Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1884, Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957) was born. In 1920, Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2015) was born. In 1925, Roger Smith, American businessman (died 2007) was born. In 1927, Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (died 2011) was born. In 1933, Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012) was born. In 1974, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer and manager was born. In 1982, Jason Wright, American football player, businessman, and executive was born. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player was born. In 2015, Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Polymarket's Marketing Team Made Some Very Bad Bets
Narrative Analysis: Bandwagon
Americans understand by now that what you see in an ad is not necessarily what you get when you buy the thing in the ad. Rarely does the burger taste as good as it looks on TV. But in pursuit of rapid growth during a period of ultra-industry-friendly federal regulation, prediction markets are exploiting the gap between the ad and the product in bold, perhaps legally shaky new ways.
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Polymarket launches probe after Wall Street Journal report alleges deceptive marketing
Polymarket told CBS News that it is auditing its promotional content after a Wall Street Journal investigation found the prediction market paid online content creators to produce videos that the newspaper said falsely showed customers winning a total of 1.9 million. The WSJ's findings, published Saturday, are based on interviews with social media content creators and an analysis of more than 1,100 TikTok videos from 10 creators. Most of the videos featured phony trades executed on dummy sites designed to resemble Polymarket, according to the Journal, which said the company's actions were part of a campaign to lure users to its offshore, unregulated platform.
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