Political Prediction Markets and Robinhood's New Betting Venture

You can now bet on the election outcome on Robinhood… but which is a better predictor, betting or polls?

Would you watch football in an Imax theater?... Because Cosm raised $250M for theatrical live sports. 

Why are 15% of McD’s McFlurry Machines broken?... We’ll explain that plus the government’s fix.

Plus, the 3rd episode of our new show drops today: The untold origin story of Birkenstock — The most popular sandal of all time. Over 250 years, it’s gone from a German cobbler’s shop to the hippie movement to high fashion… and now it’s the 3rd biggest shoe brand on earth.

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