Meta Tells Its Metaverse Workers to Use AI to ‘Go 5X Faster’ Summary Meta’s metaverse leadership has pushed a company-wide productivity drive asking staff to use AI to “go 5X faster.” Vishal Shah, VP of Metaverse, posted an internal message urging engineers, product managers and designers to adopt AI tools broadly, integrate AI across codebases […]
G2E closes 25th anniversary edition with 25,000 attendees exploring the future of gaming in Las Vegas | Yogonet International Summary The 25th Global Gaming Expo (G2E) wrapped at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, drawing roughly 25,000 professionals from over 120 countries. Organised by RX in partnership with the American Gaming Association (AGA), the show […]
How Awake Window & Door Has Championed Second-Chance Hiring Summary Awake Window & Door, based in Gilbert, Arizona, has built a fast-growing luxury fenestration business while intentionally hiring people with justice-involved backgrounds. Founded in 2020 and manufacturing since late 2021, the company grew from under $200,000 in sales in 2021 to projected sales of about […]
When Billionaires Get Nervous: What Jamie Dimon, Musk, and the Ultra-Wealthy Know That We Don’t Summary Ultra-high-net-worth individuals often reposition portfolios before broader markets feel stress. Their moves combine privileged, real-time intelligence—credit flows, supply-chain signals and geopolitical reads—with the unique ability to hedge and wait out downturns. That mix makes billionaire caution both potentially predictive […]
If the Godfather of AI Is Worried, Why Aren’t We? Summary Geoffrey Hinton, often called the “Godfather of AI”, warns that AI development is accelerating too fast and that global competition means nobody will slow it down. He argues that AI could soon outperform humans in most intellectual tasks, potentially causing mass job displacement, deepening […]
Cory Zeidman to Serve 46 Months in Prison over Bogus Sports Tipping Scheme Summary Cory Zeidman, a poker professional and 2012 World Series of Poker bracelet winner, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud for running a fraudulent sports betting tipster operation. Zeidman ran the service from 2004 […]
Scientific Games Wraps Up Lotto New Zealand’s Retail and Digital Overhaul Summary Scientific Games has completed a major modernisation of Lotto New Zealand’s retail and digital systems, upgrading technology across around 1,100 retailers and overhauling the lottery’s online platform. The project used SG’s Momentum ecosystem and SYMPHONY central gaming system, deployed WAVE Contour point-of-sale terminals, […]
Media Mogul Richard Desmond Seeks $1.58B in Damages from UKGC Summary Billionaire Richard Desmond, via Northern & Shell and his New Lottery Company (TNLC), is suing the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for GBP 1.3 billion (about $1.58bn), claiming the regulator made “manifest errors” in the competition for the National Lottery 10-year licence awarded to Allwyn […]
Intralot and Bally’s reach ‘milestone’ €2.7bn acquisition completion Summary Intralot has completed the acquisition of Bally’s Corporation’s International Interactive business in a cash-and-shares transaction valued at €2.7bn. The deal comprises €1.53bn in cash and €1.136bn in newly issued shares in the combined Intralot, giving Bally’s a 58% majority stake. Robeson Reeves (Bally’s CEO) will lead […]
Ainsworth’s CEO told to withdraw Nevada licence application Summary Ainsworth Gaming Technology (AGT) has said the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) recommended its board withdraw CEO Harald Neumann’s application for a Nevada gaming licence. Neumann, who has led AGT since 2021 and previously held an NGCB licence, was due to meet the board on 11 […]
