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Highlights from Wired, NPR, the Washington Post and others.

Highlights from the Washington Post, USA Today, Fast Company and others.

Highlights from the Washington Post, the Associated Press, the New York Times and others.

Highlights from USA Today, the New York Times, Politico and others.

Highlights from the New York Times, the Associated Press, ABC News and others.

As cryptocurrencies and NFTs gain popularity, addiction specialists are hearing from people whose compulsive trading resembles full-blown dependency.

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Dr. Timothy Fong, co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, shares insight into how something “fun” can become a devastating addiction for some people.

Guest Commentary: A broad coalition of Indian tribes is unified in opposition to the online gambling measure and in support of in-person sports wagering.

The number of retail, or non-professional, investors has grown exponentially in the U.S. throughout the pandemic. Large retail trading sites such as E*TRADE, TD Ameritrade, and Charles Schwab saw their number of new users increase by 103% compared to last year. At the same time, Robinhood had 3 million new accounts opened in the first quarter of 2020, almost double the first quarter of 2019. Half of Robinhood’s 3 million new accounts reported themselves as first-time investors. Teenage an...