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Policy & RegulationThe Steward

Kalshi Issues First-Ever Lifetime Ban, Cracking Down on Insider Betting by George Santos and Political Candidates

A prediction market's first lifetime ban raises a question that will only get louder as political betting grows mainstream: who's watching the people placing the bets, especially when they can influence the outcome?

2026-09-05 · 5 min read

Products & ApplicationsThe Engineer

Perplexity's Hybrid Compute Keeps Sensitive Data On-Device While Cloud Models Handle the Heavy Reasoning

2026-09-05 · 5 min read

When AI Agents "Rebel": The Fight Over Language Is a Fight Over Accountability

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Amazon AWS AI

cloud-computing · artificial-intelligence

Amazon Web Services expanded its custom AI chip lineup by unveiling Trainium2-powered EC2 instances and previewing Train…

Updated 2026-09-01

Anthropic

Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5 (and previously the Claude 4 model family, including Opus 4 and Sonnet 4), advancing …

Updated 2026-09-01

Apple AI

AI · Technology

Apple has significantly overhauled its AI strategy by delaying the more personalized, context-aware version of Siri—orig…

Updated 2026-09-01

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AI bias explained

AI bias occurs when machine learning systems produce unfair or prejudiced outcomes due to flawed data or algorithms.

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May 2026

May 2026: Climate Challenges Intensify Amid Technological Innovations

Data centers are now under increased scrutiny for their resource consumption, particularly water usage.

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