Celebrate 60 years of Star Trek as “America Right Now” host Tom Basile beams aboard the Starship Enterprise set in Ticonderoga, New York, to explore the enduring legacy of Gene Roddenberry’s vision, the iconic technology that inspired real-world innovation, and how a dedicated fan campaign convinced President Gerald Ford to name NASA’s first space shuttle Enterprise.
Four out of the five cities with the fastest rising incomes in America are in states that voted for President Donald J. Trump in 2024.
A new study has revealed that among the top five cities for rising median household income, four are in states that voted for President Donald J. Trump. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to a new study published on Thursday by SmartAsset, a personal finance site, the top five U.S. cities with the fastest rising incomes are in Nevada, California, and Florida. The top fives cities are Enterprise in Nevada, Anaheim in California, Henderson in Nevada, Tampa in Florida, and Port St. Lucie in Florida. Nevada and Florida voted for President Trump in 2024. Enterprise topped the survey. The city experienced an 18.3 percent increase in median household income in 2024. Anaheim experienced a 15.8 percent increase, Henderson…Open
Fidji Simo is stepping down after taking medical leave because of a worsening chronic illness. The big picture: Simo's departure removes one of OpenAI's highest-profile executives. Driving the news: Simo said Thursday she is stepping down as OpenAI's head of product and business after a "severe exacerbation" of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a chronic condition she was diagnosed with in 2019. - She went on medical leave in April, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman assumed responsibility for product during her absence. - Simo will remain at OpenAI as a part-time advisor. - The Wall Street Journal first reported the news. What they're saying: "I am only making this decision now because I failed to make it many times…
Anthropic filed paperwork to go public just as corporate America is entering its AI sticker shock phase. Why it matters: Companies are Anthropic's biggest customers. If they dial down their AI spend, that could weaken the AI lab's revenue just as the it prepares to IPO. Driving the news: Hours after Anthropic filed its pre-IPO paperwork, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told CNBC that corporate concern over AI costs is "the most fair criticism of AI so far." - Bain published a survey of nearly 1,000 companies showing that after investing in AI, "the value didn't arrive," with 40% of surveyed companies reporting AI cost savings below 10%. - An early Anthropic investor tells Axios that companies are waking up to how much they're spending on Claude,…
Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H funding round, valuing the AI lab at $965 billion post-money, in one of the largest private funding rounds in tech history. Why it matters: With the round, Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI, which was most recently valued at $730 billion. Driving the news: The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital. - The company said the funding will support safety and interpretability research, expand compute capacity and scale Claude products and partnerships. - Anthropic said its run-rate revenue crossed $47 billion earlier this month. Zoom in: The round includes $15 billion of previously committed hyperscaler investments, including $5 billion from Amazon. - Infrastructure…
Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.
OpenAI on Thursday released its most capable model, GPT-5.5, codenamed "Spud," just one week after competitor Anthropic launched its latest model . Why it matters: AI releases are getting faster, more efficient and more powerful. What they're saying: "This is a new class of intelligence. It's a big step towards more agentic and intuitive computing," OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman told reporters in a briefing. - GPT-5.5 is a "faster, sharper thinker for fewer tokens" compared to 5.4, he added, and can handle multi-step workflows more autonomously with less user input. - Despite the jump in capability, OpenAI says GPT-5.5 matches GPT-5.4's response speed in real-world use. - It's available starting Thursday in ChatGPT and Codex, with…
OpenAI is mobilizing consulting partners and touting its compute edge to claw back enterprise customers from Anthropic, as both labs barrel toward potential IPOs. Why it matters: The outcome of this fight could determine which company hits the public markets with momentum, and which has to explain to investors why it's losing ground. Driving the news: OpenAI is working to take market share from Anthropic's enterprise business. - The AI lab is engaging over half a dozen consulting partners to help enterprises deploy and scale Codex, OpenAI's coding tool. - Partners will get early access to AI tools in hopes that they can help enterprises "rethink their business processes in the age of AI in a different way," chief revenue officer Denise…
Data: Ramp ; Chart: Axios Visuals Anthropic is now capturing over 73% of all spending among companies buying AI tools for the first time, according to customer data from Ramp. Why it matters: The AI race is shifting from who has the best model to who can monetize the fastest — and Anthropic is pulling ahead with the customers that matter most: enterprises. By the numbers: Just 10 weeks ago, the split with OpenAI was 50/50. It was 60/40 in OpenAI's favor as recently as early December. Between the lines: Amid the tightening race, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that OpenAI is considering a strategy shift, from its wide-ranging consumer bets (like video generators, browsers and devices) to a tighter focus on enterprise. - While…
Jeffrey Epstein’s former accountant and co-executor, Richard Kahn, testified before lawmakers Wednesday behind closed doors.