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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > ai-blog-posts-market-citrini

AI "hot takes" are becoming a market risk

39+ min ago  (251+ words) Companies across sectors are confronting an increasingly unavoidable narrative: AI can replicate your business. Why it matters: Narrative volatility is a new risk category that communications teams must prepare for in the age of AI. Case in point: A viral…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > utah-billboards-david-sacks-ai-bill

Utah billboards call out David Sacks over AI bill

59+ min ago  (278+ words) A digital billboard for a Utah campaign targeting David Sacks. Courtesy: Child First Policy Center Supporters of a Utah AI transparency bill are escalating their fight with the White House, taking it public with digital billboards in downtown Salt Lake…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > ai-nuclear-weapons-war-pentagon-scenarios

AI really likes using nuclear weapons in simulated war scenarios. Here's why

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (279+ words) Some of the biggest AI models aren't shy about using nuclear weapons to settle disputes in simulated war scenarios, a new academic study finds. Why it matters: Militaries are already using AI for decision support " and research suggests those systems…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > beehiiv-washington-post-creator

The Washington Post launches creator-led newsletter on Beehiiv

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (233+ words) The Washington Post is launching a new creator-led newsletter on Beehiiv as part of its newly announced WP Creator initiative. Why it matters: The Post is the latest legacy media outlet to turn to Beehiiv as a way to expand…...

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axios.com > local > san-francisco > 02/26/2026 > study-chatgpt-bias-san-francisco-oxford-llm-city-stereotypes-ranking

ChatGPT rankings reinforce San Francisco's tech dominance

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (326+ words) Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT often boost San Francisco in city comparison rankings, underscoring how deeply the AI's training data is steeped in the internet's Silicon Valley narratives, a new study finds. Why it matters: As AI tools…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > ai-ceo-openai-chatgpt-microsoft

Even CEOs are worried about AI

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (261+ words) Fortune 500 CEOs ranked AI and "new technology" as the top risk to their industry, in a survey out Thursday morning. Why it matters: It's a little surprising, given that many CEOs have been ride-or-die on the new technology. The big…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > ai-chatgpt-openai-microsoft-ceo-risk

Even the CEOs are worried about AI now

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (294+ words) Fortune 500 CEOs ranked AI and "new technology" as the top risk to their industry, in a survey out Thursday morning. Why it matters: It's a little surprising, given that many CEOs have been ride-or-die on the new technology. The big…...

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axios.com > pro > health-tech-deals > 02/26/2026 > exclusive-third-way-health-raises-15m-for-front-office-ai

Third Way Health raises $15M for front-office AI

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (74+ words) Exclusive: Third Way Health raises $15M for front-office AI'Axios Exclusive: Third Way Health raises $15M for front-office AI Third Way Health, an AI services partner for medical practices, raised a $15 million Series A round from Health Velocity Capital, CEO Frederik Mueller tells…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > congress-probe-pentagon-anthropic

Exclusive: Congress urged to probe Pentagon-Anthropic clash

7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (303+ words) Congress needs to examine the Pentagon's ongoing dispute with Anthropic over the limits of government use of AI models, per a letter from AI safety nonprofit Alliance for Secure AI, government watchdog Common Cause and libertarian student group Young Americans…...

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axios.com > 02/26/2026 > senators-bipartisan-ai-innovation-bill

Exclusive: Senators revive bipartisan AI innovation bill

7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (171+ words) Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) on Thursday will reintroduce a bill aimed at cementing U.S. leadership in AI. Why it matters: With foreign rivals investing aggressively in AI and emerging tech, lawmakers are searching for ways to reinforce…...