Axios, OpenAI expand partnership to scale local news
Axios is expanding its local news coverage in 2026, launching in nine new local communities and hiring additional reporters in Colorado, Arizona, Florida and Ohio.
This expansion — bringing Axios Local to a total 43 communities — is made possible through its multi-year partnership with OpenAI.
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