Polymarket has struggled with compliance failures, legal challenges, and software blunders, according to current and former employees. WSJ’s Katherine Long shares her exclusive reporting on the prediction markets platform. Plus, WSJ’s Bob Tita explains how landfills operators are starting to experiment with remotely controlled and autonomous bulldozers. Isabelle Bousquette, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute, hosts.<br><br>Sign up for the WSJ&#x27;s free Technology newsletter.<br><br>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Polymarket’s Rush to Grow at All Costs

WSJ Tech News Briefing

[SPEAKER_01] Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Tuesday, September 22nd. I'm Isabel Busquette, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute. Landfill operators are facing an ongoing labor shortage. We're digging into what they hope could be the solution, remotely controlled and autonomous bulldozers.

[SPEAKER_01] Then, we're taking you inside our latest investigation into Polymarket and how the company's Rush to Grow left the door wide open for fraudsters. But first, at the Marana Regional Landfill near Tucson, Arizona, workers are regularly driving a 40-ton bulldozer. But these days, that's happening from the safety and comfort of a trailer hundreds of yards away.

[SPEAKER_01] The site has become a proving ground for remote-controlled and autonomous machines, aimed at improving safety and reducing operating costs. It's still early days for the technology, which could face more challenges as it scales out. But bulldozers could just be the beginning. WSJ's Bob Tita, who traveled to Tucson for a first-hand look, joins us now to share his insights on the latest in autonomous machinery. Bob, paint the picture for us.

[SPEAKER_01] What was it like walking into this landfill?

[SPEAKER_00] It's huge. It's an enormous place. And being in Arizona, it's out in the desert. So it's just very dry and not a lot of vegetation, of course. You know, there's always big trucks that bring trash in from the transfer stations in the Tucson area, and they dump their trash there. So it's pretty much, throughout the day, a pretty busy place.

[SPEAKER_01] And there are bulldozers, but now some of them are operating without somebody actually inside?

Polymarket’s Rush to Grow at All Costs

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Polymarket’s Rush to Grow at All Costs

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.