You can’t win if you don’t play. No risk, no gain. Usually, these adages are meant as positive motivation. This month, we look at what taking a chance can lead to. Entrepreneurs who start a business are always taking a risk. Some succeed;...
Betting on everything — are prediction markets gamifying democracy?
Olive-oil fraud — when extra virgin loses its innocence Isouthern. n August 2023, thieves broke into a warehouse in Spain and stole $500,000 worth of olive oil. When something is very lucrative, people want it. At the time, olive oil was far...
Betting on everything — the rise of prediction markets Welcome back to the Grammys. Potato,” said comedian Trevor Noah at the 2026 Grammy Awards. “If you had me saying ‘potato’ on Polymarket, you just made a ton of money.” Polymarket is the...
East side story — Eastern Europe’s start-up boom When people talk about start-ups, they often think of Silicon Valley or big European cities such as Berlin, London or Paris. Not many people realize, however, that many popular brands —...