We took a few weeks off from Sunday Reads, but they’re back.

Stay cool out there Great Falls.

The Washington Post: Anthropic discloses that AI models in testing hacked three companies

The New York Times: U.S. sees Iran as likely behind cyberattack on Minnesota water systems

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. economic growth slowed to 1.5 percent in second quarter

Associated Press: Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex

The New York Times: A.I. companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands

The Wall Street Journal: The price to finance the AI data center boom is rising, just ask Meta

Reuters: EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws

The Washington Post: A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate.

The New York Times: Trump’s ballroom is racing ahead. Its legality is still being contested.

Route Fifty: Feds quietly moved a Medicaid technology project to a central data hub as new eligibility requirements approach

The New York Times: Trump’s Tariffs Are Sending Some Companies Back to China

Associated Press: U.S.-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test the neighbors’ ties

StateScoop: Police AI platform uses ‘Easter eggs’ to verify human review

The Wall Street Journal: America’s big cities are rapidly losing kids

The Washington Post: Colin Gray, father of Georgia school shooter, sentenced to 15 years in prison

CBS News: Murders continue historic decline despite spikes in a few cities, study finds

The Economist: The restaurant business is changing beyond recognition

NPR: How local pediatricians are sidestepping CDC on vaccine advice

The Washington Post: More Americans are buying groceries on credit. Here’s why that’s a problem.

Reuters: Feeding the circular economy: The rise in upcycled food

The Washington Post: Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers

Route Fifty: Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaign in Oregon, six other states

StateScoop: K-12 cyber information exchange, incident catalog would be directed by CISA under new legislative proposal

Reuters: U.S. sugar demand up, corn syrup down, as consumers pick less processed foods, report says

Route Fifty: Building regions’ economies must move beyond ‘incentive wars,’ leading researcher says

The New York Times: How diamonds, paprika and fertilizer won relief from Trump’s tariffs