CFTC defends prediction market enforcement as states challenge platforms

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Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, testifies in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill, Nov. 19, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court on Tuesday to assert the agency’s right to enforce […]


Prediction markets challenge political polls in elections

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As prediction markets offer contracts in more and more areas, are they starting to encroach on the role that opinion polls currently serve in politics? Pre-election polls are often referenced in the build-up to major elections, offering a flavor of the results that might be on the way. However, every political commentator will be quick […]


OpenAI is building an AI jobs platform that could challenge Microsoft’s LinkedIn

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) attends a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in the East Room of the White House on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI has announced it is developing an AI-centered jobs platform as part of […]


Your Favorite Books of the 2025 Read Harder Challenge So Far

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True Biz by Sara Nović #8: Read literary fiction by a BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled author. Set in a boarding school for Deaf students, this novel’s characters include Charlie, a new student, and February, an alumna and headmistress trying to save the school. It also contains lots of background on Deaf culture and illustrations of […]


DeepMind UK staff to unionize and challenge deals with Israel links, FT reports

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Google DeepMind staff in Britain plan to unionize to challenge the company’s decision to sell its artificial intelligence technologies to defense groups with ties to the Israeli government, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. About 300 London-based staff of Google DeepMind have been seeking to join the Communication Workers Union in recent weeks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Media reports […]


Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada challenge auto industry

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A car carrier trailer waits in line next to the border wall before crossing to the United States at Otay commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2025. Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — Tariffs announced Saturday by the Trump administration of 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico as […]