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Illustration of the Kalshi logo.Dado Ruvic | ReutersPrediction market platform Kalshi is launching a product for its highly active traders on Monday, the company told CNBC.Kalshi Pro, now available to the public, is designed for speculators who trade multiple markets at the same time and or move with speed during live events, according to a memo provided to CNBC. The platform is also designed to support those who run resting orders, trades that don’t execute until certain prices are met, the memo said.CNBC reported in the beginning of June that Kalshi was working on a terminal for its high-end traders.…

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FILE PHOTO: Sam Neill attends a premiere of the television series ‘Apples Never Fall’, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2024.Mario Anzuoni | ReutersSam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in dinosaur blockbuster “Jurassic Park” and whose career included more than 50 movies, has died at the age of 78.A post shared on social media by his family ⁠said Neill’s death in Sydney “was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.” In April, Neill announced he was cancer free after a public ​battle with blood cancer.Described…

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Widdecombe served as the Conservative MP for Maidstone for 23 years, holding ministerial roles in Sir John Major’s government between 1994 and 1997.Following her departure from the Commons in 2010, Widdecombe appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing that year, and was a runner-up on Celebrity Big Brother eight years later.She joined the Brexit Party in 2019, where she represented South West England as its MEP from 2019 to 2020.On Sunday, about 40 mourners gathered in Haytor Vale to pay tribute to Widdecombe, including senior Reform figures.Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he had spoken to Widdecombe on Monday and…

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Meta’s 5-gigawatt Hyperion data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2026.Courtesy of MetaMeta’s massive Hyperion data center project in rural Louisiana is getting much bigger and costlier, with a big assist from the state’s government.The company said in a blog post on Monday that the site in Richland Parish, Louisiana — home to what will be Meta’s largest data center — will be a 5GW facility and cost over $50 billion. That’s higher than the $27 billion figure that was revealed in October, when Meta and Blue Owl Capital formed a joint venture to help with the…

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A model of the CA-1 Europa drone, manufactured by the defense contractor Helsing, is on display in front of the company’s booth at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport.Sebastian Christoph Gollnow | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesEuropean defense startup Helsing said Monday it has raised $1.8 billion in a funding round that values the German firm at $18 billion.New and existing investors participated in the funding, including U.S. investment bank JPMorgan Chase and venture capital funds such as Lightspeed Venture Partners and Iconiq.”Investor demand significantly exceeded the available allocation, reflecting strong and growing confidence in AI-driven…

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In the fifth year of its full-scale war with Russia, Ukraine is about to see its fifth UK prime minister. There is some concern in Kyiv about the risk of political instability in Britain. Ukraine needs its allies to remain focused on the giant war in the heart of Europe; it needs the UK to keep up its military aid, its drone deliveries and its economic support for “as long as it takes”, as it promised. But from PM No 1, Boris Johnson – so popular he had a cake named after him here – right through to No 4,…

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