(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were flat to slightly lower on Tuesday as investors awaited labor market data, a day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back against market expectations for outsized interest rate cuts. At an economics conference on Monday, Powell reiterated that the central bank is …

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has acted as attack dog for the Harris campaign, and Senator JD Vance of Ohio has stepped in to explain away former President Donald J. Trump’s incendiary remarks. Source link

On Tuesday night, vice presidential nominees J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will debate one another for the first and only time ahead of the November presidential election. Before becoming an Ohio senator, Vance built his profile as a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir detailing …

Want to feel like a spy? Look at your phone. Did you know you can use it to read and write secret messages? No, you don’t need to download an app like Signal. All you need to do (if you have an iPhone, anyway) is open up your Notes app. Get ready to start …

This peach fuzz removal technique is effective, experts say. But there can be downsides to trying it at home. Source link

A visit to Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch’s compound in the sticks. Source link

It’s a great time to invest in top semiconductor chip stocks. Powerful trends like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, AI-powered smartphones, and electric vehicles (EVs) are driving more demand for chips than ever before. The PHLX Semiconductor Sector index is up 50% over the last 12 months, beating the S&P …

The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain. Source link

A U.K.-based, open-source startup is launching its first commercial product with the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned venture capital firms. Pydantic on Monday launched an observability platform called Logfire, five months after trialing it in open beta, and announced $12.5 million in Series A funding led by …

Is there anything better than a day full of free coffee, deals and giveaways from our favorite coffeehouses? Yes — two days of free coffee, deals and giveaways from our favorite coffeehouses. We just celebrated National Coffee Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, but if you missed out on the special …