ACMA makes further request to block illicit gambling platforms

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made a request for more illicit online gambling sites to be blocked, after investigations showed they were violating the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.  The regulator has asked Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to prohibit the following websites:  Slot Lounge Betzillo FastSpin99 Spinit PokiesPro ACMA states that since […]


AI startup Nscale from UK is blowing away Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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Nscale, the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider. Courtesy: Nscale Two years ago, Nscale was a brand new startup in the U.K. that had yet to raise any outside funding or officially announce its existence. Last year the London-based company came out of stealth, and in December announced that it had raised its Series A fundraising, totaling […]


BetMGM leaps into entertainment sponsorship with new podcast deal

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BetMGM is partnering with Better Collective to push further into the entertainment industry. The casino company will become the sponsor for the video podcast, “Roommates Show,” and the new show, “No Limit”. The move, which BetMGM states is the company doubling down on the industry sector, especially within podcasts like the Roommates Show, follows a […]


Baidu shares surge amid positive signs for its growing AI business

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Baidu has launched a slew of AI applications after its Ernie chatbot received public approval. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu saw its shares in Hong Kong soar nearly 16% on Wednesday as it increasingly focuses on its artificial intelligence-related business that has also led to a ratings upgrade. Shares […]


Entain details new sportsbook features to enhance customer experience

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Entain has unveiled a range of new features as part of its ‘product innovation strategy’ to enhance its betting offerings across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. The tools, aimed at improving the customer experience, include faster withdrawals, new BetBuilder technology, live same-game parlays, app improvements, and localized features for specific markets. Entain […]


TikTok deal ‘framework’ reached with China

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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. and China have reached a “framework” deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” he said from U.S.-China talks in Madrid. Both President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi […]


Olympia man sentenced for $900K embezzlement fueling gambling addiction

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A 48-year-old man from Olympia was sentenced on Thursday (September 11), in a US District Court in Tacoma to 18 months in prison for wire fraud connected to a large embezzlement scheme that supported his gambling addiction, according to Acting US Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Matthew Randall Ping admitted guilt in June 2025 to wire […]


Is the humanoid robot industry ready for its ChatGPT moment?

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Two humanoid robots are on display at the China Mobile booth at the Mobile World Conference in Shanghai on June 19, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Humanoid robots, which have made significant technological advances this year, may be at the precipice of a ChatGPT-like spike in investment and popularity — or at least, […]


GambleAware shares concern as gambling harm figures double

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GambleAware, the United Kingdom’s leading charity on prevention and treatment for gambling harm, has shared concern that statistics have doubled across five years. The statistics come from the charity’s Annual Treatment and Support Survey, which has also brought the notes of worry from the established gambling care regulator. GambleAware concerned of rising gambling harm figures […]


Chinese EV firms take fight to European automakers on their home turf

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Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng speaks to reporters at the electric carmaker’s stand at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany on September 8, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Germany this week played host to one of the world’s biggest auto shows — but in the heartland of Europe’s auto industry, it was buzzy Chinese electric […]