company's forthcoming Astra model a "productive process" and said that closer engagement with government officials aroun
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