Google employee charged with using insider data to rig bets on Polymarket

A Google software engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, was charged by the US DoJ with using insider information to rig bets on Polymarket, earning $1.2 million by predicting Google’s most-searched list. The case involves allegations of exploiting confidential data to bet on long-shot candidates like indie musician D4vd, who appeared on the list after an arrest.