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Since prediction markets exploded in popularity in 2024, the industry’s two leading players, Kalshi and Polymarket, have been raising staggering amounts of money. In the case of Kalshi, the startup notched a $1 billion Series F in May that...

Meta and Apple are fierce rivals, and on Wednesday, the Facebook creator upped the ante by announcing new lightweight virtual reality glasses that make Apple’s Vision Pro headset look like bulky old tech.Mark Zuckerberg showed off Meta’s new glasses,...

When Americans break a bone, get sick, or need help in an emergency—health care workers are there ready to help. But when they need care themselves, some health care workers are struggling to afford it, leading them to put...

As the drivers of protein-maxxing and fitness influencing, it’s safe to say Gen Zers are paying close attention to what’s on their plates, like loading up on ground beef and rice—a.k.a. “boy kibble”—to build muscle. But financial realities are getting...

The cost to the U.S. government of servicing the $40 trillion national debt pile is not difficult to come by: The Treasury publishes its own data on interest payments. The costs to households and individuals are more difficult to...

At 10 a.m. Eastern Time today, the price of oil sits at $102.03 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what that means shortly). That’s an increase of $2.76 since yesterday morning and roughly $34 more than...

Paris-based forecaster says governments’ debt interest bills are increasing pressure on public finances Source link

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzing payroll data found a 435% increase in federal agencies’ use of administrative leave between 2023 and 2025, amounting to $9.5 billion in paid salaries to off-the-clock employees. The watchdog...

Meta’s new AI agent app is quickly taking hold of the consumer market, unseating ChatGPT as the top free app on Apple’s App Store in recent days. The app, which features a personal AI agent that books appointments, shops,...

New Claude and ChatGPT tools slash costs from earlier versions while promising better performance Source link