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Belgium’s Gambling Commission pushes regulatory reform in annual report

Belgium’s Gambling Commission (Kansspelcommissie) has used the publication of its annual report as a springboard to push for regulatory reform. Commission president Magali Clavie opened the Kansspelcommissie’s report with a letter that underlines the need for regulatory reform in the … Continue reading

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Playtech denies Evolution Black Cube report claims as stock price plummets

Evolution says it has found out during the discovery process that Playtech Software Limited, which is part of Playtech Plc, was the one who hired the Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube. They reportedly had Black Cube put together and … Continue reading

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Safer gambling messages could increase gamblers’ use of protective tools

A new study shows that safer gambling messages could increase user intentions to use protective gambling tools. Research from the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT), which was originally set up in 2010 within the UK Cabinet Office, revealed that safer gambling … Continue reading

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Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided

Netflix is using AI for special effects and pre-production, but CEO Ted Sarandos that Netflix “not worried about AI replacing creativity.”

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Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation

As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn.

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Meta partners with Blue Owl Capital on $27 billion AI data center project

Meta on Tuesday said it formed a $27-billion joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital to fund and develop the Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana.

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CNBC exclusive: First look at Shield AI’s new AI-piloted military fighter drone

Shield AI has developed X-Bat, an unmanned, AI-piloted fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.

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Are we in an AI bubble? Here’s what analysts and experts are saying

The euphoria is drawing comparisons to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s and the 2008 financial crisis.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s annual pay jumps to $96.5 million

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is getting a major bump in his compensation, thanks to a steep rally in the company’s stock price.

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Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta

Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction. Backed by Sequoia and Spark, the company also launched an invite-only iOS beta to preview its conversational AI.

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