Monthly Archives: May, 2026
Why Is Elizabeth Warren Attacking Ripple? The Answer Reveals Who Really Fears the CLARITY Act
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency questioning nine bank charter applications. The names on that list included Coinbase, Ripple, and Paxos. But analysts tracking the letter noticed something specific about how it was structured. For those watching the CLARITY Act negotiations closely, the positioning was not
The World Cup Is Coming To Your Grocery Store
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JUNE 11: Detailed view of the 2026 World Cup trophy during the unveiling of the countdown clock 1 year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at General Prim on June 11, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images) Getty Images And if you’re a grocery retailer
AI Security Threats Coming From Outside And Inside, And Few Are Ready
AI greatly amplifies threats getty Walter White’s fictional meth enterprise in Breaking Bad may have been about nefarious as it gets, but it represented a highly efficient business model – with tightly enforced production, distribution, partnerships, and repeat business. Similarly, today’s digital and AI bad guys run on business models that leverage the latest technologies
One of the Best Movies of 2025 is Finally Coming to Prime Video
There were a lot of great movies in 2025. Movies like Sinners, Marty Supreme, Weapons, and even Superman not only captured moviegoers attention, but delivered solid entertainment and great stories as well. They’re films that fans keep returning to well after their theatrical runs have ended and now, one of the best of the year
Oregon Sues Oklahoma Transfer Over Alleged Unpaid $10K NIL Contract Buyout
The University of Oregon says one of its former football players owes it $10,000, and the school is willing to go to court to get it. The school filed a lawsuit in Lane County Circuit Court last week against Dakoda Fields, a defensive back who spent two years with the Ducks before transferring to Oklahoma
Breaking Down Ole Miss’ Strengths, Weaknesses and One Thing It Needs to Beat LSU
The hottest location in college football this year brings LSU and Ole Miss together for a matchup that should be as close are expected. Both teams are rebuilt through the transfer portal and new coaching staffs, and this Sept. 19 matchup will be the first big test for either squad. So what gives Ole Miss
What are Indiana Football’s Biggest Trap Games of 2026?
Where will Indiana be ranked to start the 2026 college football season? While debate will rage regardless of the number next to Indiana's name to start the year, the Hoosiers will likely be favored in no fewer than 11 of their 12 regular season contests. That doesn't mean there won't be challenges along the way
Green steel startup Boston Metal is doubling down on critical metals
The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report. The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that's responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could
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April ENSO shift lifts northern coastal irradiance while suppressing Brazil and northern Argentina
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that April 2026 brought mixed solar irradiance conditions across South America, with above-average GHI along Colombia’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts and parts of southern Argentina, while eastern and northern temperate regions — including Buenos Aires to Bolivia — saw reduced irradiance due
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“A People’s History of Invisible India”: Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker Rights
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman in Boston. Juan González is in Chicago. We continue our May Day coverage with a look now at the state of worker rights and freedoms in the world’s most populous country, India.
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Microsoft releases first big update after Nadella’s vow to ‘win back fans’
OSes Microsoft releases first big update after Nadella's vow to 'win back fans' Lots of fixes, some performance tweaks. Fingers crossed there's no out-of-band patch to follow Microsoft is following through on its promise to prioritize Windows stability with its April 30 non-security update. Ahead of Patch Tuesday, yesterday's update was chock-full of fixes, including
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Can DAMs keep up as content demands outgrow workflows?
The bottleneck in content operations isn’t content creation. Research from the latest MarTech Intelligence Report on DAM platforms found that as asset volume, personalization demands, and channel complexity continue to climb, the chokepoint is likely in the systems required to manage, adapt, and distribute content at scale. Let’s start with content volume, because it’s at the root
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View from The Hill: Albanese sensitive on one tax reform that won’t be in the budget
With all the talk about the May 12 budget containing significant tax reform, Anthony Albanese sounded very sensitive when confronted about one big reform his government won’t be making. In a question-and-answer session at a forum run by the Daily Telegraph on Friday, it was put to Albanese, “You’re talking about fundamental and profound reforms