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MyComputerCareer Updates IT-Training Program to Serve and Support Today’s Learners

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Refreshed Curriculum Will Emphasize Building the Skills Needed (Yes, AI Included) to Enter the Industry Confidently and Find Success

APEX, N.C., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Some of these stats may seem familiar because they’re cited often, but let’s set the scene appropriately:

514,359 cybersecurity job openings were posted in the United States last year. Roughly 1/4 of those roles has no qualified candidate to fill the positionIn 2026, 90% of organizations will be negatively impacted by the IT skills shortage. (IDC)93% of tech leaders say their teams lack the staff and skill sets to deliver on their priority initiatives in 2026Only 35% of Americans now say a college education is “very important,” down from 53% in 2019 and 75% in 2010 (Gallup)

“We believe when you support the person as much as the professional, you create students who don’t just survive the future of technology, but actively shape it,” said Amy Onuska, CEO of MyComputerCareer.

In short, skills for learners of every age from every background are more critical than ever in the IT industry, and MyComputerCareer (MyCC) is once again innovating to meet today’s learners and the organizations looking to hire them.

Following a lengthy review, the MyCC leadership team determined it was time for a refresh to hyper-focus on developing a skilled student who is able to think critically and autonomously as they work to enter a competitive industry requiring lifelong learning. The specifics? The school’s Information Technology Security & Administration (ITSA) program will feature:

Four core certifications: CompTIA Sec+, CompTIA Net+, Microsoft AI 901 (AI fundamentals) and Microsoft AZ 104 (Cloud Administration)AI concepts and practice woven throughout every courseThe addition of a MyCC intro course providing “tech essentials”Continued emphasis on student support systems like mentors and tutoring to ensure successContinued focus on soft skills through the school’s Pathways programA digital portfolio for every student to highlight skills in, and out of, the classroom

The refreshed ITSA curriculum will also positively impact the school’s advanced learning platforms, providing the core concepts needed to navigate MyCC’s Cybersecurity Specialist (CSS), Cybersecurity Engineer (CSE), and Associate programs.

“We’ve designed these updates with one major goal in mind, to prepare students to enter the IT industry of 2026 and beyond with the skills and confidence needed for success,” said Darlene Cernoch, VP of Education at MyComputerCareer. “This is a very deliberate and strategic shift from not only providing the tools and support for learners to gain knowledge of technology and how it works, but to becoming an independent thinker who is curious and ready for the next challenge as a successful contributor in the IT industry.”

Today’s world of work is creating two groups: those who utilize AI and create the future, and those who get left behind. Responding to this growing demand, MyComputerCareer is incorporating AI throughout every course. “We have one certification course for AI in Microsoft’s AI-901, and students will leverage AI skills learned in every class. That might include resume development, building a bot that may act as a tutor, developing a study guide, and more,” Cernoch said. She also noted MyCC isn’t teaching to a specific AI or LLM to purposely broaden knowledge of the tech.

Additional updates to the learning platform worth highlighting. Let’s talk about labs. In IT training, pre-built, simulated labs are fairly common. MyComputerCareer’s refreshed program features a shift to real-time, custom-learning labs and virtual machines to enable students to effectively learn concepts in practical, hands-on scenarios. The digital portfolio learners will build is designed to positively impact their transition to an IT career with a resource highlighting their work and accomplishments. This level of future-focused student support is one of the reasons MyCC learners thrive in the school’s programs and in IT.

“Our updated curriculum moves beyond simple credentialing; it’s about fostering a mindset of lifelong learning,” said Amy Onuska, CEO of MyComputerCareer. “By pairing critical human support with the practical power of AI, we’re not just preparing students for a specific IT role today—we’re equipping them with the confidence and adaptability to navigate an evolving industry for years to come. We believe when you support the person as much as the professional, you create students who don’t just survive the future of technology, but actively shape it.”

MyComputerCareer’s refreshed curriculum will go live in late July and will be immediately available to new students then. You can find additional details on the ITSA program and how to enroll on the school’s website.

Since opening its doors in 2007, MyComputerCareer has equipped more than 32,000 graduates with the skills and resources needed for success, resulting in alumni working for some of the top tech companies across the country. The school welcomes students with no former experience or training in IT, and graduates come from a broad range of backgrounds – from hospitality to retail to stay-at-home parents.

