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Star Sydney’s casino licence suspension extended for another six months

The Australian capital’s Star Sydney casino has had its license suspension extended for another six months. The NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) has extended the suspension of the Star Sydney’s casino licence for another six months, after a similar extension … Continue reading

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Brightstar Lottery warns over 500 Connecticut residents could be affected by data breach

Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection has shared a warning from Brightstar that more than 500 residents are affected by a data breach. Brightstar Lottery Group, also known as IGT, has notified nearly 550 Connecticut residents that their information has been … Continue reading

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William Hill breached gambling promotion regulations, says UK watchdog

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that William Hill breached consumer protection regulations with a recent promotion. The ASA has ruled that UK betting shop chain William Hill has breached regulations that protect consumers by encouraging ‘irresponsible’ gambling practices … Continue reading

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India’s Telangana cracks down on online betting with six simultaneous raids

India’s crackdown on illegal online betting continues with six simultaneous raids across the Telangana region. Indian authorities set the tone for their attitude towards online gambling, which is illegal in the country, with a watchdog warning back in March before … Continue reading

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Missouri Powerball winner says winning is “the best problem he’s ever had”

The historic Missouri Powerball winner has spoken to the press for the first time, although he is still keeping his anonymity. After winning a massive $1.78 billion jackpot in the second-largest Powerball win ever, the lucky player has now spoken … Continue reading

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A Former Apple Luminary Sets Out to Create the Ultimate GPU Software

Demand for AI chips is booming—and so is the need for software to run them. Chris Lattner’s startup Modular just raised $250 million to build the best developer tools for AI hardware.

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Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, will test features to help users control their feeds

As Instagram celebrates the 3 billion milestone, it also plans to roll out features that help users control what content is algorithmically recommended to them.

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Oracle is reportedly looking to raise $15B in corporate bond sale

This news comes just a few weeks after Oracle allegedly inked a $300 billion compute deal with OpenAI that surprised the market.

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Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users

Meta said that Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users.

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Waymo is getting into the corporate travel business

One of Waymo’s first enterprise customers is Carvana.

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