Peter Jackson, the chief executive of Flutter Entertainment, FanDuel’s parent company, is fighting for attention as online gambling spreads across the United States.
Category: Computers and the Internet
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Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors
In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.
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Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend
Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
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How ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Built a New Culture of Consumption
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.
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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.
In an escalating cat-and-mouse game, job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions.
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OpenAI’s Team of Rivals Now Includes AMD and Nvidia
The artificial intelligence giant just announced a major partnership with AMD — weeks after striking a big deal with the chipmaker’s competitor, Nvidia.
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Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now
The wearables help dairy farmers gather more data so their animals are happier and produce more milk.
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Can Cory Doctorow’s Book ‘Enshittification’ Change the Tech Debate?
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.
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Why Are H-1B Visas Suddenly a Big Deal? One Reason: Tech Jobs Disappeared
The president’s decision to charge employers $100,000 per visa for skilled workers seemed to come out of nowhere. But the grievance behind it has been simmering.
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A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, Too
Surging interest in artificial intelligence is generating huge gains for Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba, which has more than doubled this year.
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Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Trump administration officials have issued several legal threats over ICEBlock, a popular app that allows users to alert others to the presence of nearby immigration agents.