Walz will likely try to needle Vance, as Harris did successfully in her debate with Trump.
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will face off next week in the only scheduled U.S. vice presidential debate, a chance for each man to reinforce his running mate’s message to voters just weeks before the November 5 election.
The complaint says Visa penalizes merchants and banks who don’t use its own payment-processing tech to process debit transactions.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.
From law enforcement to deepfakes, there are many AI uses to think about for the future.
I’ve worked in AI for 13 years and I’ve encountered a lot of people worried about it. In my opinion, they are worried about the wrong thing. But their worries generally fall into two categories:
Spiced Coke might not have worked out, but the soda company says it has other plans to convert young consumers back from seltzer water and energy drinks.
It turns out Spiced Coke is not It.
You can make this change for non-environmental and noneconomic reasons.
The vast majority of new energy capacity installed in the United States this year will be sustainable, primarily solar and storage. This is not a surprise given the low cost of installing new equipment relative to non-sustainable sources—as well as the environmental imperative that sometimes results in climate policy favorable to renewables.
People are going viral for either showing their collection of removable zippers or mourning their now-zipperless backpacks.
Teenagers have found a new way to amuse themselves: Stealing people’s backpack zippers. Not just any zippers, specifically Nike Elite backpack zippers. Why? You’ll have to ask a teenage boy that one.
"As her partner, I wanted to give her the best experience she possibly could, and knowing that that's not the case, it really did break my heart," said DWTS dancer Ezra Sosa.
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The new modular jackets feature a “reinvention of the button.” | Image: Moncler
You can now preorder these modular jackets designed by Jony Ive. The new product from Apple’s former chief design officer is a collaboration between his design company, LoveFrom, and the French fashion brand Moncler. Pieces in the LoveFrom, Moncler collection start at $2,440 for the parka, $2,575 for the field jacket, and $3,115 for the down jacket. The dashing orange poncho doesn’t appear to be...
An early prototype of the Super5 OLED Switch Lite upgrade kit. | Screenshot: YouTube
Retro Remake has announced that its Switch Lite OLED screen upgrade kits will be available for sale on September 26th at 10PM ET and will start at $49.99. The Super5 OLED kits come with everything needed for the upgrade, including tools like screwdrivers. And unlike many mods, they don’t require soldering or modifications to be made to the Switch Lite’s shell to fit extra components in.
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The Daily, The Ezra Klein Show, Hard Fork, and Modern Love are some of The New York Times’ most popular podcasts — and next month, only the most recent two or three episodes of each show will be free of charge. The Times announced today that it’ll now offer a podcast subscription service through Spotify and Apple for $6 a month, or $50 per year, but it’s also erecting a paywall for all archived episodes.
While The New York Times says “the most...
Amazon's Big Deal Days is still a few weeks away, with the official start date happening on Tuesday, Oct. 8. But if you're in the mood for some early savings, Amazon is happy to oblige. In addition to spotting plenty of kitchen deals already, we've seen some nice discounts on Instant Pot kitchen appliances. Here are some of our favorites if your kitchen appliances could use an upgrade.
Early October Prime Day deals on Instant Pot ...Check out the best Lego deals at Target through Sept. 28: BEST OVERALL DEAL Lego Icons Atari 2600 video game console set $159.99 at Target (save $40) ...
TikTok parent company ByteDance is pulling the plug on TikTok Music, its short-lived music streaming service, by November. Launched just over a year ago in July 2023, the platform debuted in Indonesia and Brazil as part of the company's effort to expand its TikTok empire into music streaming.
SEE ALSO: No more TikTok FYP? California social media bill could totally reshape kids' online world"We will be closing TikTok Music at the end of November...
Microsoft is bringing Apple's "Handoff" functionality to Windows 11 with a new feature called…Hand Off.
X user @techosarusrex first posted a screenshot of the "Hand Off" feature toggle in the Settings of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 which was released late last week.
Tweet may have been deletedWhat does "Hand Off" do? Well, Mac users will be very familiar with this feature because it already exists with Apple's similarly-named "Handoff"...
The blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term revives familiar Republican plans to weaken unions and undermine employee protections.
In late August, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance told a crowd of union firefighters that he and his running mate, Donald Trump, are “the most pro-worker Republican ticket in history.” Trump has long claimed to champion working Americans, and Vance even walked a picket line. The Republican Party appeared to try to cozy up further to...
OpenAI says it’s also added five new voices to the talking chatbot.
OpenAI announced on Tuesday it will begin gradually rolling out its Advanced Voice Mode to anybody with a ChatGPT Plus or Teams subscription.
"He's the worst thing that ever happened to the United States. His cruelty knows no bounds."
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Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power.
The brand has released its first two-wheeled motorcycles in nearly 40 years. They're all-electric, have a devilishly clever new regen braking system, and a trick up their sleeve.
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Our Power Rankings after Week 3 of the regular season.
With three weeks of the NFL season in the books we have a new set of power rankings with some pretty major shifts.
To explain our methodology our NFL writers ranked the teams from 1-to-32, and then the scores were averaged out. Ties were settled by the highest average ranking among the teams.
Let’s dive into the biggest risers and fallers in Week 3.
Biggest winner: Minnesota Vikings...