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A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrediction market platform Polymarket has completed its first block trade on an artificial intelligence compute infrastructure-related contract, the company shared exclusively with CNBC. The six-figure transaction was between FalconX, a digital asset brokerage, and Anera Labs, a trading technology startup. FalconX and Anera Labs traded on a contract related to the Ornn Compute Price Index, a benchmark that tracks Nvidia’s H100 GPU chip rental pricing. “Prediction markets are emerging as one of the most powerful venues for institutional block trades,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! World Series champion John Smoltz said he likes the ABS challenge system but hopes that the system never becomes full-time, where all pitches are automated.Smoltz, 59, said that it has changed the game and he likes the system as is, where teams get two challenges.”I like it. It has definitely changed the game and we’re going to have to have some kind of correct system. Meaning, I like it with two challenges only,” Smoltz told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. Hall of Famer John Smoltz is introduced during the Baseball…

A new spending discipline is taking hold inside corporate America, as chief financial officers and boards start cracking down on inefficient artificial intelligence spending. The change has the potential to reshape the AI trade.For the past two years, the playbook has been to default to the most powerful AI model and direct all queries through it, regardless of complexity. Now, with AI bills running far ahead of budgets, companies are starting to ask whether every task actually needs the top or frontier models. Two leaders at the center of the AI buildout told CNBC this week that a solution is…

He also said that he did not see an end to memory shortages. “The whole industry supply chain – everything from wafers to packaging to silicon photonics … everything’s in short supply because the demand is so high. It is going to persist for several years.”Huang was meeting with Chey, SK Hynix CEO Kwak ​Noh-jung and other SK executives over fried chicken and beer known as “chimaek” at Seoul restaurant Kkanbu Chicken.

New York Mayor Mamdani was among those critical of FIFA’s decision to ban water bottles at World Cup stadiums.Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026FIFA has made changes to its stadium policy, allowing fans to bring disposable water bottles into match stadiums after a ban earlier this week drew backlash from supporters and tournament host city officials.FIFA’s initial policy permitted fans to carry empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles up to 1 litre (34oz). However, the governing body made a U-turn on that policy on Thursday and banned fans from carrying reusable water bottles into venues due to safety concerns.Recommended Stories…

Washington — President Trump on Friday told the Wall Street Journal that he wants Bill Pulte, his controversial pick to run the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to “start the process” of eliminating some workers and shrinking the office. Mr. Trump told the Journal that the ODNI, which oversees the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, is “unnecessary” or “too big,” and lamented holdovers from prior administrations. The president said the ODNI “should maybe even be terminated.””I’d like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there,” the president said. Asked if…

Florida woman mauled in dog attack Video shows dogs attack Jodi Cowan in Florida on May 19. Cowan died after the attack, and the dogs’ owner, Linda Cutler, was arrested. (Courtesy of Dominica Midkiff) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida woman was mauled to death by two dogs that neighbors say had terrorized the community — and now the animals’ owner is in jail.The dogs are being held by the county’s animal services unit and will be euthanized, authorities said. And now, neighbors along Blue Bonnet Drive don’t have to worry anymore about the duo that used…

Tom McCartin has suffered another concussion, adding to his family’s terrible AFL history with head knocks.Sydney also lost Justin McInerney to a hamstring injury and several teammates were sore after Sunday’s pulsating two-point win over St Kilda at the SCG.McCartin bravely went back with the flight of the ball in the third term and Saints small forward Liam Ryan cannoned into his back.Swans coach Dean Cox revealed there was no assessment for McCartin before he was ruled out of the game.”If you are out for a period, you fall straight into the concussion protocols,” Cox said.McCartin has missed several games…

OPPOSITION CALLS FOR JOINT AUDITLee said the incident was “difficult to comprehend” and that the NEC’s response and explanations were insufficient. He said he had asked parliament to conduct a fact-finding probe, establish measures to prevent a repeat and discuss reform plans for the commission.Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the opposition conservative People Power Party, told a press conference on Sunday that he had visited the protests and called for a joint audit with Lee’s Democratic Party.He said ballot shortages were especially severe in areas that lean conservative, but stopped short of calling for a re-run, saying he would “obey whatever…