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Media & Entertainment

Will 2025 be the Year Regulation Comes for Sports Betting?

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The odds of an increase in regulation of the massive, and growing, sports-betting industry may be shifting.

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Media & Entertainment

Nintendo Takes Big Profit Hit After Failing to Switch It Up

Nintendo revealed on Tuesday that it had suffered a 69% drop in its profits year-over-year for the most recent financial quarter.

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Media & Entertainment

Ubisoft Shares Take a Hit Over Investor Unease

Shares in major video game publisher Ubisoft took an over 7% hit on Monday after a minor investor’s letter.

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Patent Drop

Electronic Arts’ Patent Highlights Risks and Rewards of AI in Game Development

Though generative AI could make game development faster and easier, the industry is divided on where AI fits into the picture.

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Patent Drop

Meta VR Cloud Gaming Patent Could Clear the Way for Lighter Headsets

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While cloud gaming platforms through Microsoft’s Xbox and Nvidia are already available to consumers, artificial reality cloud streaming isn’t quite there yet.

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Media & Entertainment

Roblox Gets into Video Ads

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The gaming industry, like every other sector including banking and rideshare apps, is enmeshing itself even deeper into advertising.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Gets into Gaming (plus more from Nvidia & Zynga)

Gamer-audience interaction, trajectory projection, and in-game economic management.

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Markets

Coffee and Chocolate Are the Reigning Commodity Kings

The tight supply of both beans meant trading prices were extremely volatile, and the result was that cocoa almost tripled in price last year.

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Alternatives

Collectibles are Fun but Risky Investments

A portfolio doesn’t have to be just stocks and bonds. You can add something a little more fun, say your favorite vintage baseball cards.

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Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Eyes Data Center Regulations

Which way Trump will lean on the issue is difficult to say, though tech companies have worked hard to curry the incoming president’s favor.

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