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Whether it's a "Trump bump" or a "pumpkin spice bump", people in the blockchain space are frothed up about the future. Enjoy these little sips of info goodness this weekend!

Polymarket’s 95% pro-Trump wagers on election night left traditional pollsters looking like they bet on the wrong horse—raising questions about prediction markets as real-time sentiment or Vegas for politics. Meanwhile, OpenAI snagged the chat.com domain as part of a rebranding push, signaling serious ambitions in AI despite a potential stock-swap payment. And Netflix, cutting most of its interactive shows by December, is retreating from a once-buzzy experiment, now focusing elsewhere as its gaming ventures face hurdles too.

I, Robot is so 2004...We, Robot is the future. With more companies hopping on the AI bandwagon and Elon Musk announcing Robo Taxis, we many be inching closer to living in a full blown Sci-Fi film!

AI is taking over the world—again! OpenAI just snagged a multi-billion dollar funding round, proving they’re not here to mess around. Meanwhile, in a quirky twist, two AI hosts from a podcast realized they aren’t human, sparking a viral conversation about Google’s experimental NotebookLM tool, which turns documents into dynamic audio podcasts. As AI fuels R&D and playful experimentation, get ready for tech magic—and maybe a few identity crises!

Definition of "Cyborg" :: a living organism that has enhanced abilities due to the integration of some artificial component or technology. With pacemakers and insulin pumps being routine and customary, and consumer electronics that drastically improving our sight and hearing, and not to mention the supercomputer that is basically attached to our hands all day - we all have a little "cyborg" in us. Enjoy this week's stories that bring this notion more to light.

With the NFL season starting this week, it's only fitting to have Tom Brady in the news. Although this time, it's for his investment in the NFT platform turned fan engagement app - Autograph. We're also bringing you some big news about blockchain funded blockbusters and "too good to be true" money 'glitches'. Enjoy!

While you kick it this Labor Day weekend, the ZAPS! news cycle just keeps churning out stories: a Sony blockchain, political donations going crypto, SEC looking for more trouble. Enjoy!

Would you consider investing in a blockchain-based church? Or getting paid hourly to walk around to help train androids? Great! This week's ZAPS is perfect you, enjoy!

Could the DMV be getting a long awaited update? If blockchain enthusiasts get their way, then it'll be a resounding YES! In other news, the Olympics may be over, but that won't stop us from bringing you some gold-medal worthy stories - enjoy!

AI necklaces, donuts with a side of Bitcoin, and Web3-backed music - what more could you ask for?! It's not just the Olympics making headlines this week, there have been some crazy AI tech announcements and some equally awesome Web3 news that we've curated into the perfect size article for you to read with your (second) morning coffee. Dig in!