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Former President Trump blasted Vice President Kamala Harris Saturday over an appearance with Beyoncé at which critics say Harris and the media intentionally misled attendees into thinking the superstar would perform.  "Beyoncé went up and spoke for a couple of minutes and then left, and the place went crazy," Trump told a crowd in Michigan. "They booed the hell out of everybody. They thought she was going to perform. What happened was my opponent got up and started speaking, and they booed the hell out of her. It’s crazy. They have to use people to get people to come, and then they send buses. We don’t send buses. Everybody comes. We’re just going to make America great again. It’s very simple." Several media outlets, including MSNBC, promoted Beyonce’s appearance with Harris in Houston on Friday by saying that the music superstar would perform, prompting criticism from conservatives who accused Harris of intentionally misleading the public. Beyoncé did speak, but...

Erin Woo / The Information : Sources: Google plans to preview an AI product codenamed Jarvis, which takes over a user's web browser to complete tasks like booking a flight, in December   —  Google is developing artificial intelligence that takes over a person's web browser to complete tasks such as gathering research …

The firefighters' union representing Pennsylvania’s largest city endorsed Republican businessman David McCormick in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race Thursday. The president of IAFF Local 22, the union representing more than 4,500 firefighters and first responders in Philadelphia, said this election cycle was the first time they’d met with Sen. Bob Casey, Jr . over his 12 years in office. "Dave McCormick possesses all the qualities that will catapult us forward," union president Mike Bresnan said at a press conference announcing the endorsement. "We are confident that Dave McCormick will show up when we need him. He is unequivocally the right choice for senator at this pivotal moment in our country’s history." Speaking at the Northern Liberties-based union hall, McCormick said that first responders see first-hand how parts of Philadelphia and the country at-large are struggling and facing the repercussions of lax criminal justice policies. "We’re h...

Ben Thompson / Stratechery : An interview with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on his background and the founding of Salesforce, his vision for AI, Agentforce, data and disruption, and more   —  This week's Stratechery Interview is with Salesforce Founder and CEO Marc Benioff.  Salesforce is one of the most important companies in tech history.

The Department of Homeland Security reportedly approved refugee applications for members of a Venezuelan gang now causing havoc in states across the U.S., and authorities have increased efforts to track and deport members. Kevin Grigsby, the head of refugee operations at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told officials in an internal email that members of Tren de Aragua had been approved for refugee status and made it to the U.S. before a different agency spotted tattoos indicating gang membership. They were then stopped from entering, according to The Washington Times. "Unfortunately, we did not ask about the tattoos during our adjudication or did not identify that the tattoos asked about were consistent with gang membership," he wrote in a Sept. 16 email, the Times reported. DHS IDENTIFIES HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS WITH POSSIBLE TIES TO BLOODTHIRSTY VENEZUELAN GANG  "The potential entry of suspected gang members into the United States represents a serious publ...

Wall Street Journal : Sources: federal prosecutors are investigating Tether for possible violations of sanctions and anti-money-laundering rules; US Treasury is considering sanctions   —  Authorities looking at possible violations of anti-money-laundering and sanctions rules  —  The federal government …

A new intelligence report says Iran will keep trying to kill former President Donald Trump regardless of the outcome of the election – and U.S. adversaries will continue trying to undermine confidence in the election even after Nov. 5.  A partially redacted report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), released Tuesday, found that "efforts by Iran to assassinate former President Donald Trump and other former U.S. officials" are "likely to persist after voting ends, regardless of outcome." In September, Trump’s campaign said that intelligence officials warned the Republican candidate of " real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him." The U.S. has gone to unprecedented lengths to protect the former president from retaliation from Iran for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.  Both Trump and his high-level officials who ordered the strike in 2020 have faced death threats from Iran, which also recently hacked Trum...

Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple makes its Private Cloud Compute Virtual Research Environment publicly available for researchers, adds bounties for Private Cloud Compute vulnerabilities   —  Private Cloud Compute is a cloud intelligence system that Apple designed for private artificial intelligence processing …

CNN : Sources: the US DOJ warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1M sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law   —  The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states …

President Joe Biden is seeking to cement his climate legacy by allocating billions of dollars for energy and environment-related projects in the remaining months of his presidency. Biden ramped up his administration's energy-related spending in October, announcing several new initiatives after former President Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that if elected, he would "rescind all unspent funds under the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act," which could directly impact Biden's climate projects. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior approved the Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project in Beaver County, Utah, which seeks to expand geothermal energy on public lands. The Energy Department also announced nearly $2 billion in funding for 38 power grid projects for clean energy, and on Tuesday, the administration allocated $428 million for 14 clean energy manufacturing projects in former coal communities. HARRIS TOUTS GROWING UP IN MIDDLE CLASS WHILE PUSHING MAND...

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg : OpenAI hires Scott Schools, most recently the chief ethics and compliance officer at Uber, as its chief compliance officer   —  - Scott Schools previously worked in the US Justice Department  — AI startup faces evolving global regulatory landscape

The Democratic Party is losing its edge over the GOP in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, with Democrats changing their party affiliation at more than twice the rate of Republicans, according to state data released after voter registration ended Monday evening. A total of 9,088,583 registered voters were tallied across the state when the sign-up period ended at midnight on Monday. Registered Democrats maintained a lead over registered Republicans, at 3,971,607 registered Democrats to the GOP’s 3,673,783.  More than 1.4 million voters are registered as third-party or independent voters in the Keystone State.  Though the Democratic Party accounts for nearly 44% of registered voters compared to the GOP's 40%, it has seen its advantage over Republicans dwindle this year.  BIDEN'S OLD BACKYARD NOW A KEY PENNSYLVANIA BATTLEGROUND FILLED WITH 'PURPLE' VOTES In 2020, there were 9,090,962 registered voters across the parties in Pennsylvania, only slightly more ...

Radhika Rajkumar / ZDNET : Asana launches AI Studio in early access, a no-code tool for designing AI agents that can be integrated into teams' existing workflows   —  Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise across workplaces and industries.  From performing admin tasks in meetings to helping with sales calls …

FEASTERVILLE, Pennsylvania— House Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania told Fox News Digital on the sidelines of a campaign swing with former President Donald Trump that Vice President Kamala Harris is "toxic" for the Keystone State. Reschenthaler, who represents Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District, campaigned with Trump on Sunday across the state.  "He’s fighting hard," Trump said of Reschenthaler Sunday afternoon. "He wants us to win."  Trump’s comments about the congressman came during his visit to McDonald’s in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, where he traded in his signature suit jacket for an apron to learn how to cook French fries and deliver them to customers from the drive-thru window. TRUMP MAKES FRIES AT PENNSYLVANIA MCDONALD'S: 'I'VE NOW WORKED FOR 15 MINUTES MORE THAN KAMALA' The visit was intended to slam Harris for her claim that she was once a worker for the fast-food chain....

Brooks Barnes / New York Times : Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film, despite a denied request, to promote Cybercab   —  Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign released a new digital advertisement that targets Black men's love lives, insinuating that they will be rejected by women if they don’t have a plan to vote. The ads depict a dating game in which a Black man approaches a group of women who are holding balloons. They begin to ask him questions about himself, including how much he makes, how tall he is and whether he works out. The man’s answers get seemingly positive responses from the women, until one asks him if he has a plan to vote in November. "Nah, not my thing," the man says, prompting all the women in the scene to pop their balloons. "Vote. Election Day is Nov 5," reads a message at the end of the ad alongside a Harris-Walz campaign logo . BLACK GROUP FIRES BACK AT OBAMA FOR ‘INSULTING’ HARRIS PITCH: 'WORST KIND OF IDENTITY POLITICS' "New Harris/Walz ad tells black men that women will reject them if they don’t vote," Center for the Study of Par...

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News : After Musk promises to give $1M to one swing state voter a day who signs his PAC's petition, PA's governor says “law enforcement could take a look at” the plan   —  Musk announced Saturday that every day until Election Day, he would give $1 million to a randomly selected voter …