New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’: the hour's strongest signal
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 58
New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’
New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi for potentially billions of dollars on Friday, calling it an “illegal, unlicensed gambling operation” that includes sports wagering as the state seeks to halt its operations and force the company to forfeit its profits.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 55
Hamas agrees to disarm under Trump plan
Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal that includes handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
Fintech broker Clear Street offers investors pre-IPO access to $188 billion AI giant Databricks
Fintech brokerage Clear Street is launching a private markets platform, beginning with Databricks stakes, to give investors more access to late-stage startups.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 45
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy murder trial visit home where children were killed
Defense lawyers say Clancy was ill with postpartum psychosis when she killed three children in January 2023 Jurors walked through the Massachusetts home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, a rare visit on Friday that let them see first-hand the place where an…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel, US weighing wave of strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure
One Israeli official denied the report, telling CBS that “Israel is unaware of a decision to restart full military operations, nor has it been requested to join any military actions against Iran."
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Pakistan aims to double US trade to $20 billion in five years
Islamabad is seeking to shift its traditional relationship with Washington from a primarily security-focused one to a durable, trade-driven partnership.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Musical band Massive Attack members barred from Singapore after displaying Palestinian flag
Singapore is investigating possible licensing breaches after the musical band Massive Attack displayed a Palestinian flag. Two of its members are barred from returning.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Gate with an Elegant Integrated Latch
Australian fabricator Jim Semple was hired to design and build a patio railing and gate.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?
In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Damietta port drone strike proves Egypt can't hide from regional war
The attack on two gas vessels at the Mediterranean port highlights Egypt’s growing exposure to a conflict it has largely sought to avoid
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. - The Washington Post
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. S.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Rich Clarida's Money Splurge: Music, New Album
Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida talks to Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Money" about his music and upcoming album.