Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets where users can bet on outcomes as varied as the Super Bowl and the length of the State of the Union address, have been some of the fastest-growing destinations on the internet. Mark Zuckerberg has noticed — and he wants in on the action. Mr. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of…
Celebrity look-alike contests have become a summer staple. But this one was singular: The most convincing Jalen Brunson doppelgänger would win $5,000. After the audience at Washington Square Park on Wednesday crowned a winner — a 5-year-old from Jamaica, Queens, who resembled a mini version of the star Knicks point guard — the young champ…
Prediction markets, which allow people to bet on a wide range of future events, have come under new scrutiny in recent months as suspicious trades have come to light. On Thursday, U.S. Army special forces soldier involved in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was charged with using classified information to bet on…
