Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School
Prediction markets are having a moment — and a crisis. As platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi explode in popularity, they’re also becoming hotbeds for insider trading, manipulation, and regulatory chaos. Meanwhile, Joanna Stern’s new book, I Am Not a Robot, explores what happens when you
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