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Apple, Google, Meta must face lawsuits over casino-style gambling apps

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple, Google and Meta Platforms’ requests to dismiss lawsuits claiming they promoted illegal gambling by hosting and accepting commissions from casino-style apps that addict users. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, rejected the companies’ main argument that Section 230 of the federal…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 30th, 2025. NYSE Stock futures are lower Tuesday night as investors assess the ramifications of a looming U.S. government shutdown. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52 points, or 0.1%. S&P futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both slipped about…

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Opinion | How China’s robotics push is clearing path to tech independence

Opinion | How China’s robotics push is clearing path to tech independence

Factories in China installed nearly 300,000 new robots last year, more than the rest of the world combined. This figure suggests that China is building leadership in robotics not merely for industrial efficiency, but as a direct path to achieving independence in core artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The prioritisation of embodied intelligence, or AI-powered robots,…

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Pennsylvania lawmakers making bipartisan push to ban phones from schools

More western Pennsylvania school districts going phone-free all day, new survey shows

More western Pennsylvania school districts going phone-free all day, new survey shows More western Pennsylvania school districts going phone-free all day, new survey shows 01:35 More and more districts across western Pennsylvania are going phone-free all day, according to a new survey just released by U.S. Representative Chris Deluzio (D) of Fox Chapel. Congressman Deluzio…

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