Novig, a sports-focused prediction market, has reportedly quadrupled its valuation to $2 billion after it targeted young men with racy ads featuring actress Sydney Sweeney posing fully nude with strategically placed sports gear. The prediction market – a smaller competitor to platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, which rival traditional sportsbooks – raised new funding at a $2 billion valuation, up from a $500 million valuation earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Novig had built a small audience from its podcast and clinched a partnership with the New York Mets, but the platform took off after the “Euphoria”…
The 26-year-old CEO of Corgi — a buzzy insurance startup that has become known online for its so-called “hot girl” marketing — reportedly threatened to shut down the company’s New York office during a bizarre dispute over whether employees were properly caring for a puppy. “If you can’t raise a…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The New York Islanders get their season started against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. The two franchises are an interesting juxtaposition of…
Dancing With the Stars is bringing the turf to the ballroom with its first-ever Super Bowl Night. The theme was announced during Good Morning America on Wednesday, September 30, with ABC revealing that the ballroom dance competition will host a night of legendary proportions honoring the “music, spectacle and unforgettable…
WASHINGTON — President Trump will announce a $54 billion overseas investment in the battleground state of Alaska later Wednesday, part of a slew of manufacturing and jobs plans the White House is unveiling ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. The money from South Korea will build a liquified natural…
Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed will miss the rest of the season after a scary neck injury in Green Bay’s Week 2 win over the Jets. Reed will undergo season-ending surgery, head coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday. “It will be a season-ending [injury],” LaFleur said. “He’ll be out, unfortunately. He…
Netflix is getting its spook on in October. The popular streamer is adding a slew of scary films like Dracula, Psycho, The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis and more to prepare you for Halloween at the end of the month. But that’s not all Netflix is offering. Watch With Us…
WASHINGTON — President Trump hailed the final withdrawal of US troops from Iraq Wednesday — telling guests at the White House that “we’re getting the hell out of there” and insisting his war with Iran won’t drag on for more than two decades like the invasion that toppled dictator Saddam…
OpenAI leaders reportedly cooked up “insane” ideas like selling future tools to Russia and China and offering Kanye West early access to an unreleased model, horrifying top staffers. The proposals, detailed Wednesday in The Atlantic, made Dario Amodei – who was OpenAI’s Vice President of Research at the time –…
Researchers have discovered an exoplanet that travels around its small, red star backward, much like a rubber duck spinning against the current in a whirlpool. The discovery could give insight about how exoplanets form around the most common types of stars in our galaxy.It’s a mystery why the alien world,…
A woman who was prescribed antibiotics for tonsillitis after getting a sore throat ended up learning she had a rare form of leukemia. Rowan Bland, 28, began feeling run down and developed a sore throat in February 2025, which was diagnosed as tonsillitis. But antibiotics didn’t work, and she began…
If you ask Matthew Schaefer about the skill he is best at — the thing he can do better than almost anybody on the planet, which gave him the foundation for a historic rookie season that ended in a unanimous Calder Trophy — he cannot break it down in detail.…
The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to advance the measure toward passage, arguing that it falls short of a full ban. By a vote of 53-47, the Senate halted a Republican drive…
Better.com founder Vishal Garg says he has finally secured enough shareholder votes to oust the board members who pushed him out — potentially handing him control of the embattled mortgage lender less than two months after his stunning defenestration. Garg’s investor group announced Wednesday that shareholders representing more than 51%…
A powerful “Kelvin wave,” triggered by this year’s super El Niño, is creeping up the Pacific coast of Central and North America and will soon reach California’s shores, where it could raise sea levels by up to 1 foot (30 centimeters) for months, researchers warn.Kelvin waves are a well-known, planetary-scale…
New research shows that U.S. alcohol use has declined for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, but drinking remains above pre-pandemic levels — with one particular group showing a sharp increase in heavy intake. A study led by the University of Southern California/Keck Medicine found that among adults ages…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 10 foreign nationals accused of illegally registering to vote and then casting ballots in Minnesota. Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that illegal aliens from Brazil, Ghana and Liberia falsely claimed US citizenship to vote in the 2022 midterm elections, the…
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge in August came in cooler than expected — likely delaying another interest-rate hike until December. The core PCE price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2% over the month at a 3% annual rate, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Wednesday.…
Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei used stuffed animals to work through office problems, giving them names and personalities for “managerial role-playing,” according to a report. The sister of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and her husband Holden Karnofsky used the toys as a “personal advisory council,” according to the piece published Wednesday…
Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball’s partner Ana Montana was arrested Monday on felony drug charges in North Carolina, according to booking records obtained by TMZ. The model, whose real name is Analicia Chaves, is facing charges of two felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery, as…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Walmart’s highly anticipated Deals & More sale is happening from October 5 through October 11, but who says you have to wait until next week to save? In fact, countless cool-girl…
