‘Beat the best’: No. 1 Gorman ready for battle against Mater Dei Summary Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 1 in the USA Today national poll, hosts No. 9 Mater Dei (California) at Fertitta Field in a high-profile Friday night clash. Mater Dei’s 21-game winning streak was snapped last week, dropping the Monarchs in some national polls […]
Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point taps his widow as its next leader Published: 2025-09-18T17:32:55+00:00 Summary Turning Point USA’s board has unanimously elected Erika Kirk — widow of founder Charlie Kirk — as the organisation’s new CEO and board chair following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The move comes amid a surge of interest in the movement: Charlie Kirk’s […]
DreamHack and ESL One make their way to Birmingham in 2026 Summary DreamHack and ESL One will join forces for a major festival in Birmingham in March 2026 — DreamHack Birmingham — marking DreamHack’s first-ever UK event. ESL One Birmingham returns as a premier Dota 2 tournament with a $1M prize pool and 16 teams. […]
UK Gambling Commission concludes AML failings review Summary The UK Gambling Commission has reached a settlement with Maple International Ventures, operator of Lottomart.com, following a review that uncovered shortcomings in anti-money laundering (AML) controls and social responsibility measures. Maple will pay £360,000 to socially responsible causes as part of the settlement after the Commission found […]
Super Group raises guidance amid strong Q3 performance Summary Super Group has upgraded its full‑year guidance after a stronger‑than‑expected Q3 2025. The company raised full‑year ex‑US revenue guidance to $2.13bn–$2.20bn (previously > $2.04bn) and ex‑US adjusted EBITDA to $550m–$560m (previously $470m–$480m). Management cited momentum in sports betting driven by optimised pricing and more efficient trading, […]
UKGC launches new black market gambling report series Summary The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the first report in a planned series examining the illegal online gambling market in Great Britain. Produced with Yonder Consulting, the opening study looks at consumer behaviours, motivations and how players find and use unlicensed operators. The Commission says […]
Nvidia to invest $5bn in rival Intel Summary The Financial Times reports that Nvidia intends to invest $5bn in rival chipmaker Intel. The move is notable because it represents a large cash infusion from one leading player into another in an industry defined by fierce competition over manufacturing, AI accelerators and data-centre supremacy. FT coverage […]
The Download: AI-designed viruses, and bad news for the hydrogen industry Summary A short newsletter round-up highlighting two lead stories: researchers in California used AI to design new viral genomes that were shown to replicate and kill bacteria in lab experiments — a result with clear benefits for research and potential therapies, but also serious […]
MIXI secures majority control of PointsBet with 66.4% stake Summary Japan’s MIXI has completed a takeover of Australian sportsbook and casino operator PointsBet, obtaining 66.43% of voting power after the offer closed on 12 September. MIXI’s cash bid valued PointsBet at AU$1.25 per share (with a conditional AU$1.30 uplift if it had passed 90% ownership). […]
From Tap to Trust: How Tokenized Credentials and Agentic AI Are Revolutionizing Transit Payments—Q&A With Rahulkumar Chawda Summary Public transit is fast becoming the laboratory for next-generation payments, where tokenized credentials and agentic AI combine to create frictionless, secure, context-aware fare systems. Rahulkumar Chawda outlines how tokenisation turns devices into scoped payment credentials, while agentic […]
