06 · The Washington Post
Early Brief: A divided field threatens Democrats' Montana Senate hopes
Why it matters
Montana Democrats have until August 10 to resolve a three-way Senate race that may already be lost.
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07 · The Washington Post
5 takeaways from the Senate hearing where Fauci refused to answer questions
Why it matters
Fauci invoked the Fifth at least 100 times before Rand Paul's committee, which votes next week on a contempt referral.
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08 · Puck
South Carolina's Other Graham
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on Trump's direction of federal law enforcement and his fights with Senate Republicans.
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09 · The Washington Post
U.S. strikes Iran in response to surprise ballistic missile launch
Why it matters
The US launched a heavy wave of retaliatory strikes on Iran, and Trump said he'll pretty much always hit back.
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10 · The Washington Post
A shrinking weapons stockpile is testing the Pentagon's sweeping new strategy
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on Iran, the Gulf and the limits of American power.
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11 · The Athletic
Breaking down FIFA's stake sale, how it compares to other sports and whether it's necessary
Why it matters
FIFA plans to spin its commercial operations into FIFA Forward Enterprise and sell roughly 20% at a $20B valuation to raise up to $4.2B.
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12 · The Athletic
FIFA's $4.2bn World Cup stake sale: Who will invest? Who could stop this?
Why it matters
JPMorgan is running FIFA's stake sale, with Josh Kushner's Thrive reported to be in talks to lead.
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13 · The Athletic
Is Infantino's indecent proposal really such a surprise?
Why it matters
Infantino defended the stake sale as a golden opportunity after UEFA voted to boycott the World Cup and all FIFA competitions.
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14 · The Athletic
Apollo Sports Capital proposes $1.1B loan to the Bundesliga
Why it matters
Apollo proposed a $1.1B loan to the Bundesliga backed by twenty years of media rights.
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15 · Digiday
Time has started serving ads to AI bots
Why it matters
Time has started selling ads targeted at AI bots, with Ally Bank and the Project Management Institute among the first buyers.
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16 · Digiday
OpenAI's ChatGPT reaches the coupon stage of building an ad business
Why it matters
OpenAI has reached what Digiday calls the coupon stage of building an ad business.
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17 · Status
The WSJ's Tech Tremors
Why it matters
Status reports an unusual run of corrections from the WSJ's San Francisco bureau after Emma Tucker's tech-desk overhaul.
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18 · Puck
Could Trump Actually Make I.P.O.s Great Again?
Why it matters
Bill Cohan uses SpaceX's $1.77T IPO, down about 50% from its June high, to argue for fixing IPO pricing.
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19 · Digiday
Inside Unilever's 300,000 creator network: the logistics behind the headline number
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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20 · Digiday
Threatening to quit Google's crawlers is just publishers' new hope
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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