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North Macedonia introduces new monoply over online gambling in country

North Macedonia abandoed the private participation model in betting and moved to replacing it with fully state control. This mean, the country enters into a full online gambling monopoly. The new Law on Games of Chance and Entertainment Games started to work on July 14th. This ended such significant timleline for the country, as it

The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips

But now, scientists have come up with a device that allows organs to be cooled to -4 °C (25 °F) without forming any ice. They’ve tested it with pig organs and shown that kidneys, at least, can be preserved in the device for days then successfully transplanted.  Read our story about their breakthrough, and why

Puddin AI is the new homework monitor, and Kyushu University is testing it on students

TOKYO, June 14 — An artificial intelligence startup has developed a system that analyses academic papers to determ...

Strategy’s near $2 billion profit on Bitcoin is eclipsed by their losses SEC filing shows

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is claiming its aggressive Bitcoin purchases have yielded a nearly $2 billion gain this year despite the top asset's clear price struggles. However, a close look at the enterprise software company's legally binding regulatory filings tells a much redder story: under standard accounting rules, the firm is nursing a multi-billion dollar unrealized

Inside the $9 billion World Cup: How Gianni Infantino built a FIFA-dom with a tight grip on soccer’s biggest global event

For Zurich’s bankers and executives, May 27, 2015, began as a normal Wednesday—until Swiss police stormed the financial hub’s five-star Baur au Lac hotel and arrested seven top officials of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, who were gathered there for their annual congress. The U.S. Department of Justice had unsealed a sprawling indictment alleging payment

SpaceX Wins $2.29 Billion US Space Contract, and 10 Assets Can Benefit

SpaceX has received a $2.29 billion contract from the US Space Force to build a major military satellite communications network known as the “Space Data Network Backbone” (SDN Backbone). The project will create a secure, high-speed system for moving military data around the world using low-Earth-orbit satellites...

Tether’s $141 billion Treasury pile reveals the stablecoin risk now embedded in US debt

There's a huge contradiction sitting at the center of modern American finance. The same industry regulators tried to isolate from the mainstream financial system has become one of the largest US Treasury buyers on the planet. Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin USDT, closed 2025 with total direct and indirect exposure to US

Americans Eat 10 Billion Doughnuts a Year — And These Franchises Are Cashing In

Key Takeaways Doughnut franchises are no longer just small treat shops — top brands have evolved into systemized, data-driven operations that attract investors. Leading franchises stand out by turning occasional purchases into daily or weekly routines, creating steady, predictable revenue streams for franchisees. Established brands offer strong recognition and built-in demand, while smaller or emerging

NextEra’s $67 billion Dominion takeover creates the world’s largest utility—just in time to win the AI data-center power surge

NextEra Energy’s massive $67 billion deal to acquire Virginia-based Dominion, announced on May 18, will effectively build the world’s largest utility in a bid to dominate the AI data center boom. It’s a goal big enough that NextEra was willing to pay a hefty premium—and risk overpaying—to make it happen. On a call with analysts

After a $1.2 billion run, XRP ETFs just flipped from inflows to outflows

XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are heading toward their first monthly net outflow since their late-2025 debut, breaking the momentum that helped make them one of crypto’s strongest early product launches outside Bitcoin. Data from SoSoValue showed that the four funds have registered $28 million in net redemptions this month. This is also corroborated by CoinShares

The $100 billion corporate Bitcoin surge is down to one buyer as other companies stop adding

The corporate Bitcoin treasury boom is losing oxygen: a $100 billion public-company bet has shrunk, buying has collapsed outside Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and the financing model that drove the trade is starting to fail. Data from CryptoQuant show that the Michael Saylor-led company bought about 45,000 Bitcoin over the last 30 days, the largest 30-day

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North Macedonia introduces new monoply over online gambling in country

North Macedonia abandoed the private participation model in betting and moved to replacing it with fully state control. This mean, the country enters into a full online gambling monopoly. The new Law on Games of Chance and Entertainment Games started to work on July 14th. This ended such significant timleline for the country, as it

The Download: an organ transplant breakthrough, and homegrown Chinese chips

But now, scientists have come up with a device that allows organs to be cooled to -4 °C (25 °F) without forming any ice. They’ve tested it with pig organs and shown that kidneys, at least, can be preserved in the device for days then successfully transplanted.  Read our story about their breakthrough, and why

Puddin AI is the new homework monitor, and Kyushu University is testing it on students

TOKYO, June 14 — An artificial intelligence startup has developed a system that analyses academic papers to determ...

Democrats maintain an edge in the fight for Congress as Trump gets poor marks

President Donald Trump’s poor approval rating continues to weigh down his party ahead of the midterms — though the GOP has a slim measure of separation from the president, with Democrats holding a 5-point lead in the battle for control of Congress, according …

Lenovo Built the AI Engine Behind the 2026 World Cup — Here’s How It Performed on Opening Night

For the global tech industry, the real story was unfolding behind the broadcast feed. Every one of those pivotal moments — the early goal, the VAR-reviewed red cards, the offside checks — ran through AI systems built and deployed by Lenovo, FIFA's official technology partner and the first Chinese company ever to occupy that role