Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens

Jacob Fortinsky, the CEO and cofounder of the new prediction market Novig, says his outfit isn’t like those other markets. You know the ones.

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CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues

Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.

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There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It

Over a billion people worldwide have livers with excess fat, which can lead to a host of medical problems. Researchers think AI tools can spot the condition—and help stop it—early enough to save lives.

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Zayo, Nvidia team to address AI network capacity shortage

Digital infrastructure provider delivers critical network capacity to power current AI ecosystem and accelerate the next generation of AI innovation with AI chip leader’s infrastructure

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Telna, MTN Bayobab deliver eSIM services across Africa

Managed connectivity and mobile services provider partners with leading African telco to deliver travel embedded SIM services across multiple markets across the continent

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A-level computing on the rise as more girls choose to code

The number of students choosing to study computing at A-level has increased slightly this year, and the number of girls taking the subject has grown for the seventh year running

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Rimini Street bids to broaden CIO appeal with agentic AI move

Rimini Street made its name in third-party enterprise software maintenance but says it is now branching out to attract IT leaders bewildered by complexity

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Ryanair signs five-year Google Cloud AI partnership

Ryanair adds Google Cloud to existing AWS estate, to deploy Gemini Enterprise and DeepMind models to 35,000 staff for crew scheduling and operational decision-making

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At least six police forces have racked up contracts with Palantir worth £7.8m

A joint investigation by Computer Weekly and Good Law Project reveals six police forces have used Palantir’s data analytics software, while several other forces are believed to have access through regional taskforces

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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure gets hybrid quantum capabilities

Oracle has partnered with Quantinuum to bring the company’s Helios system to OCI customers

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