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The Betting Coup That Rocked London’s Bookmakers Goes Unsolved

Lisa Lazarus, the top cop in US horse racing, woke up one morning this summer to find a flurry of missed overseas calls and e-mails. They were all from UK regulators and they all delivered the same urgent message: a series of large, unusual and suspiciously successful wagers on US races had been placed in London the day before, saddling some of the city’s famed betting parlors with hefty losses, and they needed her help.

Bloomberg · 10h ago
The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle

The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back Dale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South Wales. There’s a trampoline and a slide on the lawn for his grandchildren, and chairs for him and his wife. He should be enjoying the light draining from the perfect autumnal sky – but almost his entire view is blotted out by a vast expanse of prefabricated panels. The 23 metre-high grey hulk looming over him and his neighbours is a hyperscale datacentre. It is heralded by the area’s Labour politicians as a job creator, yet all Johnston can think about is what he has lost: “Before, the sun used to come around here and it was lovely.” The way residents have been treated is “disgusting”. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Oct 24
New Mexico awarded $25 billion civil penalty against Meta

A judge has ordered Meta to pay the state of New Mexico a civil penalty of $25 billion after a jury found the company misled users about the privacy of their data. NBC News' Allie Canal has details on the ruling.

NBC News · Oct 21
How to Score Tickets to Shop TODAY’s Immersive Holiday House

Shop TODAY is hosting their first-ever Holiday House event on three floors of a historic mansion in New York City on Nov. 19. The immersive experience will feature a signature brand bazaar filled with interactive activations and giveaways, a photo-op with Santa as well as special guests like Amanda Seyfried, the Broadway cast of “Chicago,” and “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga!

NBC News · Oct 21