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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be naming his pick Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair.Speaking at the premiere for “Melania,” the film about first lady Melania Trump, the president said the five-month odyssey of finding his pick to succeed current Chair Jerome Powell is about to end.”I’ll be announcing the Fed chair tomorrow morning,” Trump said. Asked if he had actually settled on a choice, he replied, “I do, I better, otherwise…

Okay, we’re so back (sort of), because the latest episode of The Pitt absolutely flew by. If Season 2 has largely paled in comparison to its predecessor, I am overjoyed to report that the season’s seemed to find its footing with Episode 4.And so, without further ado, please find (quite literally) every thought I had about Season 2, Episode 4 of The Pitt.God, this shift is only four hours old?And they’re already…betting on whatever the hell is wrong at Westbridge?Al-Hashimi getting in on the fun, I love it.Did Langdon’s eyes get bluer?Huckleberry, confirmed astrology girlie!And he learned his zodiac ways…

Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of software for selling life insurance, debuted on the Nasdaq on Thursday. As one of the year’s first major tech IPOs, the insurtech platform is being closely watched as a bellwether for the 2026 listing cycle. The company and its selling shareholders raised approximately $200 million in the offering, selling 10.5 million shares at $19 each under the ticker symbol “LIFE” — one of the more on-the-nose choices in recent memory. The name fits. Ethos runs a three-sided platform where consumers buy policies online in 10 minutes without medical exams. It says over 10,000…

Jan 29, 2026, 09:17 PM ETMELBOURNE, Australia — It’s men’s semifinal day at the Australian Open and we’ll soon learn who will be facing off on Sunday evening for the men’s title. In the first semifinal, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz takes on third-seed Alexander Zverev. Later, reigning champion Jannik Sinner battles 10-time winner at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedYesterday, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka booked her place in the women’s final for the fourth consecutive year. She will square off with fifth-seed Elena Rybakina for the silverware, in a repeat of the 2023 Australian Open final.The debate surrounding player privacy…

There’s never a shortage of weird tech debuting at CES every year. A new company called Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter, or TDM, announced a peculiar pair of headphones at the show earlier this month with a feature no one has tried before. The Neo headphones can be rolled up like a hedgehog which turns them into a compact Bluetooth speaker for those times when you want to share a real banger with those around you. They were expected to launch through a Kickstarter slated for this month, but TDM now says the crowdfunding campaign will officially open on February 10th, 2026.Pricing…

Darren Aronofsky used to be a director who made interesting, if sometimes polarizing, films like Black Swan, Mother!, Noah, and The Wrestler. But it seems like a safe bet that people won’t need to debate whether Aronofsky’s new project is any good. Because anyone with eyes can see that it looks like low-effort AI slop. To put it another way, it looks like absolute dogshit. Aronofsky is producing a new short-form series with his AI production company Primordial Soup titled “On This Day… 1776,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. The series uses tech from Google DeepMind to create short videos…

The Atlanta Falcons added to their revamped front office, hiring Ian Cunningham as their new general manager on Thursday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports.Cunningham, 40, previously interviewed for the Falcons’ president of football position. With his experience in college scouting and player personnel, his responsibilities alongside Matt Ryan, who was hired in that president role, and new head coach Kevin Stefanski, seem apparent.Advertisement[Get more Falcons news: Atlanta team feed]That background in player personnel likely gave Cunningham the edge over Houston Texans assistant GM James Liipfert, with whom the Falcons also conducted a second interview.For the past three years, Cunningham has…

In today’s episode, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer are joined by Tim Marchman, WIRED’s director of science, politics, and security, to discuss the news of the week—including how far-right influencers spread misinformation in Minneapolis, and why TikTok’s US version is off to a rocky start. Plus, we dive into why some people are currently obsessed with the AI assistant Moltbot.Articles mentioned in this episode:You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, and Tim Marchman on Bluesky at @timmarchman. Write to us at uncannyvalley@wired.com.How to ListenYou can always listen to this week’s podcast…

Apple reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday that surpassed expectations, with revenue soaring 16% on an annual basis.  Shares of the company were up more than 1% in extended trading. Here are the results versus what Wall Street was expecting, according to LSEG consensus estimates for the quarter ending in December: EPS: $2.84 vs. $2.67 estimated Revenue: $143.76 billion vs. $138.48 billion estimated Here is how Apple performed versus LSEG consensus estimates:  iPhone revenue: $85.27 billion vs. $78.65 billion estimatedMac revenue: $8.39 billion vs. $8.95 billion estimated iPad revenue: $8.60 billion vs. $8.13 billion estimated Wearables, Home and Accessories revenue: $11.49 billion vs. $12.04 billion estimated Services revenue: $30.01 billion vs. $30.07 billion estimatedGross margin: 48.2% vs. 47.5% estimated Finance chief Kevan Parekh said that Apple expects revenue this quarter to rise between 13% and 16% on an annual basis, which would be equivalent to between $107.8 billion and $110.66 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG…

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.Over the past few months, I’ve been searching for the best way to make scrambled eggs. I’ve tried everything from Chrissy Teigen’s low and slow method to Oprah Winfrey’s secret tip for melting in truffle cheese. While all these techniques are delicious, there’s one problem: They take too long. With my busy mornings, I typically need a quicker solution. So when I came across a genius trick on social media that guarantees scrambled eggs on…