Airlines, aviation officials and the TSA are all telegraphing an alarming message for travelers: Flying is shaping up to be an absolute nightmare this summer.

• Why it matters: It's unusual for all these powers that be to hint so loudly that we're in for a rough few months — and travelers would be wise to heed their warnings, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick writes.

💼 Case in point: Yesterday's Southwest Airlines snafu, when data connection issues briefly halted departures, is a reminder of how quickly a relatively small problem can cause big headaches.

⚡ What's happening: The TSA expects a potential record number of travelers to pass through the country's airports this summer, administrator David Pekoske told Bloomberg.

• Several major airlines are trimming summertime service amid concerns about air-traffic-control staffing levels.

The bottom line: Prepare as they might, it looks increasingly likely that the country's airlines and airports are going to be absolutely slammed this summer.

• Prepare for delays and cancellations, and have a Plan B — and maybe C and D — ready.

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Unhealthy air pollution levels affect more than a third of U.S. residents, Axios' Rebecca Falconer writes from an American Lung Association report out today.

• Stunning stat: The number of people facing "daily spikes in deadly particle pollution was 63.7 million, the most reported in the last 10 years."

Between the lines: The report underscores disparities in the U.S., with people of color accounting for 54% of the nearly 120 million Americans living in counties with unhealthy air pollution levels.

• That's despite accounting for 41% of the overall U.S. population.

Californian cities were among the most polluted metropolitan areas, which coincided with the state being hit by a series of wildfires. Bakersfield, California, ranked worst.

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A new song by Drake and The Weeknd was streamed 15 million times on TikTok, 600,000 times on Spotify and 275,000 times on YouTube before all of those platforms pulled it because it wasn't real.

• It was generated by AI.

Streaming and social platforms removed the song — which is titled "Heart on My Sleeve" and mimics the artists' voices remarkably well — after receiving a complaint from the label Universal Music Group, Axios' Rebecca Falconer reports.

• Between the lines: Universal Music Group called it a violation of copyright law. But it's not really clear whether the label or Drake and The Weeknd have a claim under traditional copyright law, given that the song in question isn't something the artists ever wrote or sang.

🤖 The bottom line: The AI floodgates are open. This is just the beginning of what's likely to be a long fight between the excitement over deploying artificial intelligence in pop culture and efforts to protect artists.