Thuma Classic Bed Frame Durable. Sturdy. Easy setup. Price may be too high for some. 4 Upcycled wood. Cork bottoms. Recycled plastic felt. Two screws. (Pillowboard uses recycled wool, recycled polyamide, and other recycled fibers.) 1,500 pounds Twin—California king Lifetime warranty AmazonBasics Heavy Duty Bed Frame (18-inch) Simple setup.... Read more

Nevada gaming regulators stepped up their crackdown on prediction markets this week, pulling key licenses from major operators DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment while the state continues to battle in court over whether sports event contracts and political prediction markets are even legal. Nevada Gaming Control Board calls sports contracts... Read more

Getty Images/Viva Tung/CNET Mullvad and Proton VPN are two of the best VPNs in the business when it comes to privacy. I’ve tested each extensively and use them regularly, and I’m always impressed with how both services keep pushing the boundaries of what a virtual private network can do.... Read more

Huckberry, purveyor of finely curated clothing and gear for the sort of person equally at home in the woods and the city, is having one of the company’s rare site-wide sales this week—or pretty close to site-wide. We’ve tested and love quite a bit of Huckberry’s stuff, especially the... Read more

Former kickboxer turned controversial figure, Andrew Tate, looks to be promoting online casino platform Duel. Duel is owned by poker player Ossi Ketola and Tate himself shared a link on X that takes you straight to the casino’s home page. Andrew Tate shares a link promoting the Duel platform... Read more

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, and not too difficult. But if you need... Read more

A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the hemp extracts industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including gummies and drinks. The provision, part of the funding bill passed by the US Senate Monday night, would ban the “unregulated... Read more

ChatGPT is about to become faster and more conversational as OpenAI upgrades its flagship model GPT-5 to GPT-5.1. OpenAI announced two updates to the GPT-5 series: GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking. Both models are now accessible on ChatGPT.  GPT-5.1 Instant, essentially the default and most-used model, is now “warmer,... Read more

On Wednesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, two updated versions of its flagship AI models now available in ChatGPT. The company is wrapping the models in the language of anthropomorphism, claiming that they’re warmer, more conversational, and better at following instructions. The release follows complaints earlier this... Read more

ProphetX has applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to enter the bustling world of prediction markets. The brand, formerly operating as Prophet Exchange and known for its sweepstakes model across dozens of states, had investors including MIXI and Sharp Alpha. ProphetX enters prediction market fray In... Read more