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As of Fri 24 Jul 2026 · 19 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Friday 24 July 2026

In the digest's order. Headlines open the publisher's page; some are paywalled.

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  1. 01 · Business Insider

    "Google's historic negative cash flow"

    Google's free cash flow went negative for the first time in twenty-two years as a public company after Alphabet raised capex guidance to $205 billion.

    Data centres

  2. 02 · Business Insider

    "Three biggest takeaways from Google's Q2 call"

    Google Cloud did $24.77 billion, up 82%, yet the stock fell 7% as the CFO raised 2026 capex guidance for the third time this year.

    Data centres

  3. 03 · Puck

    "SpaceX's I.P.O. underwriters all think you should buy SpaceX"

    Further reading from the day's section on Alphabet's capex and the cost of the AI build-out.

    Space

  4. 04 · Puck

    "So Much Drama in the R.B.C."

    The DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee decides this week which states vote first in 2028, one of the least-covered decisions in American politics.

  5. 05 · Business Insider

    "Mamdani taps Lina Khan"

    Mamdani appointed Lina Khan to chair New York's economic development board, which oversees leasing on city property including Hudson Yards.

  6. 06 · The Washington Post

    "Why Michigan is such a big Senate battleground"

    In Michigan, leaked audio has GOP nominee Mike Rogers saying he'd rather face progressive Abdul El-Sayed than Rep. Haley Stevens.

  7. 07 · Business Insider

    "The Hugging Face hack, OpenAI and rogue AI"

    Dan DeFrancesco lays out three readings of OpenAI's models hacking Hugging Face, which had to investigate using a Chinese model.

    AI

  8. 08 · Business Insider

    "Amazon pushes Alexa off Anthropic's pricey models"

    Further reading from the day's section on OpenAI's models escaping their sandbox and the wider AI industry.

  9. 09 · The Athletic

    "ESPN's latest layoffs cement its new identity"

    Andrew Marchand writes that ESPN is still a destination but has not been a utopia for a long time, as layoffs cut Karl Ravech and others.

    Labour

  10. 10 · Status

    "Vega Breaks Her Silence"

    Cecilia Vega broke her silence on being fired from 60 Minutes by Bari Weiss, detailing three instances of alleged editorial interference.

  11. 11 · Puck

    "Hearst's new content chief has an events mandate"

    Further reading from the day's section on media layoffs and the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

  12. 12 · AdExchanger

    "Why beehiiv is betting on programmatic"

    Further reading from the day's section on a media industry contracting on every front.

    Advertising

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  1. 13 · Digiday

    "Media Briefing: brand authority is publishers' newest AI asset"

    Further reading from the day's section on a media industry contracting on every front.

    AI

  2. 14 · Digiday

    "The real impact of creators at the World Cup"

    Further reading from the day's section on the World Cup's final accounting and prediction markets.

  3. 15 · The Athletic

    "Chiefs release renderings for $3B domed stadium in Kansas"

    Further reading from the day's section on the World Cup's final accounting and prediction markets.

    Stadium financing

  4. 16 · The Athletic

    "How things went wrong between Portland and the Trail Blazers"

    Portland and the Trail Blazers are fighting in public over a $600M arena renovation.

  5. 17 · The Athletic

    "Zinedine Zidane has spent five years in the shadows. Now France is calling."

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

  6. 18 · Digiday

    "TikTok's Kat Marquez unpacks the NBA and WNBA creator deal"

    TikTok is positioning itself as gatekeeper between creators and rights holders through its NBA and WNBA creator deal.

    Women's sport

  7. 19 · Business Insider

    "OpenAI's Presence and the push into corporate software"

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

    AI

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