Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran
Six newly-created accounts made a profit of $1 million by correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.
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Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord
With many users feeling uneasy about Discord’s new age verification requirement, here are some alternatives that could be worth exploring.
What if the real risk of AI isn’t deepfakes — but daily whispers?
Most people don’t appreciate the profound threat that AI will soon pose to human agency. A common refrain is that “AI is just a tool,” and like any tool, its benefits and dangers depend on how people use it. This…
Kalshi voids some bets on Khamenei’s ouster because it’s ‘directly tied to death’
In a statement on X, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said his company would pay out positions on “Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader?” at the last trading price before his death. Mansour said that Kalshi doesn’t “list markets directly tied…
The 5 Big ‘Known Unknowns’ of Donald Trump’s New War With Iran
The all-out air assault on the Islamic Republic might be the biggest gamble of the president’s career.
January in Servo: preloads, better forms, details styling, and more
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Google looks to tackle longstanding RCS spam in India — but not alone
Google is integrating carrier-level filtering into RCS in India through a partnership with Airtel to strengthen protections against spam.
6 Practices that turned AI from prototyper to workhorse (106 PRs in 14 days)
1. Specs and plans are source code: Specs and plans live in git alongside source code, not in chat history. A new agent reads arch.md for the big picture, then its specific spec. You always know why something was built.…
Investors spill what they aren’t looking for anymore in AI SaaS companies
TechCrunch spoke with VCs to learn what investors aren’t looking for in AI SaaS startups anymore.
I Built a Scheme Compiler with AI in 4 Days
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