• Steven Rosenbaum, the author of “The Future of Truth,” a nonfiction book about the effects of artificial intelligence on truth, acknowledged that he had included numerous made-up or misattributed quotes concocted by A.I. To his credit, that fact alone may illustrate more than the rest of the book what the future of truth will be.
• President Donald Trump was noncommittal about attending his son Don Jr.’s wedding this weekend, saying he would “try and make it,” but that “this is not good timing for me.” At least he didn’t say, “I’ll catch your next one.”
• Corey Hutchins‘ “Inside the News in Colorado” reports that The Denver Post‘s hedge-fund owners reached a new union agreement that gives staff a 3% raise this year and 3% next year. And then the Post abruptly announced a new round of buyouts that will eliminate another 10% of the newsroom. Granted, Alden Global Capital had already decimated the Post’s newsroom to the point that a 10% reduction represents only four employees.
• After an analysis revealed that 60% of the grades given at Harvard were “A”s, the university’s faculty voted to limit the number given to 20%.
• An investigation by 9News reporter Steve Staeger found that the Town of Hudson illegally issued $1.25 million in speeding tickets using an automated camera system that did not comply with state law. The town voted this week to void the tickets and issue refunds to those who had already paid them.
• Colorado‘s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis fancies himself a libertarian outsider capable of bridging the political divide, and nothing seemingly pleases him more than taking a contrarian position. That likely was his motivation in commuting the prison sentence of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was prosecuted by a Republican D.A. and convicted of four felonies and three misdemeanors by a jury of her peers in heavily Republican Garfield County. The commutation will be Polis’ legacy, and so far it is not going well. The Colorado Democratic Party voted to formally censure him, and days after commuting her sentence Vice President J.D. Vance announced that Peters is exactly who the Trump administration had in mind when it created a $1.8 billion slush fund to compensate what they say are victims of prosecutorial overreach by the Biden administration.
• Tennessee postponed the execution of a convicted murderer after staff members were unable to find a vein to administer the lethal injection drugs.
• Denver police had to respond to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center after the Swatch store was overwhelmed by fans trying to buy its newly released line of Royal Pop pocket watches. That’s bad news for the mall, but good news for Swatch, which received millions of dollars in free publicity nationwide.
• Jeff Probst, the host of the TV show “Survivor,” accidentally shared the result of upcoming episode that has not yet aired.
• The restaurant chain Atomic Cowboy agreed to pay $800,000 after it stiffed servers on pay.
• “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert hosted his final episode last night, the victim of CBS‘s efforts to placate President Donald Trump. David Letterman, who created “The Late Show,” was a guest during the final week of shows, and offered a CBS-themed farewell to the company’s executives: “In the words of the great (CBS journalist) Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf*ckers!”
• A 56-year-old woman was killed when she fell into an open manhole after she stepped out of her S.U.V. in Manhattan.
• The Aurora City Council is feuding with the Aurora Police Department. Fed up with what it views as excessive social media editorializing about crime and the posting of mug shots of people charged but not convicted of crimes, the council passed an emergency resolution requiring APD to get city approval before posting on social media, sending news releases or commenting on legislation.
• A middle-aged Australian man walking down stairs to a beach became the star of an outdoor fashion show he didn’t know was taking place. As a male model sashayed down the long stairway to kick the fashion show off, the beachgoer popped out onto the stairs ahead of him and was the first “model” to cross the stage.
• Strippers in Montreal are using this weekend’s Formula 1 race as an opportunity to strike to call attention to their demands for better working conditions.
• Friends and family are mourning the death of longtime CBS4 producer Raetta Holdman.

Who won the week?

• Alyson Benn has been named Vice President of Corporate Marketing at View Homes.
• The City of Lafayette appointed Erin Frazier as the city’s new communications director.
• PRSA Colorado is accepting entries for its 2026 Gold Pick awards. The early-bird deadline is May 27, and the regular deadline is June 5.
• A new union contract with New York City hotels will result in housekeepers earning more than $100,000 annually.
• Elon Musk is poised to take his company SpaceX public, a move that likely would make him the world’s first trillionaire.