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Tech companies are teaming up to combat scammers
A coalition of Big Tech companies is working on a more comprehensive solution to combat online scams. As first reported by Axios, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match...
PEGI expands video game age ratings to address online gambling interaction risks
Europe’s video game ratings system is preparing a major update that changes how it judges modern games and their online features. Pan European Game Information, better known as PEGI, says it will...
Apple announces the AirPods Max 2 with improved noise cancelation and H2 chip
The AirPods Max 2 are almost here. Apple announced this morning that the first true update to its over-hear phones are up for pre-order on March 25 and will be shipping in early April. They look...
Apple’s $549 AirPods Max 2 add better ANC and live translation
Apple has just announced the AirPods Max 2 with better noise cancellation and sound quality. The second generation of Apple's over-ear headphones starts at $549 and comes equipped with an H2 chip...
Gambling law expert explains California’s crackdown on ‘complicated’ blackjack-style games in cardrooms
“The deal must rotate.” That deceptively simple rule lies at the center of California’s gambling laws, according to top gaming law scholar I. Nelson Rose. But enforcing it has proved far more...
This is not a fly uploaded to a computer
Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual "embodied fly" tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and excited commenters who didn't seem to understand what it was they were excited about....
Honolulu police raid Wahiawa gambling room seize machines and cash
Police in Honolulu say officers shut down a suspected gambling room in Wahiawa after serving a search warrant that uncovered machines and cash inside the property. Investigators moved in on the...
Firefly is getting rebooted as an animated series
Firefly aired for just one season in 2002 before Fox canceled it. In the 24 years since, the sci-fi show has skyrocketed in popularity and now fans are finally getting more. Nathan Fillion has...
Penn Entertainment sets June opening for Hollywood Casino Columbus hotel debut
Pwnn Entertainment says guests will soon be able to book stays at a long-awaited hotel addition rising next to Hollywood Casino Columbus, a project the company hopes will transform the property into...
The best financial advice I ever received
Taxes can cause a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety, particularly if you were hit with hefty tax bills in the past. | Getty Images/iStockphoto If you tend to sob every tax season while...