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    The CFTC is suing three states for trying to regulate prediction markets.

    Lawsuits against Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois accuse the states of violating the CFTC’s “exclusive regulatory authority” over predicting betting markets operated by companies like Kalshi and Polymarket. The CFTC claims the three states have attempted to “outlaw, regulate, or otherwise restrain” prediction betting as concerns grow over potential insider trading.

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    Google’s AI-powered video editor is getting an upgrade.

    In addition to adding support for Veo 3.1 and Lyria 3 models, Google Vids now allows you to direct and customize the AI-generated avatars you can put in your videos. You can also record your screen with a new Google Vids extension in Chrome, as well as upload videos directly to YouTube.

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    Amazon Prime Video adds sign language interpretation to more original movies.

    18 more films now support American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL), including Red One, Heads of State, Road House, The Idea of You, and more. You can view the full library of titles with ASL and BSL on Prime Video.

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    Google’s AI Pro plan just got a storage upgrade.

    The $19.99 / month plan now comes with 5TB of storage instead of 2TB, according to a post from Google One head Shimrit Ben-Yair:

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    April Fools’ 2026: Sanic, Shewdew, and Knackles get official t-shirts from Sega.

    Sega launched an entirely real “Sanic Collection” for April Fools’ Day, which consists of three t-shirts that you can buy only on April 1st. The timing is spot-on, too: Sanic just turned 16 on Tuesday.

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    April Fools’ 2026: Dyson AirWrap for your pets.

    Dyson posted this silly video, showing off its imaginary pet hair care products and sleek new ’dos for a dog, cat… and horse.

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    Apple is making its iOS 18.7.7 security patch available to more iPhones.

    The update adds protections against DarkSword, a security vulnerability that can steal information from your phone if you visit an infected link. Apple previously released iOS 18.7.7 to the iPhone XS and XR, but if you have a newer phone and don’t want to download iOS 26, now you can install the patch without worrying about getting Liquid Glass.

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    Hasbro identified “unauthorized access” on its network.

    A disclosure spotted by TechCrunch says the incident prompted the toymaker to activate “its security response protocols.” Hasbro says it’s currently working to determine the impact of the breach, but it will continue to “take orders, ship product and conduct other key operations.”