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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...
Apple removed a Night mode photo feature from the iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro models have been left in the dark. | Image: The Verge iPhone 17 Pro users have fewer ways to take photographs in low-light conditions compared to those using older iPhone models....
New Jersey judge orders Evolution to produce all ‘necessary’ documents in Black Cube investigation
A New Jersey judge has ordered casino tech company Evolution to produce all necessary documents related to the Black Cube report. Judge John C. Porto of the Atlantic County Law Division has issued...
Proton Sheets joins the company's productivity suite
The latest addition to Proton's workplace suite is a spreadsheet tool called Proton Sheets. It will offer real-time collaboration, and users can control who has access to view and edit files....