Friday, March 20, 2026

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Kalshi Raises $1 Billion to Double Valuation to $22 Billion: Reports

Stacy Elliott / decrypt - Kalshi has raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation, doubling its worth in just three months.

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Kalshi faces temporary halt in Nevada as court grants restraining order: reports

Sarah Wynn / theblock - Nevada is reportedly halting the operations of prediction market Kalshi within the state — at least for now.

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White House Unveils National AI Policy to Sweep Aside State Regulations

PYMNTS / pymnts - The White House unveiled a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence Friday (March 20), saying that this set of legislative recommendations is designed to help American industry innovate and American people benefit from the technology. The fra…

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Nintendo Plans Switch 2 With User-Replaceable Batteries for EU

techpowerup - Recent right to repair laws passed in the EU demand that, starting in February 2027, electronic devices have batteries that are user-replaceable with commonly available tools and without risk to the end user—that is to say, they shouldn't require propriet…

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Cursor launches Composer 2 AI coding model for all users

Erin / testingcatalog - What's new? Composer 2 is an AI coding model available to all users on Cursor with an early alpha interface; it has standard and fast pricing variants with proven code benchmarks;

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Adobe Firefly Expands Image and Video Generation With Custom AI Models

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Adobe Firefly introduces custom AI models for consistent image and video creation, giving creators more control over style, branding, and workflows.The post Adobe Firefly Expands Image and Video Generation With Custom AI Models appeared first on eWEEK.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin reveals 51,600 satellite space data center plans — Project Sunrise will operate in sun-synchronous orbits between 500–1,800km in altitude

tomshardware - Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has revealed its plans to launch up to 51,600 satellites for a data center constellation in space.

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Apple Announces New Mac Sales Record Following MacBook Neo Launch

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple's CEO Tim Cook today said the Mac just had its "best launch week ever for first-time Mac customers," which suggests that the new MacBook Neo has been a hit with customers buying their first laptops or switching from Windows.Apple released the MacBoo…

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Apple Made Nearly $900 Million From Generative AI Apps Last Year

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Apple collected nearly $900 million in App Store fees from generative AI apps in 2025, according to data from analysis firm AppMagic, covered by The Wall Street Journal ($).The overwhelming majority of Apple's AI app commission revenue came courtesy of Ch…

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Crimson Desert Doesn’t Run On Intel Arc GPUs; Pearl Abyss Recommends Getting Refund

Sarfraz Khan / wccftech - Weirdly, the latest open-world title developed by Pearl Abyss doesn't even run on Intel GPUs. Crimson Desert Developer, Pearl Abyss, Confirms The Game Does Not Support Intel Arc GPUs; No Indication of Future Support Either It's really disappointing to see…

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Microsoft confirms that the KB5079473 update is breaking app sign-ins

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Microsoft has acknowledged problems with the KB5079473 update for Windows 11, corroborating reports from users that it is causing sign-in issues with a number of apps. The KB5079473 update was released earlier this month, and Microsoft has now confirmed t…

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Decentralized social network Bluesky discloses $100 million Series B amid leadership change

Timmy Shen / theblock - The company said it is now disclosing the April 2025 funding as it moves into 'a new era of leadership and further growth.'

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Meta says it isn’t shutting down Horizon Worlds VR after all, and that the metaverse is ‘misunderstood’

Adam Vjestica / theshortcut - Talk about a U-turn

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