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Pennsylvania Is the essential battleground state for the 2024 election: Whoever wins here will likely be in the White House next year. Photographer Alex Kent spent time today in Warrington Township, a suburb of Philadelphia in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. What we saw was a town divided. Signs reading “Communists” and “Fascists” plaster the streets, illustrating a tale of two Americas …

With artificial intelligence requiring so much power and its usage growing so sharply, it is becoming clear that some AI functions need to be moved from the data center to be done instead at the edge of the network. Drew Robb, writing for TechRepublic Premium, explains why many workloads need to move outward, what AI at the edge is, the …

The rise of cloud computing provides businesses the ability to quickly provision computing resources without the costly and laborious task of building data centers, and without the costs of running servers with unutilized capacity due to variable workloads. Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, launched in February 2010. In addition to traditional cloud offerings such as virtual machines, object storage, and …

A false video made with artificial intelligence showed MLK Jr., who was assassinated in 1968, praising Donald Trump. King’s daughter condemned the clip.

The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.

I happen to live in Los Angeles, where noise pollution is no joke. When I asked our audio experts which were the best noise canceling headphones, all of them automatically named the Bose QuietComfort Ultra. Like all outstanding tech, though, these are quite pricey, and I don’t like paying full price for anything. If you’re in the same boat, here’s …

Katie Robertson / New York Times: The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise  —  The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times’s digital operation.

On October 20, a hacker who calls themselves Dark X said they logged in to a server and stole the personal data of 350 million Hot Topic customers. The following day, Dark X listed the data, including alleged emails, addresses, phone numbers, and partial credit card numbers, for sale on an underground forum. The day after that, Dark X said …

As head of AI at work management platform monday.com, Or Fridman stands at the forefront of an ever-evolving field. As artificial intelligence gradually transforms the workplace and becomes integral to project management tools, Fridman said driving AI innovation can often feel like a race to stay ahead. “It is a race, but it’s a fun race,” he told TechRepublic. For …

There’s a simple and effective new way to deep clean your privacy and security on Facebook, Google, X and more, from a startup called Block Party.