Meta Builds Prediction Markets App as Reality Labs Losses Top $83 Billion
Meta is reportedly building Arena, a standalone prediction markets app designed to compete with Polymarket and Kalshi.
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5 news articles · 6 briefs · 0 guidesMeta is reportedly building Arena, a standalone prediction markets app designed to compete with Polymarket and Kalshi.
OpenAI introduced Jalapeño, a custom AI inference chip developed with Broadcom and designed to improve the efficiency and performance of running large language models.
Gold fell below $4,000 for the first time since November 2025, while gold and silver markets have lost an estimated $12 trillion in value.
Take-Two confirmed GTA VI will launch at $79.99, while a premium edition will be priced at $99.99 ahead of preorders opening June 25.
Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham argues that building a billion-dollar business is possible through sustained growth, identifying overlooked customer needs, and creating products founders genuinely want themselves.
Strategy shares fell to a 23-month low as the company’s unrealized Bitcoin losses climbed to approximately $11.2 billion.
Thoma Bravo is handing Medallia to lenders, wiping out roughly $5 billion and marking one of the largest private equity losses ever.
Cboe has launched Cboe Predicts, a new prediction market platform that allows traders to take directional positions on future market outcomes through regulated exchange-traded products.
Gero has secured $17 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $34 million as the company advances AI-driven drug discovery focused on aging and chronic diseases.
Elon Musk reportedly lost more than $350 billion in a single day as SpaceX shares fell below their opening-day trading price.
Getty Images shares surged nearly 100% after the company announced a display partnership with OpenAI, highlighting growing demand for licensed content in AI products.
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