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Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared

Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.

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California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.

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Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump for early release from prison

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison.

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The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees

Some AI chatbots have a surprisingly good handle on breaking news. Others decidedly don’t.

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Week in review: We initiated a position — plus, top gainers and laggards of 2025

Friday marked the end of a lackluster week for stocks and the first trading session of the new year.

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Anthropic’s ‘do more with less’ bet has kept it at the AI frontier, co-founder Amodei tells CNBC

Daniela Amodei and her brother, Dario Amodei, who is Anthropic’s CEO, helped build the very worldview they’re now betting against.

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Nevada man sentenced after stealing $714K from multiple Dotty’s Casino locations

A man from Sun Valley, Nevada, has been given a custodial sentence for embezzling three-quarters of a million dollars from casino locations where he was employed. Thomas Tonar, 61, worked for Nevada’s Dotty’s Casino locations throughout the state, and as … Continue reading

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Three arrested after knife robbery at Bally’s Twin River Casino Hotel

Two women lured a man to a Bally’s Twin River Casino hotel room, where a third assailant robbed the man at knifepoint. The news comes from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department in Massachusetts, which apprehended the three suspects after the … Continue reading

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AI models can develop ‘humanlike’ gambling addiction when given more freedom

A new study looking at AI large language models (LLM) and gambling suggests that the models show the same unhealthy patterns people do, like loss chasing and the illusion of control. The research has been carried out by Seungpil Lee, … Continue reading

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ACMA defends enforcement, rejecting claims of softened action in Sportsbet case

Australia’s communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), has reaffirmed its firm stance on gambling regulation and recent enforcement actions. Public scrutiny of the ACMA arose after it emerged that Sportsbet challenged a 2022 enforcement decision and reportedly … Continue reading

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