Let me rewrite this headline following the rules. The original is "Of course Meta thinks gambling is the future | The Vergecast"

Short summary

Meta is cloning Polymarket and aggressively doubling down on gambling to drive engagement despite strong core financials, signaling strategic anxiety about long-term relevance. Apple's steep price increases (compounded by RAMageddon memory shortages) face industry pushback and sustainability criticism. Together with FCC scrutiny and AI data policy shifts, these moves reflect fundamental industry tensions: platforms betting on engagement mechanics, hardware makers extracting premium pricing power, and policy-makers stepping in on data access and content moderation.

• •Meta cloning Polymarket and betting heavily on gambling features to drive engagement despite strong financials
• •Apple's aggressive price increases face pushback amid memory supply squeezes (RAMageddon) and sustainability concerns
• •FCC regulatory pressure and AI data crawling policies create headwinds; Meta blocks AI crawlers

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