May 2026

Calamo bets hedged Bitcoin ETFs can survive crypto market swings

Latest developments: Calamos says its hedged Bitcoin ETFs are attracting inflows even as spot Bitcoin ETFs are seeing redemptions. Matt Kaufman, head of ETFs at Calamos, said the firm has seen about $10 million to $15 million in inflows over the past few weeks. Kaufman said advisers are increasingly looking for Bitcoin exposure that reduces […]

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Holy moly! Valve just raised the Steam Deck OLED price by almost 50% – but I’ve got two fan-favorite handhelds that are still cheap that you should get instead

Valve has just announced a price increase on the Steam Deck It will increase by over 40% in the US and over 30% elsewhere No hardware changes come with the price increase Price hikes, even for older gadgets, are standard practice in 2026. However, no one warrants as high a ‘WTF’ as Valve, which says

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Javier Aguirre’s Early Mexico Camp Echoes 1986 Tactics For Home World Cup

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! When Javier Aguirre was a player, he believed Mexico’s grueling, year-long training camp ahead of the 1986 World Cup was the key to El Tri’s run to the quarter-finals – matching its best result. As coach of the national team, he tries to copy that vintage formula. Unlike

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Pentagon awards $9.7 billion in contracts to Dell and Microsoft

Dell has won a Pentagon contract worth $9.7 billion The technology services business will act as a single point of purchase The Pentagon, the intelligence community and the Coast Guard will jointly acquire software The Pentagon is seeking to reduce costs and stop proliferation of software licenses in its latest contracts with Dell and Microsoft.

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When Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black lit up the 2017 London premiere

When Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black lit up the 2017 London premiere Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black created massive buzz when they appeared together at the festival Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle premiering in London in 2017. The three stars are already known for their strong comedy and action work, but seeing

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NBA’s new lottery system weeds out worst teams for best draft odds, but may reward calculated mediocrity

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! On Thursday, the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan designed to dramatically reshape the draft lottery in hopes of combating the league’s tanking problem. Teams don’t lose on purpose because they enjoy being bad. They do it because the system rewards it. The question is whether the

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French startup flies an inflatable wing cargo drone that could completely disrupt future military battlefield supply operations

Celeste Ecoflyers tested the inflatable wing cargo drone during early flight evaluations Aircraft generate aerodynamic lift without relying on lighter-than-air buoyancy systems The drone carried payload masses that exceeded its own empty structural weight during testing A French aerospace startup called Celeste Ecoflyers has completed early flight testing for an experimental cargo drone using a

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DeChambeau, Howell, Vincent lead after Round 1 of LIV Golf Korea

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau and teammate Charles Howell III battled for the individual title in LIV Golf’s first visit to Korea last year outside of Seoul, with DeChambeau finishing with two late birdies for the win. It’s a different course and location this week at Asiad Country

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Tether’s US-focused stablecoin grows 500% in a month, but still lags Circle, Ripple, Paypal

Stablecoin giant Tether’s US-focused digital dollar token USAT (USAT) expanded more than six-fold month-over-month in April, still lagging far behind its rivals. According to the latest reserve report signed by Deloitte and published on Thursday, the token’s circulating supply hit $140.8 million per April 30, up from $22 million in March and with 540% growth

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