A total of 12 offshore gambling operators have received cease-and-desist letters from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) following investigations carried out by the regulator. The MGCB states in an update that these operators were “unlawfully offering online gaming and sports betting to Michigan residents” and say investigations “determined... Read more

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Three of the clues involve a now-infamous Gen Z/Gen... Read more

WIRED’s Big Interview series prides itself on being the place for engaging conversations with political leaders, creators, executives, and scientists moving the world forward. In 2024, we brought those talks to a stage in San Francisco for the very first time. This year, we did it again, bringing together... Read more

The debate over whether artificial intelligence belongs in the corporate boardroom appears to be over — at least for the people responsible for generating revenue. Seven in ten enterprise revenue leaders now trust AI to regularly inform their business decisions, according to a sweeping new study released Thursday by... Read more

The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance (SGLA) Executive Director Jeff Duncan has publicly disagreed with a recent Florida bill clamping down on sweepstakes. The Florida bill, titled HB 591, is an 86-page document that details the legal steps being prepared to criminalize online gambling and reinforce the Seminole Tribe’s exclusive... Read more

We use our smartphones just about everywhere, even in the bathroom, although we may not want to talk about that. A recent study of colonoscopy patients revealed that most used their phones on the toilet at least once a week — and that those phone-on-the-toilet users showed a 46% increased... Read more

Alex Komoroske has always been at odds with Big Tech’s darker side. Though he cut his product-management teeth at Google and Stripe, he was never comfortable with the industry’s increasing prioritization of profits over people. Once during his time at Google, he extolled the societal benefits of a project... Read more

OpenAI researchers have introduced a novel method that acts as a "truth serum" for large language models (LLMs), compelling them to self-report their own misbehavior, hallucinations and policy violations. This technique, "confessions," addresses a growing concern in enterprise AI: Models can be dishonest, overstating their confidence or covering up... Read more

Two sibling contractors convicted a decade ago for hacking into US State Department systems have once again been charged, this time for a comically hamfisted attempt to steal and destroy government records just minutes after being fired from their contractor jobs. The Department of Justice on Thursday said that... Read more

A builder who used company money and the sale of hired machinery to bankroll a gambling habit has been ordered to repay £190,577 ($254,558) following an investigation by the UK’s Insolvency Service. According to a press release, Vasile Hrusca, director of Vasile Hrusca Ltd, took more than £67,000 ($89,500)... Read more