About MyComputerCareer

MyComputerCareer is an accredited* technical school, with classes online and on-campus, that provides hands-on Information Technology training, certifications and job placement in as little as seven months. Founded in 2007, the school boasts nine campuses in Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Nellis Air Force Base, with its headquarters in Holly Springs, North Carolina. For more information, call (866) 606-6922 or visit www.mycomputercareer.edu

* Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET)

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Aaron Martin, MyComputerCareer, 1 773.505.4325, aaron.martin@mycomputercareer.edu, www.mycomputercareer.edu

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LF AI & Data Foundation Welcomes AIRSEAI to Unite Open Source Embodied AI Ecosystem

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Collaborative framework contributed by Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society addresses robotics fragmentation and ensures cross-platform hardware interoperability

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LF AI & Data Foundation welcomes AIRSEAI, an open source embodied AI project designed to let robotic intelligence evolve through real deployment.The project establishes a modular framework to solve fragmentation across proprietary robotics platforms, ensuring hardware and AI model interoperability.The contribution provides a neutral home to accelerate the creation of practical, physical AI systems that interact seamlessly with the world.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LF AI & Data Foundation, a Linux Foundation umbrella organization supporting open source innovation in artificial intelligence and data under the Linux Foundation, today announced that AIRSEAI, an open source embodied AI project initiated by Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS), has joined the Foundation. Together with LF AI & Data, AIRSEAI will provide a neutral home for global collaboration to accelerate the development of deployable embodied AI, or the integration of AI into physical systems, enabling them to interact with the world.

The embodied AI ecosystem is fragmented across proprietary robotic platforms, hardware-specific software stacks, isolated datasets and models that are difficult to evaluate or reuse. AIRSEAI, under the LF AI & Data Foundation, addresses this challenge with a unified framework that enables researchers, developers and manufacturers to test and deploy intelligence across diverse hardware architectures without vendor lock-in.

“Embodied AI presents new and complex challenges for how AI interacts with the physical world,” said Mark Collier, general manager of AI & Infrastructure at the Linux Foundation and executive director of LF AI & Data. “By hosting AIRSEAI, the LF AI & Data Foundation is helping to break down proprietary silos that have long hindered robotics innovation, and providing an open, collaborative ecosystem that ensures the future of embodied AI is interoperable, scalable and driven by the global community.”

AIRSEAI’s three-stage roadmap advances embodied AI through modular single-robot intelligence, data-driven dual-arm manipulation and collective adaptive intelligence. AIRSEAI 2.0 accelerates this vision with production-ready features like vision-based tactile sensing and an elastic model zoo. Ultimately, future AIRSEAI 3.0 release updates will enable heterogeneous robots to seamlessly coordinate across distributed environments, creating a shared foundation for next-generation embodied AI.

“We are very happy to join the Linux Foundation family,” said Shaoshan Liu, initiator of the AIRSEAI project and Director of Embodied AI at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS). “We believe AIRSEAI provides essential open infrastructure for enabling robotic evolution. By connecting data, models, software and diverse robotic platforms, AIRSEAI allows robots to continuously learn, adapt and improve through real-world deployment, while enabling the broader community to build and share embodied intelligence on a common foundation.”

Organizations interested in contributing to AIRSEAI or learning more about the project are encouraged to visit the project website and GitHub.

About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects, including Linux, Kubernetes, Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenChain, OpenSearch, OpenSSF, OpenStack, PyTorch, Ray, RISC-V, SPDX and Zephyr, provide the foundation for global infrastructure. The Linux Foundation is focused on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.

For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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ProphetX and Swivel Gaming Partner to Expand Access to CFTC-Regulated Prediction Markets Through Swivel’s B2B Technology Platform

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Integration will give participating operators a streamlined way to connect their users to ProphetX’s regulated exchange through Swivel’s platform for emerging verticals

NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ProphetX, America’s first federally regulated sports-native prediction market, and Swivel Gaming, a global B2B technology provider, today announced a strategic partnership that will make ProphetX connectivity available through Swivel’s unified platform.

Through a single technical integration with Swivel, participating operators can connect to ProphetX under direct agreements and give eligible users access to ProphetX’s exchange from within their existing digital experiences. Swivel simplifies the technology connection, while each participating operator maintains a direct relationship with ProphetX.

