Council of Europe urges FIFA to tackle betting threats before 2030 World Cup Suswati Basu Betting-related threats should move to the top of football’s agenda once the 2026 FIFA World Cup ends, according to the Council of Europe. On the day of the tournament final, Secretary General Alain Berset called on FIFA to … Continue reading Council of Europe urges FIFA to tackle betting threats before 2030 World Cup
Resorts World New York City expands casino with 1,400 additional slots Suswati Basu Resorts World New York City has expanded again, reopening the first floor of its commercial casino and adding 1,400 slot machines less than three months after becoming the city’s first full-scale casino with live table games. The latest expansion lifts … Continue reading Resorts World New York City expands casino with 1,400 additional slots
July 05, 2026 The World Cup added $1 billion in security systems. What happens after the games end? BY The Conversation The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event in history. It’s also the most surveilled World Cup ever. If you’re visiting or traveling around host cities, then you and your face, behavior, movement, … Continue reading The World Cup added $1 billion in security systems. What happens after the games end?
June 18, 2026 How this street duck became Mexico’s unofficial World Cup mascot BY María José Gutiérrez Chávez The World Cup is officially up and running, bringing fans from across the world together for the globe’s largest sporting event. But in Mexico, fans are cheering more than the players. Following the inaugural match between Mexico and … Continue reading How this street duck became Mexico’s unofficial World Cup mascot
June 13, 2026 This free service uses Wikipedia to reveal what the world is thinking about BY Justin Pot Wikipedia may be the last good website—a volunteer-driven service that isn’t flooded by advertisements or completely captured by corporate interests. It’s also very useful. I find myself constantly opening it when I hear a name or … Continue reading This free service uses Wikipedia to reveal what the world is thinking about
June 13, 2026 Meet the designer behind NYC’s charming World Cup campaign BY Diana Budds How do you build excitement among 8.5 million New Yorkers (and 1.2 million tourists) for the World Cup? You start with deep research on the city’s beloved colors and symbols and then turn that into something like the joyful, nostalgic, … Continue reading Meet the designer behind NYC’s charming World Cup campaign
Search Scooping Up Interest In NBA, World Cup by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, June 12, 2026 Interest in New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson has grown 28x faster than interest in Victor Wembanyama — up 2,006% vs. 71%, respectively –putting Brunson in second place as the NBA player most read about in the past … Continue reading Search Scooping Up Interest In NBA, World Cup
June 11, 2026 El Niño is here—and it will ‘pour fuel on the fire of a warming world’ BY Kristin Toussaint El Niño has officially arrived—and it could become one of the most severe on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns. With our oceans already warming from the burning of fossil fuels and … Continue reading El Niño is here—and it will ‘pour fuel on the fire of a warming world’
How Yelp Answers World Cup Real-Time Questions by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, June 8, 2026 After searching Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT, and other artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, finding the best places across the country to experience the world’s biggest soccer tournament with friends may come down to searching on Yelp. The company has leaned … Continue reading How Yelp Answers World Cup Real-Time Questions
AI is making marketing influence harder to track. Here’s how to avoid misleading attribution data and make better investment decisions. By Dan Taylor Published on May 12, 2026 Last-click attribution has long been seen as a practical way to assign value to marketing activities. It offers a clean, simple view of what appears … Continue reading Last-click attribution rewards the wrong work in an AI-first world
