How a disputed $1 billion claim became a powerful weapon against prediction markets

On the American Gaming Association’s website, a counter has been climbing for months, tallying what the casino-and-sportsbook lobby says states and tribes have lost to prediction markets. On Thursday, it rolled past $1 billion, and the AGA moved fast to make a headline out of it, with President Bill Miller going on CNBC to warn […]

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When 2x on Paper Is Not Enough

Most all-NVMe arrays look competitive in a product brief. For IT decision-makers, that is not the real test. What matters is whether the platform can sustain performance, protect application responsiveness, and use capacity efficiently when transactional databases, analytics jobs and virtual machines all compete for the same infrastructure. That is where vendor-friendly benchmarking can break […]

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Founder of “China’s Amazon” promises not to replace employees with AI

The founder and president of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com — considered by many to be the “Amazon of China” — said in a message addressed to the company’s employees that he will not lay off any of the 900,000 workers to replace them with artificial intelligence tools or other types of automation. According to Bloomberg, […]

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Acer presents new Predator and Nitro monitors at Computex 2026

Acer expanded its portfolio of gaming screens during Computex 2026 in Taipei, and the new Predator and Nitro monitors arrive with a range that goes from glasses-free 3D to a refresh rate capable of reaching 1000 Hz. There are five models in total, divided between the premium Predator family and the Nitro line, aimed at […]

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Bitcoin perps just got a US green light, but one catch could decide everything

The CFTC has moved true Bitcoin perpetual futures from an offshore-liquidity debate into a US-regulated test case, with KalshiEX LLC now approved to list BTCPERP and Coinbase Financial Markets receiving separate staff-level relief for access to certain Deribit products. The Commission approved KalshiEX LLC’s BTCPERP contract as a futures contract, allowing the CFTC-registered designated contract market to […]

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Nintendo releases free BALL x PIT for Switch Online subscribers for a limited time

Nintendo announced a new edition of the program Nintendo Switch Online Game Testsallowing subscribers to try the title for free BALL x PIT for a limited time. The promotion started on May 26th and will be available until June 2, at 3:59 am (Brasília time). During the period, service subscribers can download the full version […]

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Galaxy Watch users could soon get personalized AI health reports

Brady Snyder / Android Authority Samsung is reportedly preparing the first One UI 9 Watch beta, with Galaxy AI expected to play a much bigger role in health tracking. The update could shift Galaxy Watches from passive data collectors to proactive health coaches that explain what your metrics actually mean. AI-generated health reports may analyze […]

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Lenovo doubles value in best month since 1999, boosted by AI

Rally (sustained period of strong appreciation in asset prices) gained strength after the release of the company’s financial results Advance represents the company’s biggest monthly growth since 1999 – Image: Will Saragih/Shutterstock Lenovo has registered its best month on the stock market in more than a quarter of a century. Hardware company shares doubled in […]

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How the School Census helps create public policies with technology

Every year, schools across Brazil mobilize for a crucial task: the School Census, whose 2026 collection began on May 27th, the National Basic Education School Census Day, and runs until July 31st. Coordinated by the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep), this survey is the main instrument for collecting data on […]

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Hydrogen can be collected by mining, with minimal cost

White hydrogen Is it possible to replace the extraction of oil and natural gas, the fossil fuels considered the main causes of global warming, with hydrogen mining , a clean fuel par excellence? It seems so. At least in Canada, for now. Geologists Barbara Lollar and Oliver Warr, from the universities of Ottawa and Toronto, have measured for the […]

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