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New book retraces 12 hidden years before Apple\'s revival began
Publisher Golden Rabbit has released \"Next Steve Jobs,\" a book covering the 12 years after Steve Jobs was pushed out of Apple in 1985 and founded NeXT. It focuses on a period the publisher says biographies, critiques and films have ignored or romanticised, describing Jobs\' perfectionism, financial peril and turmoil at the company. It also covers a \"serious crisis list\" and dealings involving U.S. intelligence agencies, and traces how Jobs developed NeXTSTEP.
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Zuckerberg\'s Meta pursued Kalshi acquisition but talks fell through, shifts to building its own app
Mark Zuckerberg (마크 저커버그), Meta\'s CEO, pursued an acquisition of prediction market company Kalshi, but the effort fell through, NPR reported. Zuckerberg met Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour (타렉 만수르) last year to discuss a deal, but talks did not advance. NPR reported Mansour refused to sell and Meta was uneasy about legal and ethical issues surrounding Kalshi. Zuckerberg later formed a team to build Meta’s own prediction market app, Arena.
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Minnesota bans operation of prediction markets, stirs debate ahead of August start
U.S. state Minnesota has passed a bill banning the in-state operation of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Governor Tim Walz signed the measure, which includes public safety provisions, and it is set to take effect on Aug. 1. Opposition has already emerged ahead of implementation. The move comes as several states pursue legal action and as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission argues it holds sole oversight authority.
