Senators demand crackdown on wildfire “prediction markets”
Several US senators have written a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), inquiring about the agency’s “plans to crack down on prediction markets”
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Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back
The Trump administration said it will reinstate a broadband grant program to comply with a court ruling that prevented it from fully ignoring the Digital
Cracken opens self-serve access to its AI-powered offensive cybersecurity platform
Cracken, a San Francisco-based applied AI lab focused on offensive cybersecurity, has launched a self-serve version of its proactive security platform. Enterprise security teams and
Microsoft tells employees to stop tokenmaxxing, sets division-level AI budgets
Microsoft executive vice president Jay Parikh has told employees in an internal email that the company needs to rein in its AI token consumption, writing
In Lawsuit, NJ Accuses Amazon of Suppressing Pay for Delivery Drivers
The state attorney general said in an antitrust lawsuit filed on Tuesday that the company was abusing its market power to keep its delivery costs
Man’s Claim That Brakes Failed on Jaguar Was Scam to Avoid Car Payments, Court Rules
Nathan Owen called the police, saying he was trapped in a runaway car. A judge determined it was a lie and sentenced him to more
OpenAI took the Apple lawsuit public and posted the receipts. Apple doubled down the same day.
The legal fight between Apple and OpenAI turned public and personal this week. OpenAI published a blog post titled “Apple is getting this wrong,” airing
EVgo is putting 500 new fast chargers in the parking lots of American shopping centres
EVgo is expanding its partnership with Brixmor Property Group to install more than 500 new DC fast charging stalls in the parking lots of shopping
‘Apple is one of the greatest companies of all time,’ says OpenAI
In an open letter, OpenAI this week turned to the court of public opinion in its existential war against Apple with a public notice in which the company
AI agents get better at IT ops, but only with humans in the loop
AI agents are performing roughly 1 in 3 actions in enterprise IT workflows (but that share is rising quickly), while human analysts are rejecting about
A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday
Ex-Nubank team raises $85m for Decade, an AI wealth adviser promising “a generation of millionaires”
Two former Nubank executives have raised $85m to build an AI wealth adviser in Brazil. Their backers call it the largest seed round in Latin
Bending Spoons is buying Airtable for $1.285bn: “We’re committed for the long run”
Bending Spoons has agreed to buy Airtable for $1.285bn. Its chief executive is selling the deal as a long-term bet. “Airtable is a pioneering brand
2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport: The cheap car isn’t completely extinct yet
As so many career counselors and lifestyle coaches have explained, first impressions matter. A bad one can set the tone for an entire relationship, whether