Business California Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill that divided Silicon Valley The measure, known as SB 1047, was one of the nation’s most far-reaching regulations on the booming AI industry. It would have held AI companies legally liable for harms caused by AI and enabled a "kill switch" if systems went rogue. Bobby Allyn
Technology Recovery from cyberattack costs Seattle Public Library over $1 million Seattle Public Library says it took 90 days to recover from a ransomware attack that struck over Memorial Day weekend, resulting in recovery costs surpassing $1 million. Diana Opong
Technology How Washington plans to spy on seals, sea lions with drones Starting this fall, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will fly drones over the state’s coastal and inland waters to research and count seals and sea lions. KUOW Staff
Technology LinkedIn is rolling back its use of artificial intelligence NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Christopher Zara of Fast Company, who has been following the company's forays into artificial intelligence. Leila Fadel
Technology Apple Intelligence brings AI to iPhone users The new features could help you summarize emails and notifications or automatically remove distracting things from your photos.
National Trying to stay safe in a wildfire? There's an app that can help Watch Duty, a free app for tracking wildfires, has taken off in the Western U.S. as more of the region experiences destructive wildfires and the overwhelming task of staying informed. Liz Baker
National Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost. Martin Kaste
Education Learning tool or BS machine? How AI is shaking up higher ed As students and their professors head back to college classrooms and lecture halls this fall, the elephant in the room is ChatGPT. Stephen Howie
Politics U.S. officials say Russia is embracing AI for its election influence efforts The cutting-edge technology makes it easier for Russia as well as Iran to quickly and more convincingly tailor polarizing content aimed at swaying American voters, intelligence officials said. Shannon Bond
Food AI can generate recipes that can be deadly. Food bloggers are not happy Apple, Google and Samsung are all working to integrate AI that can generate recipes into their virtual assistants, like Siri. People who work to develop recipes respond. Charlotte Engrav
