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?

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Good afternoon.

From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning.

It is a busy start to the week already. And coming up, we hear

what's going to happen between Canada and the United States as President Trump launches a trade war.

First, here's the roundup of today's top stories. It's Monday, February 3rd.

Starting with snow. Up to two inches of snow could fall tonight in Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, and the wider vicinity.

And about that much is expected in the Central Cascade Mountains.

Because of that, a winter weather advisory is in effect in the Seattle area from 5 o'clock tonight until 10 tomorrow morning. The National Weather

Service says slow down and use caution if you're driving and prepare for possible power outages.

The snow totals will differ and not all locations will have accumulating snow. Keeping tabs on

Elon Musk now, Senate Democrats are decrying Musk's recent access to the U.S. Treasury's

central payment system, calling it blatant and illegal. The system handles nearly $6 trillion in federal

disbursements, including Social Security benefits, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Washington Senator Patty Murray says it also contains sensitive, personal, and commercial

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