At first glance, Rachel Accurso, better known by her persona Ms. Rachel, looks like your typical toddler entertainer clad in denim overalls, a pink T-shirt, and a matching headband. However, Accurso has been at the center of political controversies, which heightened as she began talking about the situation in Gaza…
It’s well-known that regular exercise comes with health benefits, but exactly how those benefits manifest at the cellular level isn’t clear. Now, researchers have identified a series of changes in metabolism and the immune system that differentiate regular exercisers from people with sedentary lifestyles.The findings, published Sept. 18 in the…
California’s likely next governor, Democrat Xavier Becerra, refused to answer about his handling of migrant children as Health and Human Services secretary and other questions from reporters as he tried to slip away from a Sacramento press conference. Becerra was briefly at the capitol grounds Wednesday for a presser supporting…
Rams coach Sean McVay has spent the better part of the last decade trying to figure out the best way to build a championship team. McVay, the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl, once believed success was measured by exhaustion. But now he believes that old-school thinking belongs in…
Brittany Cartwright revealed how she discovered that her estranged husband Jax Taylor is dating her former publicist Lori Krebs. “[Lori] sent me a text message, morning of [the release of photos of her and Jax vacationing in Mexico], two hours before the TMZ photos came out and let me know…
A Senate subcommittee has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era cellphone, potentially shedding new light on his response to the viral outbreak that killed millions around the world, the panel’s chairman revealed Wednesday evening. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), head of the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations,…
Stamie Giallourakis was on her deathbed in early 2021 when she made herself a promise. At the time, she was over 200 pounds and hospitalized with severe COVID-19. “I swore that if I survived — and I’m not being dramatic — I would try to once and for all be…
The Knicks’ brain trust is about to look different. A valuable member of the group — senior vice president Gersson Rosas — is leaving the team after four years, culminating in the franchise’s first championship since 1973. President Leon Rose and executive vice president William Wesley get most of the…
Carson Daly addressed his future on The Voice amid the announcement that Keke Palmer will host an upcoming celebrity spinoff of the show. “Many today have asked if I’m leaving [The Voice]. Nope,” Daly, 53, clarified via Instagram on Tuesday, August 5. “We’re gonna try out these 2 formats this…
AI is supposed to solve our problems — and a cheeky new chatbot says Connie Chan is one of them. California state Sen. Scott Wiener launched a parody artificial intelligence chatbot this week mocking his rival Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, escalating the bitter fight between the two Democrats seeking…
Neiman Marcus allegedly bungled multiple workplace complaints from senior execs including a lawyer who claims she was hospitalized for clinical depression caused by “unsustainable” work demands — and was later fired after she was diagnosed with brain cancer, The Post has learned. Seasoned attorney Erin Borg claims Neiman Marcus overwhelmed…
Physicists have built a crystal out of an “einstein” tile — an elusive shape mathematicians spent years searching for — and found that it bends light in a way no ordinary crystal can.In the new study, published July 29 in the journal Nature Communications, researchers arranged this never-repeating tile shape…
This is a different Yankees lineup and look, with George Lombard Jr. flourishing early, Spencer Jones given a runway and Luis García Jr. and Heliot Ramos working themselves into the mix with their new club. And yet this is the same Yankees problem: a lineup lacking a pulse without the…
Perez Hilton‘s family is sharing an update on the celebrity blogger’s condition following a traumatic livestream and subsequent emergency hospitalization. “Our family wants to once again thank everyone who has reached out with prayers, kind messages, and support for Perez. Your compassionate humanity during this profoundly heartbreaking time has meant…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has collected more than $115,000 from individuals who work for or have held leadership roles with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates and formally designated or labeled as such…
A German startup has debuted the world’s first diamond-based quantum computing system to exceed 10 qubits.The machine, built by engineers at Saxon Q, is a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) quantum computer, meaning it uses defects in synthetic diamonds as quantum bits (qubits) to perform quantum operations. Qubits can be manipulated to represent…
SAN DIEGO — Rashawn Slater was back on the field Wednesday as the Chargers held their second training camp practice in their former home city, and the collective sigh of relief stretched from Coronado Beach to Los Angeles. Disaster averted. Crisis avoided. Everyone could exhale. For now. Slater sent a…
Carmen Electra is sharing her honest reaction to her Wednesday, August 5, Nation’s Dumbest elimination. “I mean, you know, listen, I was absent,” the former Baywatch star, 54, exclusively told Us on Tuesday, August 4 — just one day before she was eliminated from Fox’s new reality competition series. According…
After her 18-year-old daughter, Hailey King, was run over by an illegal immigrant driving a truck 36 mph above the speed limit, Angel Mom Kathy Hall promised her dying daughter she was “never going to stop fighting for justice for her.” In an interview obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital from advocacy…
There is something real afoot in the American League East, something genuine. You might actually call it a pennant race. There are three teams plainly good enough to finish in first place. There are two other teams that, barring an odd reversal of fortune, will almost certainly partake in the…
Amanda Frances has confirmed her departure from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ahead of season 16. “My time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is complete,” Frances, 40, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 5. “Saying yes to this show was one of the boldest, wildest, most clarifying…
Corey Lewandowski and Kristi Noem were spotted biking and canoodling along the shores of Lake Minnetonka, in what could be their first public sighting since reports the former Homeland Security secretary was getting divorced from her cross-dressing husband. The duo settled at an outdoor table at a restaurant in Wayzata,…
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