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In this photo illustration, an online prediction market site’s app is displayed on an electronic device on February 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesStates and the federal government may be fighting over who has the power to regulate prediction markets, but the companies building them are well on their way as platforms continue to experience significant growth.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and six U.S. states are in a lawsuit over jurisdiction to create regulations for event contracts. A total of 17 states are challenging companies with prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket.coinbase and robin hood —…
Micron Technology Office, San Jose, California, December 16, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesQuantum stock soared this week on news that the U.S. government acquired stakes in nine companies, including: IBMas President Donald Trump’s administration continues to acquire stakes in private companies. So where will the government take its shopping cart next? This is the question traders at prediction market platform Karshi are putting money into. Traders see a 32% chance that Aeon Q will acquire the government’s stake in 2026. ion Q was one of the quantum computing companies not included in Thursday’s announcement, but its stock…
In the latest sign of the age of AI, the National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed access to its docket system after discovering that the audio of a pilot who died in last year’s UPS plane crash was recreated using AI and circulating on the internet. The NTSB is prohibited by federal law from including cockpit audio recordings in its transcript system. Otherwise, it contains a large amount of data about investigations and has historically been made available to the public. However, the plane’s accident record included a voice recorder spectrogram file. A spectrogram uses a mathematical process to convert…
A customer buys eggs at a HEB grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesEgg prices are finally settling down, a welcome change for consumers. But now producers are facing new challenges, producing too many eggs at once as input costs rise. Producers say falling prices at grocery stores are masking pressure from cost inflation, as the market reels from last year’s avian flu-induced shortages to oversupply.”A year ago, all everyone was talking about was how expensive eggs were because unfortunately we were losing a lot of birds,” said Thomas Flocko, CEO of egg…
These companies are trending in intraday trading. Dell Technologies, HP Inc — Shares of each computer maker soared more than 15% after rival Lenovo’s quarterly report crashed. Lenovo’s Hong Kong-traded shares soared nearly 20% after the company said its artificial intelligence revenue rose 84% in the fourth quarter. Estee Lauder – The cosmetics company’s stock rose 10%. Estée Lauder and Puig confirmed Thursday that they have concluded discussions about a potential merger. Workday — Shares of Workday rose about 4% after the finance and human resources software provider reported better-than-expected results and raised its full-year profit outlook. Workday co-founder Aneel…
A Tesla Cybertruck drives in front of the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, U.S. on Monday, April 13, 2026.Ethan Swope | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket on Friday after a first attempt was aborted due to technical problems the day before.The 90-minute launch window opened at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the flight took off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas.The test flight of Starship V3, which features all the improved systems, is a significant event for SpaceX ahead of its public market debut after publishing an IPO prospectus earlier this week. Elon Musk’s aerospace and defense…
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic depictions of sexual violence, physical torture, and accusations of abuse. Activists aboard a humanitarian aid platoon captured by Israeli forces en route to Gaza claim they were beaten, tortured and sexually assaulted while in custody. The Global Sumud convoy, which was carrying 428 passengers along with food, medicine and humanitarian supplies for civilians in the Gaza Strip, was intercepted for several days after leaving Turkey, with the final intercept taking place on Tuesday. The group was detained before being deported to Turkey, and their alleged treatment has already sparked an international backlash. Adalah, an…
So bad, is it good? Google joined in on the disco ball icon fun on every home screen on Friday. After Spotify’s ephemeral new mirrorball app icon released to commemorate its 20th anniversary drew massive backlash online (and some kudos for those who like a little kitsch!), Google decided to get in on the joke and rolled out a custom set of similar mirrorball-themed Android app icons. “Your wish is our command. Starting today, the disco icon will be available on Pixel…Are you sure you want this?” Samir Sammat, Head of Android Ecosystem, posted on X. His post included a…
Moviegoers watch the movie “Ne Zha 2” at the IMAX GT Cinema in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China on February 23, 2025.China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesWall Street is buzzing with the news. IMAX I’m looking for a sale.The movie theater technology company’s stock rose about 14% Friday on speculation about a potential buyer. A person familiar with the company told CNBC that IMAX has held “preliminary talks” through an intermediary, but that the company has not made a formal offer.A CNBC source spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the discussion. The Wall…
The judge said the human smuggling investigation was reopened after the Salvadoran national filed a lawsuit against his deportation.Published May 22, 2026May 22, 2026A U.S. judge dismissed the charges against Kilmer Abrego Garcia, ruling that he would not have been prosecuted had he not contested his deportation.On Friday, U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw said the Justice Department reopened its first human-smuggling investigation stemming from a 2022 traffic stop after Salvadoran national Abrego Garcia filed a lawsuit.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”The court does not reach its conclusions lightly,” Crenshaw wrote.”The objective evidence here shows that the government would…