MacArthur Park 18th Street gang gambling crackdown arrests

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Federal authorities arrested 12 alleged members and associates of the 18th Street gang Thursday (March 5), saying the group ran a criminal network around Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park that mixed drug trafficking, illegal gambling, extortion, and violence. Investigators say the operation functioned as both a narcotics marketplace and a hub for underground gambling tied to […]


Marvell shares surge 20% as CEO points to continuing AI demand

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Marvell shares ripped 20% higher on Friday as the company posted an earnings beat and issued strong guidance, expecting robust artificial intelligence demand to continue. The semiconductor company reported adjusted earnings of 80 cents per share for the quarter, exceeding the 79 cents per share expected by analysts polled by LSEG. The company reported $2.2 […]


Ohio online gambling safety report gives state low marks

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Ohio’s online gambling market may be booming, but a new national scorecard suggests consumer protections are lagging behind the industry’s rapid growth. A report from the Consumer & Society for Public Research (CASPR) gave Ohio a “D” grade and a score of 57 out of 100, placing the state 23rd nationwide for online gambling safety […]


Anthropic and the Pentagon are back at the negotiating table, FT reports

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back at the negotiating table with the U.S. Department of Defense after the breakdown of talks on […]


Dutch regulator flags athletes betting on own matches

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Dutch gambling regulators say they are seeing a new type of integrity concern in sports betting, where athletes are placing wagers on competitions in which they are directly involved. The warning appears in the Netherlands’ latest match-fixing monitoring report, where officials say several alerts during 2025 involved players betting within their own leagues or events. […]


Elon Musk to testify securities fraud trial over Twitter deal in SF

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Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Since buying Twitter for around $44 billion in late 2022, Elon Musk has changed the name to X, merged […]


Flagler County illegal gambling machines seized crackdown

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A sweeping undercover operation targeting illegal gambling machines has led to the seizure of 20 devices and nearly $17,000 in cash from businesses in Flagler County, authorities said this week. The effort, dubbed “Reels of Fortune,” was led by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit working alongside the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Investigators […]


Qualcomm CEO sees robotics as a ‘larger opportunity’ within 2 years

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Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters BARCELONA, Spain — Robotics will become a “larger opportunity” for Qualcomm within the next two years, CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC, as the chip giant continues its foray into areas beyond the smartphone. In January, […]


How insider trading could work on prediction markets

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In the 1983 film Trading Places, two wealthy brothers set out to rig the commodities market by getting their hands on a secret government crop report. Eddie Murphy’s character uses that stolen preview to trade ahead of everyone else and cash in big. Moviegoers were meant to see it as brazen and clearly illegal. Except […]


Iran’s internet down amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks

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Mirsad Sarajlic | Istock | Getty Images Iran is facing a severe internet blackout impacting its population of over 90 million as the country’s conflict with the U.S. and Israel continues. The country has now spent over 48 hours in a near-total internet blackout, according to data from independent internet watchdog NetBlocks posted at 2:35 […]