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Edition No. 36 Β· Tue 28 Jul 2026 Β· 25 stories Β· Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 36

Tuesday 28 July 2026

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  1. 01 Β· Business Insider

    Hugging Face CEO on OpenAI's rogue agent hack

    During the attack, Hugging Face couldn't use OpenAI or Anthropic frontier models to defend itself, so it used a Chinese open-weight model.

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    Business and tech

    AI

  2. 02 Β· Business Insider

    Inside Nadella's hardest year at Microsoft

    Ashley Stewart has Microsoft down roughly 25% over twelve months, caught between selling Azure capacity and reserving it for its own AI products.

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    Business and tech

    AI

  3. 03 Β· Business Insider

    Google's Q2 free cash flow goes negative on AI costs

    Further reading from the day's section on nervousness in the AI trade.

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    Business and tech

    AI

  4. 04 Β· Business Insider

    CXMT becomes China's most valuable listed company on day one

    ChangXin Memory jumped 472% on its Shanghai debut.

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    ChinaShanghai
    Business and tech

  5. 05 Β· Business Insider

    Sam Altman says we are in the singularity

    Further reading from the day's section on nervousness in the AI trade.

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    Business and tech

  1. 06 Β· The Washington Post

    John Fetterman: Why I changed my mind about the filibuster
    Why it matters

    Fetterman argues he was wrong in 2022: the thing that has stopped many unpopular policies since early 2025 is the filibuster, not the Democrats.

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  2. 07 Β· Puck

    And the Early 2028 Primary Winner Is…
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on election rules, the filibuster and the Senate's sprint.

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  3. 08 Β· The Washington Post

    The GOP's enthusiasm problem hits even core voters
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on election rules, the filibuster and the Senate's sprint.

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  4. 09 Β· The Washington Post

    Operation Southern Spear has not slowed cocaine entering the US
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on the Iran war, oil and a reordering abroad.

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  5. 10 Β· The Washington Post

    First came heat domes, then came wildfires across Europe
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on the Iran war, oil and a reordering abroad.

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  6. 11 Β· Status

    The Race to Rebuild '60 Minutes'
    Why it matters

    60 Minutes EP Nick Bilton met the White House communications office off the record, and screen tests reportedly use mock Ghislaine Maxwell interviews.

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  7. 12 Β· Digiday

    How AI costs are quietly reshaping principal media deals
    Why it matters

    Clients are paying for agencies' AI costs by running a fixed share of spend through principal inventory, a hidden markup in the media margin.

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  8. 13 Β· Digiday

    Agencies grapple with the economics of the AI token
    Why it matters

    The ad industry has no price for AI, and agencies now carry an unpredictable new compute cost center.

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  9. 14 Β· Puck

    The Onion's Last Laugh
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on media, money and the cost of AI.

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  10. 15 Β· Puck

    The Four Horsemen of the Art Market
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on media, money and the cost of AI.

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  11. 16 Β· Puck

    When Leon Met Jeffrey
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on media, money and the cost of AI.

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  12. 17 Β· Business Insider

    Paramount employees on edge as the WBD deal pauses
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on media, money and the cost of AI.

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  13. 18 Β· The Athletic

    Skubal and the Tigers' deadline push
    Why it matters

    Alex Kirshner weighs whether Detroit should trade Tarik Skubal, a two-time Cy Young winner and free agent in months, with the team at 50-56.

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  14. 19 Β· The Athletic

    Cathy Engelbert isn't paid to be players' bestie
    Why it matters

    Cathy Engelbert may be unpopular with WNBA players, but she isn't paid to be their friend.

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  15. 20 Β· The Athletic

    Inside Pogačar's record-tying fifth Tour de France
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on the trade deadline, the WNBA commissioner and prediction markets.

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