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A federal judge has approved a procedural agreement in the ongoing dispute between Coinbase and Michigan regulators. This clears the way for Detroit to become the first U.S. city to formally challenge sports-related prediction markets in court. In a March 26 order, Shalina D. Kumar of the United States District Court for the Eastern District […]
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. If you’re as fascinated by the retail sector as I am, you’ll want to read this exclusive from CNBC’s Melissa Repko. I don’t want to spoil it, so I’ll just say that Target isn’t over its boycott woes. Stock futures […]
Maine lawmakers have approved legislation that effectively shuts down online sweepstakes platforms that mimic casino gambling, marking one of the clearest state-level crackdowns yet on the fast-growing sector. Senate Bill 2007 cleared the Legislature on March 26, 2026, after months of committee review and debate. The proposal was submitted by the Department of Public Safety […]
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump […]
Maryland lawmakers are pushing forward a trio of gambling bills aimed at tightening rules and going after illegal operators. House Bill 518 passed the House without opposition on March 18 and is now under review in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, along with two related proposals focused on unregulated online markets and sweepstakes-style gaming. […]
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two mysterious videos posted to the White House’s official X and Instagram accounts on Wednesday night generated buzz online, with the purpose of the short, vertically shot clips unclear. One video was later deleted. The first video, posted around 9:15 p.m. EST, appeared to be filmed on a smartphone, with […]
A federal move announced Monday (March 23) targets new consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries entering the US market, not the devices already in homes. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added those routers to its Covered List, which blocks new models from receiving the equipment authorization required for import and sale. The agency says the […]
A New Mexico state court jury on Tuesday held Meta liable for nearly $400 million in civil damages after a trial where the state attorney general accused the Facebook and Instagram operator of failing to safeguard kids who use its apps from child predators. The civil trial, which began with opening arguments in Santa Fe […]
Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the federal government, saying a delay now stretching beyond 1,000 days has left young Australians increasingly vulnerable to gambling harm and relentless advertising. The Alliance for Gambling Reform is marking the milestone by urging immediate movement on recommendations from a 2023 parliamentary inquiry into online gambling, chaired […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026, in Washington. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images In a document that resembles an IPO prospectus, OpenAI said its close ties with Microsoft could be a potential risk to its business, telling investors that the software company is responsible for “a substantial […]
