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Axios (website)
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<p><i>Axios</i> (styled ΛXIOS in the logo) is an American <a href="/facts/News/BrNUWM1c">news</a> <a href="/facts/Website/SAsjJnca">website</a> based in <a href="/facts/Arlington,_Virginia/NlfCfCQM">Arlington, Virginia</a>. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former <i><a href="/facts/Politico/k3kQb621">Politico</a></i> journalists <a href="/facts/Jim_VandeHei/xsW8qRuA">Jim VandeHei</a>, <a href="/facts/Michael_Allen_(journalist)/TT6xtUxB">Mike Allen</a>, and Roy Schwartz. The site's name is based on the <a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a>: ἄξιος (<i>áxios</i>), meaning "worthy of". </p><p><i>Axios</i> articles are often brief to facilitate quick reading; most are shorter than 300 words and use bullet points. In addition to news articles, <i>Axios</i> produces daily and weekly industry-specific <a href="/facts/Newsletter/88ECJlck">newsletters</a> (including Allen's <i>Axios AM</i>, a successor to his newsletter <i><a href="/facts/Politico_Playbook/k3kQb621">Politico Playbook</a></i> for <i>Politico</i>), and two daily <a href="/facts/Podcast/arkeh0YV">podcasts</a>. </p><p>On September 1, 2022, <a href="/facts/Cox_Enterprises/9F1FouIg">Cox Enterprises</a> completed its acquisition of <i>Axios</i>. </p>