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Magic: The Gathering's rarest Iroh evokes a heartbreaking Avatar moment

The exclusive BoxLunch Iroh, Grand Lotus card from Magic: The Gathering's Avatar set recalls a touching scene from the animated series

Why is Trump accusing a former astronaut of treason?

On the face of it, the Trump administration’s persecution of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) seems really scary. But if you look a little deeper, the story starts to look a little different: proof of Trump’s authoritarian ambitions, to be sure, but also evidence of the weakness and incompetence of his administration’s efforts to actually act […]

David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face

On Wednesday, a rumor began popping up in Washington about a momentous policy change: the White House, it was said, would issue an executive order on Friday that would finally preempt state AI laws, handing over those regulatory powers to the federal government. The minute it leaked online, lawyers and policymakers began to scour every […]

A US judge rules Kalshi's sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg)

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg:
A US judge rules Kalshi's sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC  —  A federal judge in Las Vegas dealt a blow to Kalshi Inc.'s sports-betting business in Nevada by allowing state gaming regulators …

Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists

Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in to the program. WMG, which owns record labels that have signed musicians like Ed […]