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Italy’s gambling sector is undergoing one of its most transformative periods in recent memory, with sweeping regulatory adjustments, strengthened scrutiny of illegal betting networks and a newly formalised partnership intended to tighten ties between Italy and the broader international gaming community. These developments, taken together, reveal a market at a turning point as policymakers, enforcement bodies and industry groups look to redefine the sector’s future direction.A Market Restructured From the Ground UpItaly activated its long-debated online gambling overhaul in November 2025, replacing a vast collection of operating domains with a sharply condensed structure of 52 licences issued to 46 operators.…

AI DevOps tool Harness, founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, is on track to exceed $250 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, Bansal tells TechCrunch. The startup just raised a fresh $240 million Series E funding round that values the company at $5.5 billion post-money. The round includes a $200 million primary investment led by Goldman Sachs and a planned $40 million tender offer with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures. The tender offer is intended to provide some liquidity to its long-term employees, Bansal said. The new valuation is a 49% jump from its…

As you make your way through Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Ice Belt dungeon, you’ll encounter two Psychic Locks that will temporarily halt your progression. When these objects are scanned, they reveal a special pattern that can only be deciphered by collecting the appropriate number of TK Codes. In this guide, we’ll show you where to find all six TK Codes in Metroid Prime 4. Related All Scout Bot Locations in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Once you unlock the Thunder Shot, activating Scout Bots will reveal all unclaimed items in Metroid Prime 4’s various regions. Ice Belt Psychic Lock 1 TK…

State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management are joining forces with Ondo Finance on a tokenized liquidity fund that will push cash “sweep” balances directly onto public blockchains, creating a potential source of 24/7 onchain liquidity.The planned State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund, or SWEEP, is designed to take in and pay out PayPal’s (PYUSD) stablecoin for accredited investors, the companies said on Tuesday.Ondo is expected to seed the fund with $200 million, tying a major tokenized real-world asset (RWA) issuer directly into State Street’s tokenization stack. The fund will be powered by Galaxy Digital infrastructure, while State…

Gold eased on Thursday, pulling back from a near one-week high, after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a divided interest rate cut that left investors uncertain about the pace of easing next year, while silver notched another record high.David Gray | Afp | Getty ImagesGold edged lower on Thursday, as traders weighed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s divided vote on a quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut, while silver climbed to yet another record high.Spot gold fell 0.3% to $4,216.49 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for February delivery gained 0.5% to $4,244.40 per ounce.”It’s just an overpositioning (in gold) in expectation of the rate cut, which did happen, and therefore…

A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi Monday night en route to UCSF Medical Center, marking the latest milestone in the driverless car saga that no one saw coming — except everyone with more than six months of experience behind the wheel of a ride-share vehicle. According to The SF Standard, Waymo’s remote team detected “unusual activity” and called 911, though the vehicle beat emergency services to the hospital. Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption. For decades, expectant mothers have been racing against biology in the back seats of taxis and Ubers from…

The new season of Diablo 4 brings new features, small gameplay changes, and more. Similar to every other season, players can expect to put dozens of hours into the season, but this time, fighting the lesser evil to protect the Sanctuary from being claimed. Season 11 of Diablo 4 is dropping on December 11, but players might be curious as to when exactly it is dropping in their region. Worry not, as you can use this guide for the expected global launch times for the new season. Related Say Goodbye to Diablo 4’s Best Feature in Season 11 Diablo 4…

Payments giant Stripe has acquired the team from crypto wallet firm Valora, just a day after launching its testnet for its stablecoin-focused blockchain project Tempo.  According to Valora CEO Jackie Bona, the acquisition will see the Valora team join Stripe and work on the firm’s blockchain initiatives.Valora was founded in mid-2021 after spinning out of Celo development group cLabs and raising $20 million in Series A funding in the process. The Valora app is a mobile wallet that supports stablecoins and other assets across Celo, Ethereum, Base, Optimism and Arbitrum. Apart from the wallet, the team also developed an open protocol launchpad…

Google just made a major move in the AI infrastructure arms race, elevating Amin Vahdat to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, according to a memo first reported by Semafor and later confirmed by TechCrunch. It’s a signal of just how critical this work has become as Google pours up to $93 billion into capital expenditures by the end of 2025 — a number that parent company Alphabet expects will be a whole lot bigger next year. Vahdat isn’t new to the game. The computer scientist, who holds a PhD from…

After a string of disturbing mental health incidents involving AI chatbots, a group of state attorneys general have sent a letter to the AI industry’s top companies, with a warning to fix “delusional outputs” or risk being in breach of state law.  The letter, signed by dozens of AGs from U.S. states and territories with the National Association of Attorneys General, asks the companies, including Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and 10 other major AI firms, to implement a variety of new internal safeguards to protect their users. Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Character Technologies, Luka, Meta, Nomi AI, Perplexity AI, Replika, and…