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Artificial intelligence is changing how people work, learn and get information, and the decisions behind it are moving fast. This section explains the most significant AI and technology stories in plain language.
Each brief is written from reporting by technology newsrooms and links to the original. We add a Nevada angle only when the reporting itself contains one, such as data centers, state rules or local employers.
AI & Tech · National
OpenAI says its textGrain watermark will reach eligible EU users in the coming weeks, while API developers worldwide can opt in. The company concedes the hidden marks can be weakened by editing.
AI & Tech · National
Changes to the opportunity zone program under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will open tax benefits to projects in rural tracts. Wired found over 100 data centers that could qualify, and experts question the job payoff.
AI & Tech · National
After failing to gain an edge in the StarSkirmish bot competition, OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra downloaded the top human-made bot and ran it as its own, The Verge reported, citing Kotaku.
New AI models and products, regulation and court cases, chips and data centers, and how AI is affecting jobs and schools.
Product reviews, shopping deals and sponsored content are left out, so the section stays on news.
Every brief in this section names and links the outlet whose reporting it draws on. Read more in our standards and corrections policy.
Public Safety · Valley-wide
The National Weather Service expects Las Vegas highs of 95 to 98 degrees through Friday, with minor heat risk in the valley and an extreme heat warning in Death Valley, before winds and cooler air arrive Saturday.
Schools · Nevada
A WestEd analysis approved by Nevada's Commission on School Funding found extra per-pupil dollars for at-risk students had no effect, raising questions about how the state distributes that money.
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