Atlantic City casinos post best summer in over a decade as August revenue climbs Summary Atlantic City recorded its strongest summer performance since 2012, driven by a rebound in in-person play and record online gambling in August. In August the nine casinos won $312 million from in-person gamblers (up 6.1% year-on-year), and combined gaming revenue […]
AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria Summary Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute used a generative AI called Evo, trained on roughly two million bacteriophage genomes, to propose complete viral genomes for the small bacteriophage phiX174 (≈5,000 bases, 11 genes). The team chemically synthesised 302 AI-designed genomes and tested them on […]
Rail Customer Coalition letter to STB presents various issues relating to proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger Summary The Rail Customer Coalition (RCC), representing manufacturing, energy and agricultural interests, sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) outlining major concerns about the proposed $85 billion Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger. The deal would create the first […]
AI-Powered Sign-up Fraud Is Scaling Fast Summary Shiv Ramji (President, Auth0 at Okta) warns that attackers are shifting from traditional login attacks to automating fraudulent account registrations using generative AI. Sign-up funnels have become the path of least resistance: AI scales fake registrations rapidly, exploits promotional offers and overwhelms verification steps. Observations include nearly half […]
Raven Stealer Scavenges Chromium Data Via Telegram Summary A lightweight infostealer called Raven, written mainly in Delphi and C++, is being distributed on underground forums and via cracked software. It targets Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave) and other applications to harvest credentials, cookies, autofill entries and browsing history. Raven uses in-memory techniques and a Telegram-based […]
Ben & Jerry’s cofounder Jerry Greenfield quits over ‘silenced’ activism Summary Jerry Greenfield, cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s, said he is resigning after 47 years, accusing parent company Unilever of silencing the brand’s activism. Greenfield said the independence promised when Unilever bought Ben & Jerry’s in 2000 — including the brand’s ability to speak on […]
Five truths for public sector HR: The kind of activism we actually need now Summary The PPMA’s reflection as it marks 50 years sets out five practical, people-centred principles for public sector HR to turn constant change into real progress. The authors argue that repeated reorganisations have often been theatre, not transformation, and call for […]
Will gaming industry kill or embrace prediction markets they say mimic sports betting? Summary The American Gaming Association released a nationwide YouGov poll finding roughly 85% of respondents view sports-focused prediction markets as gambling and believe such products should only operate under state-licensed sportsbooks and online platforms. Prediction markets, which are federally regulated by the […]
The Boys Meets Life Is Strange in Unexpectedly Genius New Game Summary Dispatch is an episodic, narrative-driven “superhero workplace comedy” from AdHoc Studio — a team made up largely of former Telltale developers. The first two episodes launch on PC and PlayStation 5 on 22 October, with further episodes released weekly through to 12 November. […]
ASA Bans Midnite AI-Generated Soccer Ad for Violating Child Protection Regulations Summary The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an AI-generated video posted by gambling operator Midnite after finding it breached rules protecting children from gambling marketing. The clip — an AI parody of a speech by footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold shared on X on […]
