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Young people are afraid to run for office
The casket for state Rep. Melissa Hortman arrives at the Basilica of St. Mary for her funeral on June 28, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Joshua Lott/Washington Post via Getty Images It’s been...
Illinois congressman presses Polymarket amid scrutiny over election marketing promotions and practices
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is pressing prediction market platform Polymarket for answers about its marketing practices, arguing that paid influencer partnerships may have helped spread election...
CFTC orders Kalshi to restore unwound Michigan prediction market trades
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has directed Kalshi to complete pending trades that the prediction market operator had previously unwound after a Michigan state court order. The move...
Twelve defendants prepare guilty pleas in NBA-related rigged poker fraud case
Federal prosecutors have asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to schedule guilty plea hearings for 12 defendants accused of taking part in an alleged NBA-related scheme that cheated players during...
Starlink’s new V5 home dish is smaller and more energy-efficient
Starlink's latest V5 residential dish doesn't boost data speeds but offers several improvements.
OpenAI’s first device will reportedly be a ‘humanlike’ rechargeable speaker
OpenAI wants its first AI device to feel like the physical manifestation of ChatGPT, Bloomberg says.
Starlink’s V5 dish is now available — here’s how it compares
The smaller Starlink V5 (right) next to the larger V4 dish. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX's latest residential dish - the Starlink V5 - is now available in "select areas." It's notably smaller and lighter...
Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that's changing how Android app stores work in the United States - and that means Google will be...
Nothing’s good-looking Watch 3 Pro smartwatch is just $69
The CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro comes in four different styles. | Image: Nothing While most fitness trackers are losing the screens to keep the price low, the CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro is a bit...
Windows 11’s big patch Tuesday allows you to hold off on updates for longer
Microsoft just released a long list of improvements for Windows 11 as part of its bigger patch Tuesdays, and that includes the ability to pause updates indefinitely, as reported earlier by Windows...