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Wordle’s creator is back with a game that aims to ease players into cryptic crosswords
A few years after selling Wordle to the New York Times, creator Josh Wardle has returned with a new word game - albeit one that's quite a bit trickier. Wardle and a team of collaborators have just...
Inspired Entertainment extends bet365 virtual sports partnership ahead of World Cup
Inspired Entertainment and bet365 are continuing a long-running collaboration around virtual sports, with both companies agreeing to a new multi-year extension that focuses on expanding betting...
X says it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 over spam and manipulation
X has told UK’s MPs or Members of Parliament that it suspended 800 million accounts to combat state-backed campaigns on the website, according to The Guardian. Wifredo Fernández, X’s head of global...
These reforms could transform criminal justice for people — and they cost almost nothing
The United States is in the middle of one of the most dramatic crime declines in its history — and almost no one seems to know it. (Unless, of course, you read this newsletter.) FBI data shows...
Shark’s ChillPill puts a mister, fan and cold-plate in one portable package
Shark has been making some intriguing devices lately, and its newest offering is one I’m personally very excited about. The company has just announced the ChillPill — a gadget it’s describing as a...
These reforms could transform criminal justice for people — and they cost almost nothing
The United States is in the middle of one of the most dramatic crime declines in its history — and almost no one seems to know it. (Unless, of course, you read this newsletter.) FBI data shows...
Ohio federal judge rejects Kalshi injunction over sports event prediction markets dispute
A federal judge in Ohio has denied prediction-market exchange Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked state regulators from enforcing Ohio’s sports-gambling laws...
You can now use ChatGPT to open Shazam instead of… just opening Shazam
Shazam is now available within ChatGPT, if you don’t want to launch the music discovery app on your phone for, well, reasons. You will have to link the Shazam app with the chatbot first from its...
MLS issues lifetime bans to two former players over betting scandal
Major League Soccer has permanently banned two former players after investigators concluded they gambled on league matches and passed along insider details to other bettors. The league announced...
FAA opens up real world testing for air taxi startups
US regulators have approved eight pilot programs across 26 states that will allow Archer, Joby and other eVTOL companies to finally start testing aircraft this summer, according to a US Department...