Coinbase’s big election bet is about to be tested Coinbase emerged as a top corporate donor this election cycle, backing candidates the company viewed as supporting its pro-crypto agenga.

Can Nintendo’s Alarmo run Doom? You bet it can This, but blasting demons. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeWhat do John Deere tractors, Ikea smart bulbs, Lego bricks, and the MacBook Pro Touch Bar have in common? They can all run Doom, and naturally, so can Nintendo’s adorable Alarmo alarm clock. It was only a matter of time before someone pulled that off, but what I didn’t expect was that …

The White House Bet Big on Intel. Will It Backfire? A plan to revive U.S. chip manufacturing rests partly on a company that is firing workers and delaying factories, even as the government pushes for the opposite.

Institution Takes $25M Hedge Bet on Derive’s Bitcoin Options Market as U.S. Election Looms The institution set up a multi-legged strategy in Derive’s onchain options market, generating $25 million in volume.

Trump Polymarket Odds Briefly Dip After His No. 2 Bull Adds Bet on Harris The former president’s probability of retaking the White House slid to 59% Wednesday before rebounding.

Putin Counted on Waning U.S. Interest in Ukraine. It Might Be a Winning Bet. The arc of American foreign policy could be moving closer to the Russian president’s view of it. But he has been wrong before about the U.S.

Market Maker Flowdesk Doubled Down on the U.S. as Things Looked Bleak. Now That Bet Is Paying Off Flowdesk’s CEO made a contrarian bet on the U.S. as the Securities and Exchange Commission was waging war on crypto. Fast forward a year, and the country has bitcoin ETFs, ether ETFs are imminent and pro-crypto legislation is before the Senate.

Biden interview with BET News to air on Wednesday, BET says submitted by /u/Gato1980

Argentina National Soccer Team Mocks Drake Over BTC Bet Loss submitted by /u/webbs3

Uruguay beat Brazil as Bielsa’s high-stakes bet pays off in Vegas Amid the glitz and glamor of a Saturday in Vegas, one of the hottest acts in town was a brave Uruguay who beat Brazil to reach the Copa América semis.

Paramount in Talks to Sell BET Network for $1.6 Billion submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encoding Image: The Verge, NetflixHow cutting-edge codecs and obsessive tweaks have helped Netflix to stay ahead of the curve — until now. Continue reading…

Kosar says forced bet cost him Browns radio job Former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar is suing a media company he alleges forced him to make a ceremonial bet that lost him his job on the team’s pregame show last year.

Why the Lakers Seem Willing to Bet on JJ Redick’s Potential If Los Angeles hires Redick, it would be a departure from its usual approach to coaching hires.

‘Average Joe’ Renewed for Season 2 at Bet+ submitted by /u/Zorkel567

Why Microsoft bet on Surface Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeAlmost 12 years ago, Microsoft showed us the Surface for the first time. Back then, the company’s big bet was that the laptop market was ready for a shake-up, that it could radically change both the hardware and software of a Windows PC and make everything better. Windows 8 didn’t go so well, and neither did the ear…

NBA playoffs: How to bet title, conference, Finals MVP futures Andre Snellings looks at the bets to make on playoff MVP, Eastern and Western conference champion and NBA champion.

Free Money? Polymarket Bet Pays 8% if China Doesn’t Invade Taiwan Betting against that outcome could yield almost 8x as much as Taiwan government bonds. Plus: Mideast turmoil barely changes presidential odds.

Roundtable: How to bet the men’s Final Four games Our experts list their favorite bets for the men’s tournament in Saturday’s Final Four games.

Predictions roundtable: How to bet the women’s Final Four games Our experts look at Friday’s Final Four matchups in the women’s tournament and list the bets to make.