AI can predict how you'll respond to a survey—but that's not the same as understanding you

What makes people change their minds or their behavior? Social scientists spend a lot of time thinking about this question, ...
Tech Xplore

Hybrid AI model cuts financial forecasting error across stocks and crypto

A hybrid artificial intelligence model that combines two well-established deep learning techniques has improved the accuracy ...
Opinion
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AI can predict disaster, but it can’t save you

Every year from May through October, the United States enters what climate scientists and emergency managers now call “Danger Season,” a six-month gauntlet of compounding climate hazards when ...
The New York Times

Prediction Markets’ Next Major Bet: Wall St. Traders

Platforms like Kalshi let millions wager on sports and pop culture. They’re now hoping institutions will use them for big-ticket trading like hedging. By Michael J. de la Merced Most people use ...
CNN

Trump administration proposes new rules on prediction markets that would still allow most sports activity

The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a set of new federal regulations for prediction markets that appear to largely leave the booming industry intact. Importantly, the new rules would ...
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Weiser on how he’d govern without use of his primary tool as AG

Phil Weiser speaks to why Coloradans should be confident he can lead and govern without the ability to file lawsuits. Justice Jackson pens unanimous decision backed by SCOTUS conservatives Chubarov ...
MarketWatch

NYC bar uses prediction markets to hedge against a new financial risk: a Knicks victory

Wall Street investors use financial derivatives to hedge against shifts in interest rates and exchange rates. Farmers use them to lock in the price of their crops. Now, one New York City bar is using ...
Reuters

Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licences

MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) - Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily banned so-called prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi for operating in the country without a ‌gambling licence, the official ...
InfoQ

Gemma 4 Multi-Token Prediction Delivers up to ~3x Faster Token Generation

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
CNBC

Prediction markets are fueling a high-stakes brawl between states and federal regulators

Sixteen states are involved in legal proceedings with prediction market platforms, while one state has moved to ban them. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued six states to defend what it ...
The New York Times

Minnesota Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Markets

Like at least other 14 states, Minnesota has wrestled with how to regulate the popular prediction market sites. Federal officials sued the state over its new law. By Pooja Salhotra A day after Gov.
Wired

The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket

CFTC chairman Michael Selig sat down with WIRED to discuss how the agency scours Polymarket and other prediction markets for illegal activity. Now, however, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ...