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Coinbase CEO pokes fun at prediction markets, but exposes a serious issue

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has exposed a potentially serious prediction markets issue through a lighthearted side. Armstrong closed Coinbase’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday (October 30) with a quickfire list of buzzwords: “Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, staking and Web3.” Rather than … Continue reading

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Google takes aim at sweepstakes games, removing ‘social’ classification

Google has reclassified sweepstakes casino games from being social games, resulting in new mandatory rules. Sweepstakes casinos are no longer deemed as “social games” by the tech giant, leading to strict new guidelines that must be followed by operators. While … Continue reading

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Turkish league football referee scandal sees over hundred officials suspended

Turkey’s Professional Football Disciplinary Board has issued months-long bans to more than a hundred referees and assistant referees after an internal investigation into betting by the Turkish Football Federation. The decisions were made at the board’s meeting on Friday (October … Continue reading

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You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps.

Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.

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Facebook Dating Has Become a Surprise Hit for the Social Network

Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.

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Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.

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OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon

After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.

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Everyone Hates ‘Friend,’ the A.I. Necklace. But the A.I. Isn’t the Problem.

A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.

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OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal  

OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.  

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OpenAI signs $38 billion compute deal with Amazon, partnering with cloud leader for first time

OpenAI will immediately begin tapping Nvidia’s AI processors using infrastructure from Amazon Web Services.

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