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salon.com - Jelinda Montes - These states are fighting prediction markets. The Trump admin is furious
These states are fighting prediction markets. The Trump admin is furious
Salon.com

Many states are trying to crack down on the newest frontier in the financial wild west: prediction markets. Although best known as places for betting on sports, which the Supreme Court ruled is legal during President Donald Trump's first term…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - CFTC Officials Who Questioned Prediction Markets Were Suspended: NYT
CFTC Officials Who Questioned Prediction Markets Were Suspended: NYT
The New York Ledger

Senior officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who raised concerns about prediction market companies were suspended, investigated and eventually pushed out of the agency. According to a New York Times investigation published Sunday…

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India's rooftop solar market draws major VC interest
SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India's rooftop solar market draws major VC interest
TechCrunch

SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup that helps households and housing societies adopt solar power, is in advanced talks to raise fresh capital after securing India's largest solar venture investment in December 2024, TechCrunch has…

afr.com - Patrick Temple-West, Josh Gabert-Doyon - Real stars of the 'steroid Olympics' are the drugs
Real stars of the 'steroid Olympics' are the drugs
Australian Financial Review

New York/London | As athletes gather in Las Vegas on Sunday (Monday AEST) for the inaugural “steroid Olympics” backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump jnr, drugmakers are scrambling to promote a new generation of performance-enhancing…

siliconrepublic.com - Suhasini Srinivasaragavan - VC funding in Irish SMEs falls 58pc in Q1, IVCA finds
VC funding in Irish SMEs falls 58pc in Q1, IVCA finds
Silicon Republic

Notable rounds this past quarter include Neurent Medical, Aerska, Evervault, Circuit and XFuel. VC funding into Irish SMEs fell 58pc to €221.7m in first quarter of this year, finds Irish Venture Capital Association's (IVCA) quarterly Venture…

forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - AI Automation Creates More Expert Work Not Less
AI Automation Creates More Expert Work Not Less
Forbes

JINHUA, CHINA - MAY 13: An employee works on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at an intelligent factory of Zero Run on May 13, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Shi Bufa/VCG via Getty Images) Every company racing to…

dailystar.co.uk - Adam Cailler - TG Jones owner to buy high street brand as future of 80 stores hangs in balance
TG Jones owner to buy high street brand as future of 80 stores hangs in balance
Daily Star

Modella Capital is on the verge of acquiring Flying Tiger Copenhagen in the private equity firm's latest raid on the British high street. The private equity firm is nearing an agreement with Danske Bank and Nordea, the owners of Flying Tiger, with…

smh.com.au - Kristy Johnson - Seek co-founder to find new owner for $11 million Sydney residence
Seek co-founder to find new owner for $11 million Sydney residence
The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Bassat, the co-founder of Seek, and his wife, Sharon, have put their stunning Sydney home on the market with a price guide of $11 million. The couple purchased the two-storey designer residence for $10.25 million in 2022 from Christian…

taipeitimes.com - 台北時報 - The AI boom is rewarding Stanford's worst instincts
The AI boom is rewarding Stanford's worst instincts
Taipei Times

By Parmy Olson / Bloomberg Opinion Earlier this month, an engineer at the leading AI lab Anthropic visited Stanford University to give a visiting lecture to roughly 100 computer science students. They were weeks away from graduation and worried…

express.co.uk - Alycia McNamara - Surprising non-royal jobs Meghan Markle, Princess Kate and Princess Beatrice had
Surprising non-royal jobs Meghan Markle, Princess Kate and Princess Beatrice had
Daily Express

Princess Catherine had a job while she was a student Members of the Royal Family may be accustomed to a highly privileged lifestyle, but some of them also have to work hard to bring home the bacon. When it comes to being a member of the Royal…

benzinga.com - Chris Katje - Ashton Kutcher Invested In OpenAI Early: $30 Million Bet Could Be Worth Billions At $1.5 Trillion IPO - A
Ashton Kutcher Invested In OpenAI Early: $30 Million Bet Could Be Worth Billions At $1.5 Trillion IPO - A
Benzinga

Valued at $852 billion in a March $122 billion funding round, OpenAI could become worth even more if the company goes public. Prediction market Polymarket shows that users are predicting a valuation of $1 trillion or more with 15% predicting a…

memeburn.com - Staff Reporter - Polymarket Partnered With Nasdaq: Can Bet Stock Before Launch
Polymarket Partnered With Nasdaq: Can Bet Stock Before Launch
Memeburn - Internet+Culture

Polymarket just opened a new kind of bet. You can now stake real money on what OpenAI, Anthropic, or SpaceX are worth — no stock market access needed. Prediction markets are platforms where traders buy contracts tied to real-world events.

theamericanreporter.com - Jennifer Ross - Founder of Dovetail Software Responds to Australia's CGT Overhaul
Founder of Dovetail Software Responds to Australia's CGT Overhaul
The American Reporter

An engineer evaluating a startup offer in 2027 will be doing the same mental arithmetic as every engineer before them: meaningful equity upside in exchange for the chance to build something significant. The 2026 Federal Budget just changed what…

okmagazine.com - Angilene Gacute - What Is Adrian Grenier Up to Now? Inside His Family Life After 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Snub
What Is Adrian Grenier Up to Now? Inside His Family Life After 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Snub
OK Magazine

Article continues below advertisement Adrian Grenier traded Hollywood glamour for a quieter, more peaceful life in the Lone Star State. After spending years in the spotlight, The Devil Wears Prada star relocated to a farm in Texas. He purchased a…

walesonline.co.uk - Sion Barry - A new Welsh Development Agency set to be created by Plaid government
A new Welsh Development Agency set to be created by Plaid government
Wales Online

Wales' new Plaid Cymru government will create a new Welsh Development Agency (WDA) with a new name, the nation's new economy minister Adam Price has said. The original agency was responsible for bringing an estimated £12bn investment into…

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