Garmin takes swipe at Apple with its ‘months, not days’ Instinct Crossover battery life

Garmin has announced the Garmin Instinct Crossover, a hybrid smartwatch with analog timekeeping designed for “those who appreciate a classic analogue watch experience, but who do not want to compromise essential smartwatch functionality or rugged watch durability.” It’s a Garmin Instinct 2, one of the best Garmin watches, with hands. Hands! The analog timekeeping elements…

Mozilla is offering $35 million to ‘responsible’ startups

Mozilla, creators of the popular Firefox browser, has launched a venture capital fund to finance startups which it deems to be ‘responsible’ in their technological activities. Mozilla Ventures will be reserved for seed and series A startups who meet the company’s ethical criteria, as set out in its Mozilla Manifesto, which looks for tech firms…

10 productivity tips from business owners running multimillion-dollar companies

Lola Tomorrow is the founder and CEO of Faith Figures, a mentorship and consulting business. Lola Tomorrow Whether you’re new to entrepreneurship or a seasoned founder, managing productivity is a key task. Business owners shared their productivity tips and how they structure their days for success. Their tips include setting goals, writing to-do lists, and…

El Salvador says China offered to buy all its foreign debt as the nation looks to avoid default

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Rolan Barrientos/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images China offered to help El Salvador refinance its foreign debt, El Salvador’s Vice President Felix Ulloa told Bloomberg.  But he said El Salvador still needs to tread carefully: “We are not going to sell to the first bidder, we need to see the conditions.” S&P Global Ratings…

The Fed’s path to a soft landing of the economy is a ‘fanciful magic carpet ride’ as its inflation fight is a lose-lose scenario, research firm says

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The Fed’s goals of bringing down prices while avoiding a recession is a “fanciful magic carpet ride,” Ned Davis Research warned. The research firm pointed to the Fed’s delicate balancing act between those goals, calling it a “lose-lose scenario.” Even if the Fed drives the economy…

Some Twitter staff were told to listen to a podcast hosted by 2 of Elon Musk’s advisers for ‘insights’ into mass layoffs, report says

David Sacks and Jason Calacanis are both advising Elon Musk at Twitter. Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch; Samantha Laurey/AFP via Getty Images; Duffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImage Twitter’s health team was instructed to listen to tech podcast “All In,” Platformer reports. In the podcast, Musk advisers David Sacks and Jason Calacanis discussed Silicon Valley layoffs. Staff were told…

US stocks edge higher as investors brace for midterm election results

Voters in Midlothian, Va., hold their ballots as they vote in the Virginia gubernatorial election on November 2, 2021. Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County, a key Richmond suburb that supported Republican Glenn Youngkin over Terry McAuliffe. AP Photo/Steve Helber US stocks moved higher Tuesday as polls opened for the 2022 midterm elections.   Analysts say…

Howard Stern warns of ‘another Civil War’ ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections as he bashes Georgia GOP senate hopeful Herschel Walker

Howard Stern; Herschel Walker. Randy Holmes/Getty Images; Megan Varner/Getty Images Howard Stern warned of “another Civil War” ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. The radio icon made the comments as he bashed Georgia Republican US Senate hopeful Herschel Walker. “I mean, how the fuck could you elect that guy?” Stern said. Radio icon Howard Stern warned…