Florida begins to assess the damage after Hurricane Idalia slammed its Gulf Coast. And Tesla is under investigation for alleged secret plans involving a glass house for Elon Musk. These stories highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Hurricane Idalia barrels through Florida Florida residents are hopeful they avoided grave devastation after Gulf Coast…

Supporters of Donald Trump are calling for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to be removed from office after she indicted the former president and 18 others. The group is accused of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, R, signed a bill into law in May that…

The rollout of commercial AI tools in recent months has shown that the technology can make mistakes. It can hallucinate, show bias and discrimination and it can be misused by humans. These fears have sent governments scrambling to form regulation about a technology that many don’t fully understand yet. The European Union is already prepared…

President Joe Biden is meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as the two sides aim to reach a deal regarding the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potential default. And officials from the European Union have hit Facebook parent company Meta with a record fine over data protection violations. These stories and more highlight…

Voting technology has become controversial–particularly after the 2020 election. There are 11 voting machine manufacturers in the U.S., according to the Election Assistance Commission. The companies offer a variety of products, including optical scanners, ballot marking devices and direct recording electronic systems. Greg Miller is the co-founder and COO of the OSET Institute–a non-profit working to…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The flashy postcard, covered with images of syringes, beckoned people to attend Vax-Con ’21 to learn “the uncensored truth” about COVID-19 vaccines. Participants traveled from around the country to a Wisconsin Dells resort for a sold-out convention that was, in fact, a sea of misinformation and conspiracy theories about vaccines and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has uncovered broad government, military and law enforcement missteps surrounding the violent attack, including a breakdown within multiple intelligence agencies and a lack of training and preparation for Capitol Police officers who were quickly overwhelmed by the rioters. The Senate…