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Monthly Archives: August 2025
YC-backed Garage raises $13.5M to help firefighters buy equipment
Garage is a marketplace that sells specialized equipment commonly used in local governments and public safety.
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Human rights regulator criticises Met’s use of facial recognition cameras
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says it believes the Met’s use of the tech is unlawful.
Chinese Communist Party punishes five Hubei officials for gambling and improper card playing
Discipline authorities in Hubei say they have uncovered five cases of party members and public employees getting caught up in gambling or playing cards for money. Officials warned that this kind of behavior hurts discipline and damages public trust. In … Continue reading
Three-quarters of British punters say betting is part of the culture, new poll finds
A new poll has found that a huge 74% of regular punters believe betting is a distinctive part of British culture. The YouGov poll for the standards body, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), comes as the UK is facing … Continue reading
Robinhood launches pro and college football prediction markets on its app
Robinhood has this week (August 19) announced the launch of pro and college football prediction markets through the app. Customers will now be able to trade on the outcomes of the most popular pro and college football games, including all … Continue reading
Wasim Akram and Ducky Bhai face legal trouble over gambling endorsements
A complaint has been filed against former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram for allegedly endorsing and being associated with an online “gambling and betting” platform connected to sports, according to local reports. The Press Trust of India said that a man … Continue reading
Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts
Built using AI technology from Baidu and DeepSeek, the virtual livestreamers sell everything from wet wipes to printers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Finally, Notion now works without an internet connection
For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn’t get much done offline because of its cloud-first architecture. The company has finally solved that problem, adding support for an offline mode to its apps.
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Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”
AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It Has Already Arrived
An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition?