"Consistent with the United States' continued slide into an economy powered almost entirely by LLM slop, financialization, and ever-pervasive exploitative gambling, "prediction market app" Kalshi "entered into an official partnership" with CNN this week to bring their "data to CNN's journalism across its television, digital and social channels." Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
"The 'data' (see: betting markets) will, according to Axios, 'be featured on CNN's air through a real-time data ticker and can be referenced across CNN's platforms when journalists discuss news predictions. The partnership will include prediction market content related to politics, news, culture and weather. The integration will be championed by CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten, who will tap into real-time insights from Kalshi in his reporting on air, both via linear TV and CNN 's new streaming subscription service.'"
"The day after this story broke, Wall Street news network CNBC announced a similar 'exclusive partnership' with Kalshi, marking a grim turn for TV news. 'Starting in 2026, CNBC will incorporate exclusive Kalshi predictions market data [ see: betting props] into its programs,' the press release read. What are these events that viewers will be able to bet on? Some are seemingly harmless enough: who will win an upcoming election, the weather in Chicago,"
CNN entered into an official partnership with prediction market app Kalshi to bring betting-market data to its television, digital and social channels. The data will be displayed via a real-time ticker on air and can be referenced across platforms when journalists discuss news predictions. The partnership will include prediction-market content related to politics, news, culture and weather, with CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten using real-time insights from Kalshi on linear TV and the network's streaming subscription service. Wall Street news network CNBC announced a similar exclusive partnership with Kalshi, slated to incorporate Kalshi data into programs starting in 2026. Viewers will be able to place real-time wagers on events such as elections, weather, government jobs numbers, and corporate earnings commentary using smartphone apps.
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