In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the screen of an iPhone on April 30, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. - "It's so good to hear your voice." "I was worried about you." "What would you like to do today?" This might sound like ordinary banter between friends. But in these cases, the "friend" speaking was a chatbot created with artificial intelligence. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

KINGS BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JULY 16: Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026 in Kings Beach, California. Federal health officials are investigating whether shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by California-based Taylor Farms was the source of a nationwide Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people in 34 states, though no definitive link has been confirmed. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY hide caption

Concert goers with their phones during Olivia Rodrigo's performance at BST Hyde Park in London in 2025. Nicky J Sims/Getty Images hide caption