Unlike a traditional sportsbook model, where the house sets the line and takes the other side of every transaction, ProphetX operates as a true exchange — a two-sided marketplace where buyers and sellers set prices and every trade is executed as a CFTC-regulated derivatives contract. For the operators running on Swivel’s platform, that means a new, complementary product line sitting alongside their existing offerings, with pricing and liquidity set by the market rather than the house. ProphetX remains responsible for the regulated exchange and clearing functions, including customer eligibility, clearing, custody, market operations and surveillance, while Swivel focuses on technology connectivity and its platform relationships.

“Swivel gives us an efficient way to extend ProphetX connectivity across a broad network of platforms while preserving a direct relationship between each participating platform and our exchange. Swivel simplifies the technology integration, and ProphetX continues to operate the regulated market infrastructure. It is a scalable model that lets partners focus on their own customer experience.”

– Jake Benzaquen, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, ProphetX

“Our turnkey platform is built to make new emerging verticals easier for partners to deploy and manage through one unified back-office. Integrating ProphetX gives participating operators a streamlined connection to a regulated prediction market exchange, while ProphetX operates the exchange, clearing and customer eligibility functions behind the trading experience.”

– Michael Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer, Swivel Gaming

A Scalable B2B Distribution Model for Prediction Markets

ProphetX’s B2B model is designed to let operators maintain their brand, customer experience and product roadmap while connecting eligible users to ProphetX’s exchange. Swivel’s integration creates a single technology distribution channel for participating operators, reducing implementation work and simplifying connectivity.

Participating operators will contract directly with ProphetX and complete ProphetX onboarding before exchange access goes live. Eligible users will access the market under ProphetX’s normal KYC and jurisdictional requirements, with orders executed and cleared on ProphetX. The integration is expected to roll out across Swivel’s platform network in the coming months, with additional details on available markets and onboarding to be announced closer to launch.

About ProphetX

Founded in 2018, ProphetX is America’s first sports-native prediction market. The company is a regulated U.S. exchange for event-driven contracts, built on a sports-focused foundation and designed to expand across a broad range of event markets. Its mission is to create the world’s most trusted and innovative marketplace where anyone can participate in event outcomes.

About Swivel Gaming

Swivel Gaming is a global B2B technology provider specializing in emerging digital verticals. Its unified platform combines account management, back-office reporting, payments, KYC and fraud-mitigation tools, giving partners the infrastructure to launch and scale digital products across North America and internationally.

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ProphetX: ProphetX Newsroom | press@prophetexchange.com

Swivel: sales@swivelgaming.com

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Ninkear to Unveil AI-Ready Mini PCs and Performance Laptops at IFA 2026

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BERLIN, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ninkear, a practical AI PC brand for mobile professionals, will participate in IFA Berlin 2026 to present its latest compact computing solutions and actively seek new partners and distributors worldwide.

Since 2020, Ninkear has focused on reliable performance and energy efficiency under its “Nothing Extra” philosophy—the right performance for real work, no more, no less. The company offers free shipping from its European warehouse, 30-day returns, and a 2-year warranty; products are available in 25+ markets and trusted by over 200 enterprise customers.

At IFA, Ninkear will highlight these key models:

Mini PCs

Ninkear L20 AI Mini PC – Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 226V with 97 TOPS AI Performance. Ultra-compact design delivering practical local AI for office and multi-display use.Ninkear MBOX 18 Mini PC – Palm-sized all-metal body with Intel® Core™ 3 processor 304, dual M.2 SSD slots, USB4 ports, and quiet cooling for reliable everyday performance.

Laptops

Ninkear S13 2-in-1 Laptop – 13-inch 2.5K anti-glare screen, Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 115U + 16GB memory, slim metal body, Unlock AI Productivity.Ninkear U9 Pro Laptop – Powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 185H, built for professionals. Supports 35 TOPS AI Performance for private local AI processing.

We are actively seeking distributors and partners in various countries and regions.

Visit our booth to experience the products, discuss cooperation opportunities, and explore potential partnerships. We look forward to meeting you!

IFA Berlin 2026

Dates: September 4–8, 2026

Booth: H5.2-450

Address: Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Germany

For more information, visit https://ninkear.com/

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