Appeals court rules against prediction markets, tees up SCOTUS fight
A Kalshi advertisement seen in Washington on March 27, 2026. Paul Lester | CNBC The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected prediction market platforms’ requests for injunctive relief against the Nevada Gaming Control Board, concluding that sports-related event contracts are not a derivative regulated by the federal government. The court rejected appeals by Kalshi…
Anthropic moves AI agents out of software and into the lab
Anthropic’s Model Hardware Standard is designed to let AI agents operate instruments like this one directly Anthropic has opened a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard, a specification that lets AI agents discover and operate physical devices – microscopes, liquid handlers, robotic arms, lasers – without a custom integration for each one. The claim…
White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172K for placing prediction market bets on Trump’s speeches
A teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump who made online prediction trades based on information from upcoming speeches has been ordered to pay $172,000, a federal agency said Friday night. Gabriel Perez used “material, nonpublic information” he obtained through his job to place “trades” on a prediction market, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in…
Govt eyes SA’s place in global e-mobility space
Science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina. Government is positioning South Africa to be a leading player in the global e-mobility and battery value chains, focusing on local manufacturing, mineral beneficiation, skills development and job creation. So said science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina, speaking at the 2026 uYilo e-Mobility…
What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans
While tariffs can end up hitting consumers in the pocket, there are other impacts on households. Import taxes can complicate trade for businesses that have cross-border supply. As well as the higher costs, the uncertainty created by the trade war could put off investment plans and stunt job creation. Saunders suggests the biggest impact on…
Koeberg is completely offline
The Koeberg nuclear power station. Image: 6000.co.za/BY-NC-ND 2.0 Africa’s only nuclear power station is generating no electricity. Eskom said on Thursday that Koeberg unit 1 was taken offline just before 1am following a turbine trip, and that the unit was removed from service safely and within procedure. The statement does not mention that unit 2…
Tigers, jaguars, bison among 135 exotic and endangered animals found in raid on fuel smugglers near U.S. border
Mexican authorities said Thursday that they had rescued Bengal tigers, mandrills, hyenas and even a camel during raids on a fuel smuggling ring in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, on the U.S. border. The 135 animals found at a ranch also included lions, buffalo, sulcata tortoises, spider monkeys, jaguars, an American bison and a green…
ITWeb TV: Energy competition beckons beyond the blackouts
The addition of renewable power to the national grid, the enablement of energy wheeling and a wholesale market in the future will move SA’s electricity market from coal reliance to consumer choice. SOLA Group’s MD Katherine Persson spoke to ITWeb about the country’s energy market – past, present and future. South Africa’s energy space has…
Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ | Srebrenica genocide News
Ratko Mladic, a war criminal convicted for his role in orchestrating the Srebrenica Genocide in 1995 – the first genocide on European soil since the second world war – died in prison in The Hague at the age of 84. He had been serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity…
The stuff that doesn’t fit on the quote
Every week or so, an e-mail lands in my inbox that says more or less the same thing. Somebody’s forwarded me a price from another IT company, and underneath it, one line: “Can you beat this?” Fair question. It’s the only question that seems to make sense, because from where you’re standing all of us…