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• Meta considered buying Kalshi before developing its own prediction market app
  June 30, 2026 by Bobby Allyn
  Mark Zuckerberg met with Kalshi's CEO last year about a potential deal, but talks did not move forward. Now Meta is making its own prediction market app.
• Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
  June 29, 2026 by Geoff Brumfiel
  A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.
• Study finds Australia's social media ban for children has barely affected access
  June 29, 2026 by Kristina Kukolja
  Despite Australia promising tougher penalties for a world-first social media ban for children, a new study indicates that six months in, the policy has barely affected youth access.
• Australia to double potential fines over child social media accounts
  June 29, 2026 by The Associated Press
  Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts.
• Trump administration partially lifts export ban on Anthropic's most advanced AI model
  June 27, 2026 by John Ruwitch
  The U.S. government is asserting a new level of influence over AI, controlling which companies can access Anthropic's new models. OpenAI agreed to let the administration screen users of its new model.
• Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
  June 26, 2026 by The Associated Press
  Observers said on Friday the government is responding to evidence that the ban on young children holding accounts on platforms including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube had failed since it came into force in December year.