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Cognition CEO Scott Wu made headlines again this week when his two-year-old AI coding agent startup raised $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation. Cognition is the maker of Devin, one of the first and, arguably, most successful AI coding agents. Devin, the CEO says, “naturally owns tasks end to end.” In fact, in the blog post announcing that raise, Cognition laid out a vision where “we are shifting to a world of self-driving software development.” So, could Devin replace, say, a mid-level L4 programmer? Yes, and no, Wu told TechCrunch. “We’ve never thought about it as replacing humans. I…

by Selena Hill May 29, 2026 Opponents of the SCORE Act argue that it would strengthen the NCAA’s power while limiting labor protections and voting rights for college athletes. A coalition of Black lawmakers and progressive Democrats has successfully blocked the advancement of the controversial Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act, a sweeping proposal aimed at reshaping college athletics and name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation rules for student-athletes. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Gus Bilirakis, sought to establish a national NIL framework while giving the NCAA and athletic conferences broader authority to regulate college sports.…

That’s the reality for most traders. You have the strategy, the discipline, the instincts. What you don’t have is $200,000 sitting around to put to work. Until now. Today, we’re launching Kraken Prop: a crypto prop trading program that gives skilled traders access to serious capital, with up to 90% of the profits going straight to them. What is prop trading? Prop trading (short for proprietary trading) flips the traditional model on its head. Instead of risking your own funds, you trade with a firm’s capital. You operate within defined risk limits. You keep your profits. We cover trading losses.…

Bitcoin miners spent years racing to secure cheap electricity, and that electricity has since become more valuable than the Bitcoin mining business built on it.That inversion drives Fidelity’s May 2026 assessment that AI hosting could give miners a second revenue stream while flattening Bitcoin’s hash rate as major operators redirect energy infrastructure away from pure mining, and two hyperscaler contracts have put a concrete price on what miners built.Cipher Mining’s SEC-filed business update announced a roughly $5.5 billion, 15-year lease with AWS to provide 300 MW of turnkey space and power for AI workloads, with delivery beginning in July 2026.IREN…

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If you want to learn how to start a call center, the first thing you should do is have a clear plan before diving in.  It doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated, but you need to consider several key factors to deliver an excellent customer experience and run a successful call center business: Identify your niche Understand the technology Stay compliant with regulations Prioritize customer experience In this guide, we’ll walk you through these steps and more, so that you have all the information you need to set up a productive and profitable call center operation. What Do You…

Originally published in American Banker on 26 May 2026 A recent note from the IMF highlights tokenisation as a structural shift in financial architecture; it reconfigures trust, settlement, and risk management to the benefit of investors and issuers, but in their view also risks amplifying financial instability.To counter these risks, the Note emphasizes the importance of international coordination, clear policy frameworks, public trust, and safe settlement assets. In the opinion of the IMF however, safe settlement assets doesn’t mean Bitcoin or USDt. It means wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDC). In this framework, stability comes from keeping assets within institutions…

The US-Iran war has again escalated with fresh strikes from both sides, a development that has now dampened hopes of an imminent peace deal. This has caused another significant decline in Bitcoin’s price, with an expert urging market participants to remove their funds from BTC.  US Strikes Iran As Expert Urges Investors To Dump Bitcoin An Al Jazeera report shows that the US shot down four Iranian drones and attacked a ground control station in Bandar Abbas, in a new escalation of the 3-month-long war. In response, Iran also struck an American airbase in Kuwait, a move that further threatens…

Roku is rolling out a new interface across all of its devices, which now includes a prominent “For You” section — and a large ad.  Also read: Best Streaming Devices of 2026At an event in New York City, Roku’s Preston Smalley said this was the first major update to the home screen in a decade. “This is one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in streaming, as half of all broadband users are using this screen,” Smalley said.The ad marquee now takes up the right-hand side of the screen and includes suggested shows as well as paid placements.…

AI can already handle 25% of all work tasks across the US economy. For most workers, AI job displacement isn’t a distant projection; it’s a shift that’s already quietly underway.