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Coinbase buys The Clearing Company, doubling down on prediction markets
[ad_1] Coinbase said on Monday it will buy prediction markets startup The Clearing Company, its tenth acquisition this year, as the crypto exchange looks to expand beyond its core digital...
San Francisco power outage brings Waymo robotaxis to a standstill
[ad_1] When a major power outage left tens of thousands of San Francisco residents in the dark weekend, the city’s fleet of high tech self-driving vehicles went offline too. Videos...
Trump administration suspends 5 offshore wind projects, citing national security risks
[ad_1] The Trump administration on Monday suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified...
LGBTQ fans express disappointment in Nicki Minaj after she appears with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA event
[ad_1] Over the weekend, rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention, where she praised President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, mocked California...
Barnes & Noble opened 67 bookstores in 2025, a recent record. Now it’s plotting another year of expansion
[ad_1] Barnes & Noble is on a roll, and it’s not slowing down in 2026. The bookstore has confirmed plans to open 60 new locations across the country in 2026....
I correctly predicted ChatGPT. Here are my 6 AI predictions for 2026
[ad_1] Just when you think you’ve wrapped your mind around computers that can put your dog in front of the Eiffel Tower or chatbots that act like your best friend...
OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Increased Sharply This Year
[ad_1] OpenAI sent 80 times as many child exploitation incident reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children during the first half of 2025 as it did during...
What’s really going on with the TikTok deal
[ad_1] The author of The Art of the Deal always likes to claim he’s a big winner when it comes to any business arrangement he makes. And in some ways,...
‘Super flu’ virus tracker: Symptoms and latest update as subclade K influenza variant spreads
[ad_1] As many families are preparing to gather for the holidays, influenza (flu) cases are spiking across the country. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control...
How the MetroCard became an icon of design
[ad_1] With its goofy block lettering and bright colors, the MetroCard feels like a relic, which it sort of is—an early 1990s design, complete with gradients and drop shadows, that’s...
