How Everything Became Gambling

Left: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tech/his-gpa-4-5-his-choice-of-job-mechanic-increasingly-he-s-not-alone" rel="noopener nofollow">His GPA? 4.5. His choice of job? Mechanic. Increasingly, he&#39;s not alone. — www.theblaze.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/reflection-open-weight-ai" rel="noopener nofollow">Scoop: A powerful new model from startup Reflection is set to shake up the AI race — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/04/women-ai-jobs-inequality" rel="noopener nofollow">The AI industry is booming. Women are getting left behind — www.theguardian.com
Right: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tech/biotech-promises-perfect-babies-the-family-hangs-in-the-balance" rel="noopener nofollow">Biotech promises perfect babies. The family hangs in the balance. — www.theblaze.com

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:01:00 GMT

It’s not just DraftKings and Polymarket — the logic of gambling undergirds everything coming out of Silicon Valley.