Stretch Network relaunches World Poker League with €1.59M in guaranteed prizes | AGB Summary Stretch Network has relaunched its World Poker League (WPL) for 2025, offering a total of €1,593,000 in guaranteed prizes across three seasons running from 19 September to 21 December. The series is built to drive player engagement and liquidity for operator […]
Live88 appoints Simon Field as Managing Director, strengthening the leadership team Summary Live88 has appointed Simon Field as Managing Director to accelerate its international expansion. Field joins from Bally’s Interactive, where he spent two years as Director of Live Casino Strategy and Development and led the launch of the operator’s live dealer studio in Rhode […]
Morocco’s Nucleon Security raises $3.5m to scale Zero Trust AI across Africa Summary Nucleon Security, a Moroccan cybersecurity firm founded in 2019, has closed a €3m (~$3.5m) seed round led by NewFund Capital with participation from Orange Ventures, Axian Group, LoftyInc Capital and Morocco’s Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion via 212Founders. The funding will […]
How banks, fintechs refunded Nigerians ₦10 billion in six months Summary Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it helped consumers reclaim over ₦10 billion between March and August 2025 after resolving 9,091 complaints through its consumer complaints portal. Banking led the complaints by volume and value, followed by fast-moving consumer goods, fintech […]
Ray Dalio says AI comes with a downside: creating a ‘bunch of losers’ Summary Billionaire investor Ray Dalio calls AI a ‘truly fantastic’ tool but warns it will increase polarisation and inequality. In a recent podcast appearance he said AI is likely to benefit the top 1–10% while creating ‘a bunch of losers’, as humanoid […]
‘Bond King’ Bill Gross warns AI giants wasting cash, stocks at risk Summary Billionaire investor Bill Gross told Business Insider he is concerned that major tech firms are over-investing in the race to dominate AI. He warns of “malinvestment” as companies pour hundreds of billions into AI capex — from chips and servers to sprawling […]
Tesla says xAI stands for “eXploratory AI.” Does it? Summary Author style: Punchy — a quick, tidy clarification that cuts through a tiny naming mystery. Tesla’s September 5 proxy statement referred to Elon Musk’s AI company as “eXploratory Artificial Intelligence or ‘xAI’,” which prompted questions because neither Musk nor xAI appear to have ever expanded […]
As its Microsoft nightmare nears an end, OpenAI’s ‘full stack’ dream comes into view Summary OpenAI has signed a memorandum of understanding to resolve its contractual fight with Microsoft and is creating a new corporate structure that will allow it to issue traditional equity. That clears a major fundraising hurdle and paves the way for […]
LETTER: Las Vegas’ tourism woes aren’t Trump’s fault Summary A reader’s letter argues that Las Vegas’ recent tourism slowdown should not be blamed on President Donald Trump or his voters. The writer, a Trump supporter, says the real problems are rising prices and poor value for visitors — $25 buffets, $25 parking and tighter gambling […]
Vyro AI Leak Reveals Poor Cyber Hygiene Summary Vyro AI accidentally exposed around 116GB of sensitive user data across three products: ImagineArt, Chatly and Chatbotx. Cybernews researchers found the dataset had been indexed by IoT search engines in February, suggesting it may have been discoverable for months. The exposed information included user prompts, bearer authentication […]
