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Major Sports Leagues Resist Integration of Booming Prediction Markets
New York, Saturday, 14 February 2026.
Despite Kalshi recording a staggering $1 billion in Super Bowl volume, major leagues remain resistant to prediction markets, citing significant concerns over data rights and regulatory integrity.
Commercial Actors Launch Massive Attempt to Clone Google’s Gemini AI
Mountain View, Saturday, 14 February 2026.
Rivals bombarded Google’s Gemini with over 100,000 prompts to reverse-engineer its proprietary reasoning, marking a sophisticated ‘distillation attack’ that signals a new era of intellectual property theft in AI.
IBM to Triple Junior Hires by Redefining Roles for the AI Era
Armonk, Saturday, 14 February 2026.
IBM is tripling entry-level hiring for 2026, countering claims that AI eliminates junior roles. The company is rewriting job descriptions to prioritize human-centric skills like customer engagement over automatable tasks.