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BuzzFeed doubts it can stay in business after pivot to AI (Sat, 14 Mar 2026)
As 2023 beckoned, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti shut down the site's Pulitzer prize-winning newsroom, then turned on ChatGPT, and soon announced that AI would "replace the majority" of content henceforth. Three years on, a disastrous earnings call put the writing on the wall. — Read the rest The post BuzzFeed doubts it can stay in business after pivot to AI appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Whiskey Pete admits to committing war crimes (ven., 13 mars 2026)
While "no rule of engagement" was shocking, Trump's "Secretary of War," Whiskey Pete Hegseth, has openly admitted to a war crime, declaring the US will accept "no quarter "in Iran. "No quarter" literally means refusing to take prisoners and executing everyone instead. — Read the rest The post Whiskey Pete admits to committing war crimes appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Democrats shockingly do not cave to Republican demands on DHS (ven., 13 mars 2026)
The Senate once again failed to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, with the measure falling 51-46, well short of the 60 votes needed to advance. TSA and other DHS workers are still caught in the middle of a standoff over new limits on federal immigration officers.  — Read the rest The post Democrats shockingly do not cave to Republican demands on DHS appeared first on Boing Boing.
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New CFTC advisory signals ‘pragmatic shift’ for sports prediction markets, says expert (ven., 13 mars 2026)
A new advisory from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could potentially reshape the debate around sports prediction markets.… Continue reading New CFTC advisory signals ‘pragmatic shift’ for sports prediction markets, says expert The post New CFTC advisory signals ‘pragmatic shift’ for sports prediction markets, says expert appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels (ven., 13 mars 2026)
Legal sports wagering in the United States keeps expanding as the NCAA basketball tournaments approach, but the industry’s main trade… Continue reading Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels The post Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding (ven., 13 mars 2026)
A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House has rolled out new legislation designed to expand prevention,… Continue reading Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding The post Lawmakers introduce bipartisan POINTS Act targeting gambling addiction treatment funding appeared first on ReadWrite.
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