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AIAI-generated summary Thirty-three ballot measures that restrict data centers are available after being passed by voters or leading in ongoing vote counts late Tuesday evening. Residents in communities across the country pushed back on plans by tech companies to build data centers to power artificial intelligence platforms.

AIAI-generated summary Google announced that it plans to disable AI tools for K-12 students next year unless school administrators explicitly turn them on. Google says schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search because AI features are integrated into the search engine.

AIAI-generated summary Amazon announced a wristband called the Bee Frontier that can record meetings and other conversations using two built-in microphones. Frontier owners can access transcripts and conversation summaries on their phones or computers while Amazon says the device safeguards privacy with encryption.

AIAI-generated summary OpenAI has opened a war room to track election-related interference involving the abuse of its own tools. The paper-based ballots used in elections generally across the U.S. provide a physical option to verify results by hand.

AIAI-generated summary The University of Kentucky available an exemption for David Durman to opt out of using artificial intelligence at work based on his humanist beliefs. The decision provides a potential avenue for other workers seeking to invoke federal religious accommodation protections against mandatory artificial intelligence tools.

AIAI-generated summary According to the report, a malicious Claude Code 2.1.313 extension is rumored to have been distributed through the marketplace before its removal. Cursor says it removed the extension, rebuilt its marketplace after rotating keys, and worked with the hosting provider to take the attacker’s server offline.

AIAI-generated summary Ludo Robotics is set to preview Ludi 0.2, its latest experimental robotic intelligence system, at the Bay Area Robotics Symposium at the University of California, Berkeley. The new version aims to improve conversational memory and gesture recognition, though CH Kim acknowledges that Ludi remains a research demonstration, not yet reliable enough for everyday use.

AIAI-generated summary According to Fast Company, users are reportedly finding a way to disable the persistent Write with Siri tool on iOS 27 and macOS 27 devices. This procedure allows individuals to remove the feature from the keyboard display and the Mac screen to avoid distractions.