Intelligence officials said that foreign adversaries were planning to take advantage of another close U.S. election to undermine trust in the country’s democratic process. Source link

At WIRED, we’re big fans of Kindles. It’s an excellent solution for bookworms who always want access to tons of books on the go in a compact, lightweight form factor. But they can be expensive. If you’ve been holding off on buying one, you’re in luck, because our favorite models …

Amazon has officially kicked off its October Prime Day event. You’ll need to be a Prime member to take advantage of this year’s biggest deals, even if it means just signing up for the free trial. But if you think a Prime membership is only worthwhile during the two-day sale, then you probably haven’t heard …

“Generally speaking, if you’re at an event and the host of that event keeps insisting no one is going to leave, it is time to start worrying,” Meyers said on Monday. Source link

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said that it will be appropriate again for the central bank to reduce rates ‘over time,’ after September’s big half percentage point rate cut, in an interview published by the Financial Times on Tuesday. Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome …

For 22 years, Israeli forces have planned for this moment. But it seems unlikely that they will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in the next round of retaliation, or that they would be successful without American help. Source link

French biotech startup Generare has closed a €5 million seed round (around $5.5 million at current exchange rates) to step up development of what it touts as a highly scalable approach to identifying promising compounds for drug discovery that already exist in nature. It’s focused on sifting for molecules that …

This October’s Prime Big Deal Days event might have a different name, but it promises everything we know and love about the more familiar Amazon Prime Day shopping extravaganza of the summer. You’ll find discounts on everything from everyday essentials to headphones, TVs, and laptops. Our team of shopping gurus …

As Harvard and a top biographer square off, proponents of a middle path see a tangled life in which the superstar of science was, and was not, a true Communist at the same time. Source link

TOKYO (AP) — Shares soared Tuesday in Shanghai as Chinese markets reopened after a weeklong holiday but then gave up a chunk of their initial gains as officials in Beijing outlined details of plans to revive the world’s second-largest economy. The Shanghai Composite index was up 5.5% at 3,519.88 and …