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Michigan regulator issues cease-and-desist letters to 12 offshore gambling operators
A total of 12 offshore gambling operators have received cease-and-desist letters from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) following investigations carried out by the regulator. The MGCB states...
Yahoo is using AI to recap football games in real time
It's about to be week 14 of the NFL season, and stakes and storylines abound across the league. In a new section of the Yahoo Sports app, Yahoo is hoping it can use AI to capture them all...
Antigravity A1 drone review: FPV flying unlike anything else
The Antigravity A1 is what happens when Insta360’s 360-degree cameras are given wings and flying feels like a video game. Spinning out as its own brand, Antigravity’s debut drone is a big swing: a...
Connecticut orders Kalshi, Robinhood, and Crypto.com to halt unlicensed sports wagering
Connecticut Consumer Protection has issued cease-and-desist orders to three prediction markets for allegedly offering unlicensed online gambling. The Department of Consumer Protection Gaming...
UK fines porn company £1 million for weak age checks
The UK has fined a porn operator called AVS Group £1 million ($1.33 million) for failing to have strong enough age checks, regulator Ofcom announced. The company which was also hit with an...
Kids are missing out on one of their best chances at learning
This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. At about 10 am local time on school playgrounds across the United...
The EU is probing Meta over WhatsApp’s AI chatbot restrictions
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Meta over antitrust concerns with AI restrictions in WhatsApp. The probe aims to “prevent any possible irreparable harm to competition in...
The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained
In a 2019 opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch seemed to call for a wholesale rethinking of the Supreme Court’s approach to excessive punishments. | Melina Mara/Getty Images Nearly a quarter century ago,...
Betfred hit with $1.1M fine by the Gambling Commission
Betfred have been hit with an £825,000 ($1.1 million) fine by the Gambling Commission due to money laundering and social responsibility failures. The operator, owned by Done Brothers (Cash Betting)...
Get ready for an AI country music explosion
When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers...