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TORONTO, April 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TitanPlay, a regulated iGaming operator in Ontario’s licensed market, today outlined its approach to responsible gambling, highlighting that effective player protection begins before a player places their first bet. Operating within Ontario’s regulatory framework – established by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and iGaming Ontario (iGO) – TitanPlay states that responsible gambling is most effective when awareness, tools, and expectations are introduced at the earliest stages of the player journey. “Responsible gambling doesn’t start after play begins; it starts with how platforms are designed, how information is presented, and how…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 123, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, which Artemis photo did you make your wallpaper, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about Sam Altman and Satoshi Nakamoto and chess drama and Iranian shitposters, buying the stuff I need to mod an old iPod, making videos with the clever new DualShot Recorder, watching Crime 101 now that it’s streaming, finally getting my Stream Deck Mini to control all my office lights, revisiting the incredible…

Earlier this year, a relatively unknown startup from Finland made a startling announcement: It had finally solved solid-state batteries.Not only that, but Donut Lab, a spinoff of Verge Motorcycles, said that its solid-state battery — long considered the “Holy Grail of batteries” for their high-density, durable, fast-charging abilities — would go into production later this year.Battery experts were understandably skeptical. After all, solid-state batteries are one of those technologies, along with artificial general intelligence and the hyperloop, that seem perpetually two years away. And while most legitimate efforts in this field — whether academic or commercial — have some level…

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cookiy AI today launched a suite of user research tools (Cookiy Skill, CLI, and MCP Server) that enable any AI platform to reach real people directly and run qualitative and quantitative research, creating what it calls the “human layer,” a new layer in the AI stack that gives software direct access to human opinions, experiences, and decision-making. Until now, AI could search the internet, read documents, and analyze datasets, but it could not ask people what they actually think. Cookiy changes that. For the first time, a user can type a question…

PLANO, Texas, April 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Changing Life & Destiny Conference announced today that it will honor Dylan Gemelli with the Changing Life & Destiny Wellness Educator Award during this month’s conference in Plano, recognizing his role in advancing public conversations around wellness, biohacking, longevity, and mind-body health.The 2026 Changing Life & Destiny Conference will take place April 24–26 at the Hilton Granite Park Hotel in Plano, Texas. The event is positioned as a gathering for health practitioners and professionals focused on transformative wellness, proactive health, and emerging health technologies.Gemelli is known publicly for his work in…

TUCSON, Ariz., April 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Umbrella Labs today issued a company announcement confirming an internal documentation and traceability update for its MSCs exosomes category, provided strictly for laboratory developmental research use only. This update is part of an ongoing standardization initiative focused on identity-field consistency, record continuity, and reproducibility support for laboratories that rely on extracellular vesicle inputs across multi-run bench workflows. Effective immediately, the MSCs exosomes update aligns internal records and outward-facing reference language under a single, consistent documentation framework designed to reduce ambiguity in receiving logs, internal procurement paperwork, and study documentation. This announcement is…

Ontario has failed to collect more than 90 per cent of money owed by alleged animal abusers whose pets, livestock or menagerie were seized during investigations, The Canadian Press has learned. Since 2019, the province has charged owners money to care for animals seized by Animal Welfare Services to the tune of $10,633,241, documents obtained by an animal advocacy group through freedom-of-information laws show.But the Ministry of Finance has only collected $1,020,582 over the past seven years, leaving more than $9 million outstanding.“I’m going to look into that and thank you for bringing it to my attention,” Solicitor General Michael…

City crews will be in the field conducting investigations this month on extending the Blue Line LRT to 88 Avenue N.E., a required step in a potential rail connection to the Calgary International Airport. According to an update from the city, crews will be assessing ground conditions and groundwater levels as well as surveying site details along 88 Avenue N.E.That work is expected to include drilling and the city said those who live and work in the area may notice “periodic equipment noise” during daytime hours as well as equipment staged in the area.The investigations will help “inform the design…

BC Ferries is finding itself in a bit of a public relations pickle. William Fraser and his family like to visit Vancouver Island and the 12-year-old loves to get a traditional White Spot burger on board.“Legendary burger, no tomatoes, no cheese, extra pickle and fries with honey mustard for the fries,” William said.The family was on the Queen of Cowichan on April 6. William ordered his usual, but the kitchen mixed up his order.“So I opened the burger and I’m just like, ‘OK, well this has happened before. This is kind of annoying,’” William said.“Like literally the last time I…

MONACO, April 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AlphaPepe has crossed $800,000 in presale capital raised and the pace is accelerating faster than any previous stage. Capital is entering at a rate that draws direct comparisons to the earliest days of meme coins that went on to deliver life-changing returns to early participants. The crypto news around AlphaPepe is building ahead of a planned Q2 2026 exchange listing, stages are finalizing in days not weeks, and wallets are committing serious size as Bitcoin holds above $71,000 following a global ceasefire that triggered $427 million in short liquidations and set the Bitcoin…