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Illinois formally recognizes gambling disorder as behavioral health condition under law
Illinois has officially added gambling disorder to its behavioral health framework after Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2749 into law on July 24, 2026. The measure is now Public Act...
Logitech’s handheld plans are on ice — don’t expect a G Cloud 2 soon
Logitech's new gaming boss, Robin Piispanen, tells me he likes the idea of gaming handhelds. "It's such a charming value proposition," he says, as we sip iced vanilla lattes at my local cafe. But...
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents
Perplexity has expanded its agentic Personal Computer tool to Windows, allowing computers running the world's most popular OS to be used as a locally run AI system. Like the Mac version that...
Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ program to lease new devices
This image shows which Apple devices are included in its new leasing program. | Image: Apple Apple has officially introduced "Apple Upgrade," a new leasing program that aims to make it easier to get...
Vox launches The Midterms, Actually, a new weekly newsletter from Astead W. Herndon
Today, Vox is launching The Midterms, Actually, a new weekly newsletter from Astead W. Herndon examining the big ideas and key people behind the political shifts shaping the 2026 elections — and...
Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget
Over the last few months, I've spent a lot of time talking to my computer. One underrated feature of the LLM revolution has been a remarkable leap in all kinds of dictation technology - even the...
It’s not the left rising. It’s the center falling.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. | Sarah Rice/Getty Images Welcome to the first edition of The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one...
Former Senator Dodd challenges CFTC prediction markets proposal citing congressional intent
Former U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd is pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to abandon a proposed rule on prediction markets, saying it would depart from what Congress intended when it...
Hugging Face reportedly plagued with AI models generating adult deepfakes
Researchers investigating Hugging Face found the majority of its models would generate non-consensual deepfakes.
Federal court blocks Minnesota prediction market ban pending Kalshi’s legal challenge
Kalshi has welcomed a federal court decision granting a preliminary injunction that stops Minnesota from enforcing its new prediction market law while the legal challenge continues. The ruling keeps...