Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million.
Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts
The hacks at shipping companies used to mail out hardware wallets puts crypto owners at greater risk of real-world attacks.
Kalshi battles regulators, Novig sues Wisconsin, Polymarket faces banking scrutiny, today in prediction market news LIVE
Today in prediction market news, we’re following another busy day for Kalshi, including its escalating geofencing fight with Nevada regulators, a Connecticut federal court’s rejection of its bid for an injunction
Connecticut judge rejects Kalshi bid to pause gambling enforcement during appeal
A federal judge in Connecticut will allow state officials to keep enforcing gambling laws against prediction-market operator Kalshi while the company takes its case to an appeals court. U.S. District Judge Vernon D.
Kalshi and Nevada regulator trade accusations over geofencing compliance deadline
Kalshi and Nevada’s gaming regulator are accusing each other of wrongdoing as their long-running court fight shifts to whether the prediction market properly blocked trading inside the state. The latest disagreement
Novig sues Wisconsin officials over sports event contract enforcement
Novig has taken Wisconsin officials to federal court, aiming to prevent the state from using its gambling laws against sports event contracts available through the company’s federally supervised exchange. Ludlow
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
OpenRouter’s CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future
On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’
Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.
TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.