The Beacon on MSN

Some Missouri schools use AI, digital tools to prevent suicides. What does that mean for student privacy?

Advocates for the digital monitoring tools say they help save lives. Experts warn that the programs have a higher tendency to ...
Southern Poverty Law Center

How youth organizers built a powerhouse for historic change in Georgia

GYJC boasts 10,000 members in 123 of Georgia’s 159 counties, employs full-time staff and has become a key player in the state ...
IEEE

Use of a Simple Passive Hardware Mask to Replace the Digital Masking Procedure in Photonic Delay-Based Reservoir Computing

Abstract: Delay-based reservoir computing (RC) offers a conceptually simple approach to construct an RC system, often requiring only few components. Within this framework, one sequentially injects ...

9 mistakes producers make when using an audio interface - and how to avoid them

No one is immune from mistakes in the world of music production, and even your most ‘pro’ of professional engineers will have ...
CNET

CNET Survey: 47% of Americans Use VPNs for Privacy. That Number Could Rise as State Internet Bans Increase

As more bans on internet content appear in the US, we reached out to users to see why and how they're adopting VPNs for a privacy fix. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes ...
PCMag on MSN

Turn On These 7 Accessibility Features to Make the Nintendo Switch 2 Way Easier to Use

The Switch 2 has many useful tools that can greatly help people with sight, hearing, motor, or vocal difficulties. I walk you through the system's various settings and show you how to access and use ...
Reuters

Alibaba, Baidu begin using own chips to train AI models, The Information reports

Sept 11 (Reuters) - China's Alibaba (9988.HK), opens new tab and Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab have started using internally designed chips to train their AI models, partly replacing those made by ...
The Hill

Federal wildland firefighters can now mask up, in long-standing policy reversal

The federal government will now allow its firefighters to mask up — upending a decades-long policy that had left them exposed to toxic flurries of illness-inducing wildfire smoke. The U.S. Forest ...
Los Angeles Times

Forest Service reverses decades-long ban, allows wildfire firefighters to use N95 masks

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. Forest Service is reversing its decades-long ban on federal firefighters wearing masks and providing N95s ...
The Daily Gazette

Forest Service reverses decadeslong ban, allows wildfire firefighters to use N95 masks

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is reversing a ban on federal firefighters wearing masks, and will give crews protective N95s as they battle increasingly intense fires across ...
wwmt

Energy officials looking to the public for input on the future of the electric use

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — State public services officials are holding a hearing for the public Tuesday to express their thoughts on Michigan's long-term energy plans. State: California woman rescued after ...
XCOM 2 Game Guide

Say goodbye to double jump exploit in Silksong. The new patch removes the float override input when using the Faydown Cloak

The Faydown Cloak in Silksong is getting a tweak. That means no more extra hang time to nail the perfect double jump and land on tricky spots. Now it’s gone, or at least it will be once the patch goes ...