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Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, announced that it raised over three hundred million dollars at a 5 billion dollar valuation. The company’s value has increased two and a half times since its last fundraise just three months ago, when it was ... Show More

Reflection, once focused on autonomous coding agents, has raised $2B at an $8B valuation to expand into both an opensource alternative to closed frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, and a Western equivalent to Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More

Novoloop has signed a deal with a contract manufacturer to produce its Lifecycled TPU material. Also, Knapsack creates a unified workspace that integrates design and coding tools to ensure design and engineering teams are on the same page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the federal law that requires TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, to either shut down or find a new owner. WSJ’s Jess Bravin breaks down the arguments from each side. Further Listening: -How TikTok Became ... Show More

Yesterday, Nine Newspapers reported the government was about to walk away from a near-total ban on gambling ads across the country, to instead focus on banning gambling ads from social media and other digital platforms. The new plan for TV would reportedly be caps on the number o ... Show More

From the BBC World Service: New rules limiting in-game purchases have wiped nearly $80 billion in market value from China’s two biggest gaming companies. The move is an attempt to curb what officials see as growing trend of online gaming addiction. We analyze the blow to the indu ... Show More

TikTok is making a last-ditch effort to block the law that will ban it within the U.S. today. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on a case that will decide the Chinese-owned app’s future in the U.S. WSJ reporter Jess Bravin joins host James Rundle to discuss what the ... Show More

First in this episode, a quick update on the TikTok ban (which didn't turn out to be much of a ban at all.) Then, Sportico's Jacob Feldman joins the show to talk about Venu, the much-hyped streaming service that planned to bring all sports into a single platform — and never even ... Show More

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to react to all the NBA playoff games over the weekend and more (2:03)! Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Ryen Russillo Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Eduardo Ocampo #ULTRACourtside could get you closer to the game! michelobultra.com/cour ... Show More

TikTok is facing bans in several African countries but the reasons are different from the concerns in the U.S. and Europe. WSJ reporter Alexandra Wexler joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what TikTok is facing and how it’s pushing back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap ... Show More

Russia banned crypto mining in several regions, Bluesky launched a Trending Topics feature in search, and LG found a new job for your standing lamp. It's Friday, December 27th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

FIFA WWC kicks off tonight, Australia and England even after Day One in the Fourth Test, Dan Andrews doubles down Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. The Times' Cricket Writer Lizzie Ammon joins the show to reflect on the news that both Jon Lewis and Heather Knight have left their roles with England Women and discuss ... Show More