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Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested

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By Brian Barrett Verified
| WIRED Magazine Verified
Uncanny Valley is back! This week, senior writer Kate Knibbs joins Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger to discuss the two incidents that have been making noise in prediction markets: George Santos getting lifetime ban from Kalshi and a Google engineer’s Polymarket insider-trading case.
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Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

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By Paresh Dave Verified, Brian Barrett Verified
| Maharlika News
Well, that was quick. Not even a quarter of the way into an expected 19-day federal trial over Meta’s alleged failure to protect young users, the social media giant agreed to settle the case. The company has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to 51 US states and territories and make substantive product changes for how teens engage with its platforms.
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China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

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By Brian Barrett Verified
| WIRED Magazine Verified
Earlier this year, insurance executives gathered in a Times Square conference room to play out a scenario: a Chinese cyberattack knocks out 5,000 US water utilities at once. If you think that’s a far-fetched scenario, think again. WIRED’s Andy Greenberg got rare access to the closed-door war game and walked away with some disturbing conclusions.
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