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POLITICS Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause By Hugo Lowell With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races—while virtually forfeiting the House. | |
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BUSINESS Over $600 Million in Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended By Kate Knibbs Contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania saw massive trading volumes after the outcomes were decided. “It’s obviously some form of volume manipulation,” one expert says. | |
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SECURITY ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising. | |
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