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Anti-gambling group urges Massachusetts treasurer to change Lottery games

Anti-gambling group urges Massachusetts treasurer to change Lottery games  Suswati Basu     Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is facing calls from a national anti-gambling organization to act quickly over online Lottery games that the group says could attract young people. Stop Predatory Gambling raised its concerns in an August 17 letter to Goldberg, whose office … Continue reading Anti-gambling group urges Massachusetts treasurer to change Lottery games →

OpenAI is losing female execs. But data shows women in AI don’t even make it to the C-suite

August 19, 2026 OpenAI is losing female execs. But data shows women in AI don’t even make it to the C-suite BY Pavithra Mohan Multiple executives have decamped from OpenAI ahead of its forthcoming IPO, including some of the most prominent women in its C-suite.  Last week, Denise Dresser stepped away from her post as chief … Continue reading OpenAI is losing female execs. But data shows women in AI don’t even make it to the C-suite →

House bill would ban wildfire bets on federally regulated prediction markets

House bill would ban wildfire bets on federally regulated prediction markets Suswati Basu     A House proposal introduced Monday (August 17) seeks to stop federally regulated prediction markets from letting traders place bets on wildfires or the destruction they cause. Rep. Michael Baumgartner filed H.R. 10109, called the “Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act.” After … Continue reading House bill would ban wildfire bets on federally regulated prediction markets →

What Google’s Purchase Of Spirit Airlines Data Means For Advertisers

What Google’s Purchase Of Spirit Airlines Data Means For Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 19, 2026 Consumer data is no longer just a record of past transactions. It has become a tool for analyzing and shaping future behavior. Predictive analytics and behavioral economics have created a feedback loop that predicts future decisions … Continue reading What Google’s Purchase Of Spirit Airlines Data Means For Advertisers →

Google gives political email a lane around spam filters

New program shows how Gmail is using sender verification and recipient feedback to decide who gets preferential inbox treatment. By Constantine von Hoffman   Published on August 19, 2026     Google is giving political campaigns a way around Gmail’s spam filters, creating a new class of bulk sender that gets different treatment. Beginning September … Continue reading Google gives political email a lane around spam filters →

Washington and Crypto.com pause litigation, new federal bill targets wildfire markets, today in prediction market news LIVE

Washington and Crypto.com pause litigation, new federal bill targets wildfire markets, today in prediction market news LIVE Suswati Basu     Today in prediction market news, we’re following fresh legal and regulatory developments, including Washington and Crypto.com agreeing to pause their litigation pending a Ninth Circuit ruling, Connecticut urging the Second Circuit to deny Kalshi … Continue reading Washington and Crypto.com pause litigation, new federal bill targets wildfire markets, today in prediction market news LIVE →