Hi, I'm Joshua McNichols.

And I'm Monica Nicholsberg.

We host KUOW's Economy Podcast, booming.

ChatGPT may feel like magic, but every time you ask AI a question, it goes to a real place.

AI has a back end, and it looks like massive data centers sprawling across farmland in central Washington.

On our latest episode, is our AI obsession good for small town America?

Listen to booming on the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Happy Friday from the KUOW Newsroom.

This is Seattle now.

I'm Patricia Murphy.

Coming up, our food reporter, Ruby Duluna, takes us to some local establishments that are

embracing non-alcoholic cocktails.

That's in a few minutes, right after our roundup of today's top stories.

It's Friday, January 31st.

Heads up, there is likely to be some snow this weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting a mix of rain and snow tonight and tomorrow

in Seattle. Expect snow showers Saturday night into Sunday morning. You won't be skiing

through your neighborhood, though. Looks like we'll get

less than half an inch of accumulation locally. The conditions will be much different if you're

traveling over the passes this weekend where you'll want to be prepared and pack chains.

Forecasters say up to 20 inches of snow could fall in the cascades through 4 o'clock on

Saturday. Be sure to keep an eye on

washdots alerts. Washington, Senator Maria Cantwell is speaking out today about the deadly crash

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