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The US CFTC sues New York, accusing the state of invading its authority to regulate prediction markets by filing lawsuits against Coinbase and Gemini (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The US CFTC sues New York, accusing the state of invading its authority to regulate prediction markets by filing lawsuits against Coinbase and Gemini  —  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday, accusing the state of invading its authority to regulate prediction markets …

Diplomatic cable: US State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are efforts by Chinese companies to steal IP from US AI labs (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Diplomatic cable: US State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are efforts by Chinese companies to steal IP from US AI labs  —  The U.S. State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are widespread efforts by Chinese companies …

Live Nation lost. Will anything change for ticket prices?

On April 15, a federal jury found that Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster operated as an illegal monopoly, overcharging fans and shutting out competition. After years of complaints and lawsuits, as well as the fallout from the 2022 Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket sale controversy, the states took the case to trial and won. So […]

Thrive is taking a stake in the San Francisco Giants via a new venture that will invest in franchises and cultural institutions that can't be replicated by AI (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal:
Thrive is taking a stake in the San Francisco Giants via a new venture that will invest in franchises and cultural institutions that can't be replicated by AI  —  It's the first investment from the firm's new strategy focused on long-term investments in franchises and cultural institutions that can't be replicated by AI

Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan says the country has blocked prediction market platforms and tightened derivatives rules to curb "bet-like" products (Reuters)

Reuters:
Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan says the country has blocked prediction market platforms and tightened derivatives rules to curb “bet-like” products  —  Brazil has blocked prediction market platforms and tightened derivatives rules to curb “bet-like” products …