Max Meizlish and I argued in these pages in February that prediction markets had become an intelligence asset, vulnerable to insider trading by those with classified knowledge of future events. Two ...

Accurate experiments on how ocean warming affects marine life are vital to ensure we can best prepare for the future, protect our food sources, and help safeguard ocean ecosystems. But some of these ...

Gen Z and millennials are far more likely to get into prediction markets than their elders, but there's a good chance many aren't making money on the platforms. Nearly a third of Gen Zers (32%) and ...

The conference semifinal matchups are set. Cavs-Pistons and Sixers-Knicks in the East. Lakers-Thunder and Timberwolves-Spurs in the West. Which teams will advance to the NBA’s final four? And what has ...

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The first prediction markets exchange-traded funds were anticipated to launch as early as last week, but the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed approval, a situation evoking memories of the ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Billions of dollars are changing hands each week on prediction markets, sites whose ...

Interactive Brokers IBKR-2.96%decrease; red down pointing triangle is launching a platform where users can place yes-or-no bets through Kalshi, CME Group CME 0.67%increase; green up pointing triangle ...

An asteroid or a nuclear war can end the world. Mathematical musings from one’s armchair cannot. Birth rank seems to have no ...

It took three Game 7s and three series that ended in six, but the first round of the NBA playoffs have wrapped up, which means the conference semifinals are already upon us. This 76ers team is not ...

The sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves meet the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal matchup on Monday night as the 2026 NBA playoffs rolls on. Minnesota ...

The NFL offseason brings optimism with roster movement in free agency and young talent coming in through the draft. Now with the full 2026 regular-season schedule released this evening, fans are ...