North Carolina budget advances 6% tax on prediction market operators Craig Corbeels North Carolina lawmakers advanced a wide-ranging budget bill Wednesday that would create a new tax on prediction market operators while leaving those platforms outside the state’s gambling regulatory framework. The Senate approved the budget on second reading in a 37-19 vote … Continue reading North Carolina budget advances 6% tax on prediction market operators
Minnesota advances controversial felony ban on prediction markets as scrutiny grows Suswati Basu Minnesota lawmakers are moving ahead with a proposal that would outlaw most prediction markets, pushing the issue further into the spotlight as similar debates unfold in other states. A key Senate panel this week signed off on Senate File 4511, … Continue reading Minnesota advances controversial felony ban on prediction markets as scrutiny grows
Tennessee advances felony bill targeting prediction market manipulation amid legal fights Suswati Basu Tennessee lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation that would make it a felony to try to sway the outcome of events tied to prediction market conduct when money is on the line. The state Senate signed off on Senate Bill … Continue reading Tennessee advances felony bill targeting prediction market manipulation amid legal fights
Tennessee Senate advances bill targeting illegal sweepstakes Suswati Basu Tennessee lawmakers are moving closer to tightening the reins on illegal online gambling and sweepstakes after a Senate committee gave its backing to Senate Bill 2136 this week. The measure cleared the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee without a single dissenting vote, pushing it … Continue reading Tennessee Senate advances bill targeting Illegal sweepstakes
Google Advances Autonomous Agent Transactions by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, October 30, 2025 AI agents are increasingly becoming the operational layer that connects businesses and consumers. That is why Google is working on a real-time streaming architecture as the next step for multi-agent systems. This will allow autonomous AI agents to act as personal shoppers on behalf … Continue reading Google Advances Autonomous Agent Transactions
Google Using Advanced LLMs To Take Down Invalid Traffic by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 13, 2025 Advances in large language models (LLMs) are changing the way Google detects and fights against invalid traffic (IVT) and ad fraud in digital advertising that often manifests as clicks and impressions not generated by humans. By leveraging AI … Continue reading Google Advances LLMs To Block, Take Down Invalid Ad Traffic
May 20, 2025 AI advances may threaten women’s jobs more than men’s BY Sarah Bregel Women may be at a heightened risk for being edged out of their job (or having their duties change) due to AI. According to a new study, jobs disproportionately done by women, especially in higher income countries, are more steadily becoming … Continue reading AI advances may threaten women’s jobs more than men’s
Google AI Advances Gemini Live In New Way To Talk With Search by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 6, 2024 A new Google AI Mode code could be behind the latest release of its Gemini Live app, which enables users to have an actual conversation with artificial intelligence (AI) in a multimodal experience. The spoiler … Continue reading Google AI Advances Gemini Live In New Way To Talk With Search
Nextdoor Advances Self-Service Ad Buying With DOOH, Brand Safety by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 16, 2023 Neighborhood network Nextdoor has entered into a partnership with DIVE Billboards, a digital out-of-home (DOOH) company, to create a multichannel offering for advertisers connecting online and DOOH content. The offering, Nextdoor Outdoor, will enable advertisers in the U.S. and Canada … Continue reading Nextdoor Advances Self-Service Ad Buying With DOOH, Brand Safety
Amazon Ads Advances DSP Machine-Learning Models by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 28, 2023 On the heels of its earnings report Thursday, Amazon Ads has developed more advanced machine-learning models and optimized campaign-control systems to enhance bidding and pacing decisions for the Amazon DSP. Neal Richter, director of Amazon DSP Technology, believes that “every percentage point of improvement … Continue reading Amazon Ads Advances DSP Machine-Learning Models
