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Sources: Polymarket has recruited staff for a market making team that could face off against its customers; Kalshi's similar unit exposed Kalshi to criticism (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/p…

Comedian Ben Palmer has a fake ICE hotline & takes calls from overt racists calling to try to get minorities deported.
Here's a doozy.
▶️ Kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zJnkikcrHA0&si=vdNRF7UmzKXUT2xy

Amazon says 2025's Thursday Night Football was the most watched in the program's 20-year history, averaging 15.3M viewers/game, up 16% from the previous season (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Amazon Says ‘Thursday Night Football’ Season Was Most Watched Ever
The recently ended Thursday Night Football season was the most watched ever in the 20-year history of the program, Amazon.com Inc. said.

Do you still use analog desk or wall calendars? (Planners not included.) 🗓️ :boost_requested:

Writing retreat in Idaho. #WritingCommunity
http://www.paulamariecoomer.com/clearwater-writers/clearwater-writers-2026-spring-retreat/<…

Polymarket's Ukraine war betting, based on ISW's map, generated $1M in volume for "Will Russia capture Myrnohrad?"; an "unauthorized" map edit resolved the bet (Matthew Gault/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/unauthorized-edit-

'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting
It looks like someone invented a fake Russia advance in Ukraine to manipulate online gambling markets.

A new Polymarket account bet $30K on Maduro's capture just hours before Trump's announcement, renewing questions on insider information in prediction markets (Herb Scribner/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-bets-trade-prediction-mark…

Someone made a huge profit predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.

Apple announces its 2025 App Store Award winners and names visual planner Tiimo as the iPhone App of the Year; many of the winning apps have AI integrations (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/ai-finds-its-way-into-apples-top-apps-o…

AI finds its way into Apple's top apps of the year | TechCrunch
Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the year, AI was showcased among this year's winners.

Andy Jassy taps Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon VP of worldwide selling partner services, as technical advisor, a "shadow" role often leading to greater responsibilities (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/amazon-jassy-new-shadow-advisor-d…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy picks marketplace exec to be his new 'shadow' advisor
Jassy was Jeff Bezos' shadow in the early 2000s before going on to lead Amazon Web Services.

Kalshi and Polymarket have partnered with social media accounts purporting to be breaking news reporters, some of which have repeatedly posted false information (Jordy Fee-Platt/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6876922/2

Kalshi, Polymarket are partnering with X accounts claiming to be sports insiders
As Polymarket and Kalshi continue to grow in popularity, they have worked with social media accounts claiming to be breaking news reporters.