Consumers spent more on mobile apps than games in 2025, driven by AI app adoption

Consumers spent more money in mobile apps than games in 2025, driven by AI app adoption.

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Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health—and Zuckerberg’s Harvard Past—From Child Safety Trial

The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation.

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Google’s New Tool Makes Ditching Safari for Chrome Easy

iPhone users can finally move their entire browsing life directly on their phone without the technical headaches that kept millions locked into Safari.
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Chinese tech giants enter the ‘agentic commerce’ race as AI reshapes super apps

China’s tech giants are jostling to gain an edge in the AI race, as firms seek to develop models capable of coordinating and performing functions across sites.

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Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Unchecked AI Use in UK Finance

UK MPs warn regulators’ hands-off stance on AI in finance risks consumer harm, fraud, and systemic shocks as adoption outpaces oversight.
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AI Is Reshaping Payroll in APAC: What It Actually Changes

AI is reshaping payroll in APAC by spotting errors early, validating inputs, and reducing compliance risk across fast-changing laws and workforces.
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Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit

Snap is still a defendant in similar cases related to social media addiction.

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Deutsche Bank declares ‘the honeymoon is over for AI’ —‎ here’s why

2026 will be its hardest year yet for artificial intelligence, according to analysts at the investment bank.

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Amagi slides in India debut, as cloud TV software firm tests investor appetite

Amagi shares debuted at a 12% discount, offering an early read on investor demand for a rare type of tech listing in India.

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Robinhood introduces Custom Combos, replacing parlays with fixed-odds sports contracts

Robinhood has launched a new custom sports betting offering called “Custom Combos,” which allows multiple selections to be added to a single fixed-odds contract.
The terminology of the custom contract is a noticeable move away from the traditional term “parlay” as the predictions provider makes an effort to distance itself from the sports betting staple.
Robinhood launches Custom Combos
As we reported, Robinhood snapped up 90% of MIAX Derivatives Exchange to grow its prediction market offering and to include more diversity into sports contracts.
This seems like the perfect dovetail into the new Custom Contracts, which allow multiple picks across a series of sporting events.
The company posted the news to X, saying, “Stack your picks with Pro Football combos. Multi-leg contracts are here. Combine multiple predictions—winner, totals, and player performance into one custom contract.”

Stack your picks with Pro Football combos.
Multi-leg contracts are here. Combine multiple predictions—winner, totals, and player performance into one custom contract. https://t.co/ekr1S4I4jN pic.twitter.com/pVIbcvWA4z
— Robinhood (@RobinhoodApp) January 16, 2026

The new feature will be coming to contracts in professional football, where statistics for the company show it is the busiest and liquidity is highest, but Robinhood has hinted that the format could expand to additional sports and event categories over time.
Robinhood facing sporting shutdown in Nevada
Despite launching the new feature, Robinhood has been feeling the strain of regulatory pressure in some states, such as Nevada.
As ReadWrite reported, the brand was instructed and has agreed to “cease offering new sports-related event contracts” in the Sin City state, according to legal commentator Daniel Wallach.

NEW: Robinhood agrees to “cease offering new sports-related event contracts in Nevada” for the duration of any appellate proceedings (unless it secures an injunction pending appeal), and will work to unwind open contracts, per Joint Notice filed with the State of Nevada. pic.twitter.com/1XXmye3obx
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) November 27, 2025

Robinhood had filed a last-gasp injunction against the action brought by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), but it was denied by the presiding Judge Andrew Gordon.
“In light of Judge Gordon’s ruling, the Board and Robinhood have reached an agreement in principle under which Robinhood has agreed to cease offering new sports event contracts in the State of Nevada, pending further proceedings,” said the NGCB.
Judge Gordon has been something of a prediction market grim reaper having ruled that Crypto.com and Kalshi should agree to cease trading in Nevada.
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