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People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet.

Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.

Over a billion people worldwide have livers with excess fat, which can lead to a host of medical problems. Researchers think AI tools can spot the condition—and help stop it—early enough to save lives.

This is your economy on crack (spread)

“The Pentagon is shutting congressional Democrats out of classified briefings — and even Republicans are shocked by the brazen partisanship,” Politico reports. ”Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trekked to Capitol Hill at least twice in recent weeks to make closed-door pitches for his record $1.5 trillion defense budget. But lawmakers in both parties say he followed […]

“Pete Buttigieg’s efforts to help Democrats regain power are taking on a new focus: state legislatures,” Politico reports. The former Transportation secretary and South Bend, Indiana, mayor is starting by backing a crop of mostly long-shot, down-ballot Democrats in his former backyard. The slate of endorsements in the Indiana state House and Senate is the […]

A new Emerson College survey of Texas likely voters finds the U.S. Senate race in a dead heat: 47% support Republican Ken Paxton, while 46% support Democrat James Talarico. Five percent are undecided, and 2% support someone else.

Washington Post: “Across the Capitol, lawmakers and staffers are using artificial intelligence to write speeches and news releases, sort constituent mail, prepare questions for congressional hearings and draft amendments.” ”Even as politicians are debating how to govern AI for the rest of America, Congress has already settled how it will use the technology: quickly, broadly […]

“Democrats are gathering to finalize their 2028 presidential primary calendar this week, setting the stage for a wide open contest to succeed President Donald Trump and chart a path ahead as the party’s voters oscillate between progressive and more moderate candidates,” the Associated Press reports. “The Democratic National Committee is expected to vote at its […]

“The Justice Department declined to appeal a court ruling that effectively dismantled longstanding restrictions on owning short-barreled guns and suppressors, bowing to pressure from Republicans and gun advocates,” the New York Times reports.

Lawmakers demand answers about USS Abraham Lincoln conditions as reports emerge of sailors attempting to jump overboard.

Plus: Google Made Signing a Native Way, The Model Secret Leaked From Inside

Raffi Krikorian explains that while consumers flock to ChatGPT and Claude, companies are increasingly turning to open models that they can customize and control.

“Rep. Cory Mills, under investigation by the House and shunned by some of his GOP colleagues in Congress, heads into a primary next week hoping a months-old endorsement from President Donald Trump will outweigh negative headlines and weak fundraising,” Politico reports. ”Mills has remained adamant that he has done nothing wrong amid a long line […]

“More than a quarter of younger Americans (27%) believe they or someone they know has lost a job because their employer replaced them with AI, according to a new Axios-Generation Lab poll of 18- to 34-year-olds,” Axios reports. “Research suggests the actual share of job losses from AI is smaller. But the survey reflects the […]