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The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made
The next Xbox, Project Helix, could theoretically have the largest library of any home console. Not only will it play PC games, we now know, courtesy of a leaked memo obtained by The Verge's Tom...
DraftKings faces second class action over Predictions sports event contracts platform claims
DraftKings is being sued in a second proposed class action that claims its Predictions platform operates as an unlicensed sportsbook, with sports bets packaged for customers as financial-style...
Kalshi presses Iowa court to block state sports contract enforcement efforts
Kalshi is asking a federal judge in Iowa to block state officials from enforcing gambling laws against sports event contracts available through its federally regulated prediction market. In a July...
The quiet way Republicans are trying to undo abortion rights again — starting in Kansas
A field organizer places signs on the podium before the pro-choice Kansas for Constitutional Freedom primary election watch party in Overland Park, Kansas, August 2, 2022. | Dave Kaup/AFP via Getty...
Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam?
Earlier this year, a Reddit user had asked members of a skincare-focused subreddit if anyone had tried a specific hypochlorous acid spray, a product often used for acne. There were dozens of...
The simple idea that helped prevent millions of traffic deaths
Road injuries remain the leading cause of death for everyone between the ages of 5 and 29 — ahead of malaria, ahead of war and homicide, ahead of every disease we spend more time worrying about. |...
The one thing Ozempic still can’t fix
GLP-1 drugs promised to usher in a new era of treating obesity as a disease. We could leave behind the anti-fat biases of the past, which blamed obesity on moral failing or personal weakness....
New York Kalshi case exits state court after federal removal move
A New York judge has ended the state-court proceeding against prediction-market operator Kalshi after the company shifted the fight to federal court, leaving Attorney General Letitia James’ request...
Interior reverses Vallejo casino approval after review finds historical connection
The U.S. Department of the Interior has reversed its approval of a proposed Scotts Valley casino in Vallejo, concluding after a 16-month review that the site does not qualify for gaming. The...
Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs
Apple is developing seamless copy-paste between iPhones and Windows PCs, but it's unclear if it will be available outside the EU.