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Jannik Sinner facing the Drake Curse after $330k US Open bet
Jannik Sinner’s prospects of further success at the US Open appear to be under threat from the ‘Drake Curse’ after the rapper posted on social media to reveal his latest big money punt. Drake has...
PayPal and Venmo users get a free year of Perplexity Pro and early access to its AI browser
Perplexity, the NVIDIA- and Bezos-backed AI company, is partnering with PayPal to get its Comet browser in front of millions of the financial tech giant's users. The deal will see PayPal and...
Netflix adds Twitch-like clipping function, complete with an editor
Netflix has upgraded its Moments feature for the mobile app. It already lets users save iconic scenes, but now there's a simple editor to bring it in line with something like Twitch's...
The right debates just how weird their authoritarianism should be
From left, Patrick Deneen, Curtis Yarvin, Johnny Burtka, Chris Rufo, and Christopher Caldwell. What happens when you put four of the Trump right’s leading intellectuals together in a room? You see...
Samsung announces a pair of flashy new party speakers
It’s shaping up to be a good week for people who like enormous party speakers. Hot on the heels of JBL’s PartyBox 720 comes Samsung’s latest Sound Tower. The two new models are the ST50F and the...
The Paper doesn’t hit its stride until it’s out of the office
When NBC's adaptation of The Office first debuted in 2005, the series was panned for being a pale and uninspired imitation of its English predecessor. It took an entire season for showrunner Greg...
Google’s best-ever 4K streamer is within $1 of its lowest price
Google’s TV Streamer 4K is on sale for $79.99 ($20 off). It’s rare to find a gadget that can handle two totally separate tasks very well, but Google’s TV Streamer 4K pulls it off. The 4K set top box...
FanDuel launches Bet Protect program to spare bettors from early injury impact
FanDuel has launched its Bet Protect program, allowing users to stay in the NFL game in the event of an early injury to a player. Customers are now in line to receive bonus bets in return for an...
European court rules in favor of the latest US and EU data transfer framework
Europe’s second-highest court has dismissed a challenge against a data transfer pact between the European Union and the US. "On the date of adoption of the contested decision, the United States...
Unibet hit with $500k fine for offering bets on prohibited markets
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has taken action against Optdeck Service, the Dutch operator of the prominent Unibet brand, with a €450,000 ($524,160) fine. Owned by France’s FDJ, Unibet’s domain in...