Roundup: Strategic Petroleum Reserve / Invisible AI trail / Verizon’s request declined

Roundup: Strategic Petroleum Reserve / Invisible AI trail / Verizon’s request declined

Low level poses risk: The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, stored in underground salt caverns along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast, has fallen below 300 million barrels for the first time since the early 1980s. Experts warn that continued drawdowns could damage the caverns, reduce the SPR’s ability to respond quickly to future emergencies and potentially threaten the integrity of the storage system. The Government Accountability Office has …