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NPR (Camila Domonoske) - Trump wants a gas tax holiday. There's a much bigger problem looming

Suspending the federal gasoline tax could save drivers up to 18.4 cents per gallon. But it would drain the fund meant to cover roadbuilding and repairs — a fund that's already in trouble.

Suspending the federal gasoline tax could save drivers up to 18.4 cents per gallon. But it would drain the fund meant to cover roadbuilding and repairs — a fund that's already in trouble.Open

AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Corporate America enters its AI reckoning

Corporate leaders are starting to question whether soaring AI spending is delivering meaningful returns. Why it matters: Companies that rushed to embrace AI are now confronting ballooning IT costs, uncertain productivity gains and growing employee skepticism. Driving the news: Microsoft canceled most of its Claude Code licenses, in part over costs, according to The Verge , and Uber's COO said AI costs are getting "harder to justify." - An AI consultant tells Axios one of their clients recently spent half a billion dollars in a single month after failing to put usage limits on Claude licenses for employees. - Companies are citing AI's ability to automate jobs as a cause for layoffs , though Anuj Kapur, CEO of CloudBees, told Axios that…

Corporate leaders are starting to question whether soaring AI spending is delivering meaningful returns. Why it matters: Companies that rushed to embrace AI are now confronting ballooning IT costs, uncertain productivity gains and growing employee skepticism. Driving the news: Microsoft canceled most of its Claude Code licenses, in part over costs, according to The Verge , and Uber's COO said AI costs are getting "harder to justify." - An AI consultant tells Axios one of their clients recently spent half a billion dollars in a single month after failing to put usage limits on Claude licenses for employees. - Companies are citing AI's ability to automate jobs as a cause for layoffs , though Anuj Kapur, CEO of CloudBees, told Axios that…Open