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Polymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company

Every day, a newsletter from the prediction market Polymarket hits my inbox with a subject line that could easily come from any number of politics-focused newspapers or magazines. Recent entries include “Houthis Reveal New Precision Strike Capabilities,” “BREAKING: Trump Unveils Green Energy Beam,” and “World War I, 2.0?”

These dispatches are roundups with breathless summaries of the day’s top stories, linking out to corresponding Polymarket markets—yes, this thing will happen; no, it won’t. As far as business news analysis goes, the newsletter is not exactly Bloomberg’s Money Stuff, or even Emily Sundberg’s Feed Me—but it’s recognizably a commercial editorial product, and one that plays an important role in the prediction market ecosystem.

The industry is currently embroiledin a series of legal battles over whether prediction markets are financial services (the view held by the markets and the federal government) or gambling platforms (the position of many state...

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This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices

As a child, you likely saw a few Disney movies depicting inanimate objects, such as clocks, cups, and toys, as interactive companions to humans — an act of pure magic, seemingly. But scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are now doing something similar: transforming stationary items

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This New Device ‘Bricks’ Your Phone When You Enter Your Bedroom - CNET

Brick, the maker of my favorite device for curbing doomscrolling, launched its first new product since the Brick on Thursday. Called Brick Night, it was designed to automatically block apps the moment you enter your bedroom to promote better sleep. While 87% of US adults sleep with their phones in

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Soon You Won’t Have to Do Dishes at an Airbnb (Unless You Really Want To) - CNET

You’re checking out in an hour, and there’s a pile of dishes. If it’s an Airbnb, don’t worry about it. The lodging platform recently updated its policy about what hosts can ask guests to do, and some cleaning chores are now off the list. In the

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Unlock Your iPad’s Full Potential With Up to $190 Off Magic Keyboard Cases at Woot - CNET

Save up to $190: Apple’s iPads have gotten pretty powerful, and if you want to unlock their full potential, you should pair them with a Magic Keyboard case. It essentially turns your tablet into a laptop, and right now you can grab one for up to 60% off at

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This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices

This New Device ‘Bricks’ Your Phone When You Enter Your Bedroom - CNET

Soon You Won’t Have to Do Dishes at an Airbnb (Unless You Really Want To) - CNET

Unlock Your iPad’s Full Potential With Up to $190 Off Magic Keyboard Cases at Woot - CNET