New York sues Kalshi, calling it an ‘illegal gambling operation’: the hour's strongest signal

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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 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 AffairsMiddle EastSignal 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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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 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 AffairsEuropeSignal 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 AffairsMiddle EastSignal 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 AffairsMiddle EastSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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.