2+ week, 2+ day ago  (359+ words) A Nevada judge has upheld a statewide ban on prediction market platform Kalshi offering sports-related contracts, siding with regulators who argue the company's products amount to unlicensed gambling." First Judicial District Court Judge Jason Woodbury granted a preliminary injunction requested…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (813+ words) It is curious to think that a film deemed too long for the attention spans of 2003 would see a successful release 18 years into the smartphone era, but Miramax was wrong. Perhaps the extent to which a. .. The elusive original cut of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (539+ words) For many families, Roblox is supposed to be a harmless escape into the digital world, a space where nearly 40 million children under the age of 13can play, build, and socialize with each other. Individually, each lawsuit might be dismissed as an…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (711+ words) The backlash intensified after the New York Times's Hard Fork podcast aired comments from Roblox CEO David Baszucki, who characterized the child predator problem not only as a "problem" but also an "opportunity." When asked directly about predators on Roblox,…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (506+ words) J. R. R. Tolkien was a poet at heart. Charmed by the sound of language, he was influenced by everything from the poem The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson to the plays of William Shakespeare to the Book of Isaiah to Anglo-Saxon…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (295+ words) It's time to celebrate Star Wars. Then it's time to forget it. It was just announced that'Star Wars: Episode IV " A New Hope, the original 1977 juggernaut that changed Hollywood forever, will be screened in theaters in 2027 for its 50th anniversary. I…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (252+ words) Play Station 5 consoles will receive a price hike on Thursday, making the Sony game system the latest product to become more expensive as the market grapples with a shifting tariff landscape. Sony, the parent company of Play Station, announced the…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (348+ words) Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched a criminal investigation into the online gaming platform Roblox, calling it "a breeding ground for child predators." The criminal investigation follows a civil subpoena that Uthmeier's office issued to Roblox in April over its…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (462+ words) (The Center Square) " A group of Wisconsin lawmakers is proposing a law that would allow mobile sports wagering across the state through the state's current tribal operators. The law would allow for a similar sports wagering model as Florida, where…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (233+ words) So why don't we cut the crap?" Pinker wonders. If common knowledge is necessary for coordination, and coordination is a win-win game, why do we keep so much knowledge private? Why the fig leaves, the white lies, the elephants in…...