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Will Fed chair Powell’s high-profile speech in Wyoming give hints on interest rate cuts?
Just three weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the central bank had kept its key interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight meeting and...
European space tech has data to sell — but where are the buyers?
The European space industry is booming. Yet despite the boom, the industry is struggling to find commercial buyers for arguably its most valuable output: data. At the Living Planet...
5 hacks for helping working parents reduce the mental load
Work emails ping as they come in. A text reminder flashes: Empty bottles are needed for science class tomorrow. The dog’s out of food. A soccer tournament just got...
‘Your Labubu’s Labubu needs a Labubu.’ These 4 items show we might be at peak accessory
Lip balm on your phone case. A backpack on a Stanley. A Labubu for your Labubu. Cute branded accessories are nothing new. For decades, consumers have been enticed by...
A Nord Stream pipeline blast suspect is arrested in Italy
A Ukrainian citizen man suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany has...
Swedish startup unveils Starlink alternative — that Musk can’t switch off
A new pocket-sized Starlink alternative promises secure military communications — safe from interference by billionaire CEOs. The system, named the RU1, was unveiled today by Swedish startup TERASi. It’s...
This trait in leaders makes employees three times more likely to lie
Not long ago, I sat across from a senior leader who proudly described the culture of transparency he believed he had built. “My door is always open,” he said....
A new FDA-approved device could change how Americans lose weight
Small wearable patches that continuously scan your blood and zap numbers to your smartphone are about to be everywhere. Once the sole domain of people with diabetes, glucose monitors...
Target is struggling. CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down in February
Target CEO Brian Cornell, who helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape since the COVID pandemic, plans to...
The next unicorn might not hire anyone
A decade ago, startups often equated success with rapid headcount growth. The formula was simple: build a product, raise a round, hire fast. Bigger teams meant bigger bets. But...
