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- FanDuel Will Soon Allow Stock Betting—As Line Between Wall Street And Sportsbooks Blurs
The popular sports betting app will soon host event-based contracts linked to oil and gas prices, gold, the S&P 500 and more.
- Bitcoin dips ahead of Fed Chair’s remarks at Jackson Hole
The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down almost 5% after notching an all-time high one week ago.
- California Provides Update On Climate Change Reporting, Opens Public Comment
California is drafting regulations to enact climate change reporting starting in 2026. The California Air Resources Board held a public workshop to provide an update.
- China’s DeepSeek quietly releases an open-source rival to GPT-5—optimized for Chinese chips and priced to undercut OpenAI
DeepSeek is forcing the U.S.–China AI rivalry into sharper focus and may put OpenAI on the backfoot following its disappointing GPT-5 launch
- Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump form an unlikely alliance over billions in chipmaker subsidies
Trump has a newfound taste for state involvement in the private sector. It’s a palette Sanders has long enjoyed.
Technology
- After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike
Apple, like other streamers, is facing a difficult economic reality.
- Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes
Brutal treatment may have been part of "public theater of violence" celebrating victory in battle.
- Explaining the Internet’s obsession with Silksong, which (finally) comes out Sept. 4
Hollow Knight fans found strange ways to cope with impatience and anticipation.
- Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating
Despite Trump's backing, states aren't giving Starlink the money it demanded.
- At the top of the market, EV hypercars are a disappearing breed
Seven-figure EV hypercars are struggling to make an emotional connection with buyers.
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