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NFL rejects Brendan Sorsby Supplemental Draft bid as gambling questions persist
The NFL has turned down a request from college quarterback Brendan Sorsby for special eligibility to enter the league through a Supplemental Draft, pointing to both the circumstances of his NCAA...
Meta’s ‘prediction market plans’ draw attention as shares slip
Meta shares traded near $562.20 and fell roughly 5.3% over the past five sessions as investors weighed a report that the company may be developing a standalone prediction market application. The New...
CFTC sues Kentucky over prediction markets amid regulatory battle
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken Kentucky to federal court, accusing the state of overstepping its authority in a growing dispute over prediction markets and event-based...
YouTube settles early test case over social media harm to children
Google has settled a lawsuit with a minor known who claimed that social media platforms harmed them.
Alibaba sues the US government for adding it to list of firms linked to Chinese military
Alibaba is suing the US government to be removed from a blacklist with companies linked to China's People's Liberation Army.
Zohran Mamdani just became a congressional kingmaker
State Rep. Claire Valdez, former New York City comptroller Brad Lander Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during a "Get Out the Vote" rally ahead of a primary election at...
Superhuman has acquired AI authenticity service GPTZero
It's an odd-seeming move for a company selling an AI writing assistant.
The shallow authoritarianism of Trump’s Reflecting Pool
President Donald Trump speaks about proposed renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the Oval Office on June 3, 2026. | Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images What should one make...
The Nex Playground is down to its pre-RAMageddon price during Prime Day
You gotta admit, it looks like fun. | Photo: Sean Hollister / The Verge The Nex Playground is the family-centric, Kinect-like game console that made one Verge editor’s kids laugh, cry, and ask for...
Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you
A new update for Google Home could make it less likely your smart home cameras mistake you for someone else, just because you're facing away from the camera. Starting June 23rd, Google's expanding...