We discuss a couple of big stories from the week where insiders made a big profit on the prediction markets. We’ve discussed Polymarket and Kalshi before, but the concerns are going mainstream. We’ve also got some other tech news and tips to get caught up on, so you can get out there and tech better.
INTRO (00:00)
Social Media Marketing World (02:20)
AirPods – One backup is none backup (04:35)
MAIN TOPIC: I wouldn’t bet on that (07:20)
- France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets
- DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s removal
- https://polymarket.com/
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: iOS Photos quick tools access (16:35)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (21:05)
- Fans angry over Pokemon Go champion’s disqualification for allegedly shaking the table
- Study finds a third of new websites are AI-generated
- Mozilla uses Anthropic’s Mythos to fix 271 bugs in Firefox
- Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people
- Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players
- BMW is one step closer to selling you a color-changing car
- America now has 70% more bookstores than in 2020, says bookshop.org founder
TAKES:
- China blocks Meta’s $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus (24:20)
- 20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here (28:45)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest (31:40)
