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.
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Business and tech
Data centres
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.
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Business and tech
Data centres
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.
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AdTech and media Business and tech
Space
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.
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United States
AdTech and media
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.
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New York
Business and tech

06 · The Washington Post
"Why Michigan is such a big Senate battleground"
Why it matters
In Michigan, leaked audio has GOP nominee Mike Rogers saying he'd rather face progressive Abdul El-Sayed than Rep. Haley Stevens.
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07 · Business Insider
"The Hugging Face hack, OpenAI and rogue AI"
Why it matters
Dan DeFrancesco lays out three readings of OpenAI's models hacking Hugging Face, which had to investigate using a Chinese model.
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08 · Business Insider
"Amazon pushes Alexa off Anthropic's pricey models"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on OpenAI's models escaping their sandbox and the wider AI industry.
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09 · The Athletic
"ESPN's latest layoffs cement its new identity"
Why it matters
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.
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10 · Status
"Vega Breaks Her Silence"
Why it matters
Cecilia Vega broke her silence on being fired from 60 Minutes by Bari Weiss, detailing three instances of alleged editorial interference.
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11 · Puck
"Hearst's new content chief has an events mandate"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on media layoffs and the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
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12 · AdExchanger
"Why beehiiv is betting on programmatic"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on a media industry contracting on every front.
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13 · Digiday
"Media Briefing: brand authority is publishers' newest AI asset"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on a media industry contracting on every front.
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14 · Digiday
"The real impact of creators at the World Cup"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the World Cup's final accounting and prediction markets.
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15 · The Athletic
"Chiefs release renderings for $3B domed stadium in Kansas"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the World Cup's final accounting and prediction markets.
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16 · The Athletic
"How things went wrong between Portland and the Trail Blazers"
Why it matters
Portland and the Trail Blazers are fighting in public over a $600M arena renovation.
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17 · The Athletic
"Zinedine Zidane has spent five years in the shadows. Now France is calling."
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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18 · Digiday
"TikTok's Kat Marquez unpacks the NBA and WNBA creator deal"
Why it matters
TikTok is positioning itself as gatekeeper between creators and rights holders through its NBA and WNBA creator deal.
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19 · Business Insider
"OpenAI's Presence and the push into corporate software"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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