Axios

ASPEN, Colo. — Colorado's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, defended data centers, touted oil and gas rules and bemoaned climate change in a recent interview in this mountain town.

Why it matters: Colorado has long been a microcosm of the nation's debates on energy, AI and the effects of a warming planet.

Anthropic's Fable 5 model came back online for users on Wednesday, after the Trump administration lifted an export control late Tuesday.

Why it matters: It's the most powerful publicly available AI tool — so capable that the U.S. government decided Anthropic had to add further safety measures in order to make it broadly available.

Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Tuesday, seeking a court order requiring officials to preserve records related to investigations into him.

Why it matters: If Brennan is later charged, preserved records could be central to any claim that the prosecution amounted to unconstitutional political retaliation.