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As of Tue 11 Aug 2026 · 27 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Tuesday 11 August 2026

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

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  1. 01 · The Washington Post

    Trump administration order would upend nation's childhood vaccine schedule

    Trump signed an executive order reducing federally recommended childhood vaccinations and pushing parents to space remaining shots apart.

    Public health

  2. 02 · The Washington Post

    Economy shed 23,000 jobs in July as labor market weakened

    The economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, with Trump's approval stuck in the mid-30s and Democrats leading the generic ballot.

    Elections

  3. 03 · The Washington Post

    Eleventh-hour primary upsets muddy the race for control of Congress

    Further reading from the day's section on vaccines, the new attorney general and the midterm math.

  4. 04 · Puck

    Ben Wikler on the rise of the DSA and Michigan's pricey primary

    Further reading from the day's section on vaccines, the new attorney general and the midterm math.

  5. 05 · Semafor

    No easy way out

    Further reading from the day's section on vaccines, the new attorney general and the midterm math.

  6. 06 · Vox

    What happens if the US cuts off aid to Israel?

    Caitlin Dewey finds Israel would need military spending of about 8.5% of GDP to replace US aid: a real cost, but not a decisive lever.

  7. 07 · The Washington Post

    Water systems are ripe for cyberattacks, experts warn after suspected Iranian hacks

    US water systems are low-hanging fruit for cyberattacks after suspected Iran-linked intrusions in twelve states.

  8. 08 · Semafor

    Trump upends vaccine guidance

    Semafor noted the scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism as Trump tied rising diagnoses to the childhood schedule.

    Public health

  9. 09 · The Washington Post

    They said they would build AI safely. Then it went rogue.

    OpenAI says its next model, Astra, may have hit the critical cyber threshold, as agents in the Hugging Face incident built secret message boards.

    AI

  10. 10 · Marketecture

    The Week the Open Web Died

    Ari Paparo declared the open web finished, citing lost AI search traffic, Q2 earnings that favored walled gardens, and ad tech consolidation.

    Advertising · AI

  11. 11 · Digiday

    Publisher ad supply fell by up to 40% in Q2 as AI search choked the open web

    Publisher ad supply fell by up to 40% in a single quarter as AI search choked the open web, compounding two years of declines.

    AI

  12. 12 · AdExchanger

    Nielsen is acquiring DoubleVerify for $2.15 billion

    Nielsen is buying DoubleVerify for $2.15B in a consolidation wave that also saw IAS taken private and Publicis buy LiveRamp.

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  1. 13 · Digiday

    OpenAI is coming for SMB advertisers

    Six live job postings show OpenAI building a dedicated SMB ads unit aimed at the long tail of advertisers.

    Advertising · AI

  2. 14 · Digiday

    Why Georgia-Pacific bet the future of programmatic on supply, not demand

    Further reading from the day's section on the collapse of the open web and ad tech consolidation.

    Advertising

  3. 15 · Status

    The Peacock's Paywall; USA Today's Palantir Protest

    NBC News is moving exclusive reporting behind a paywall, and 800+ USA Today staffers demanded the chain scrap its Palantir partnership.

  4. 16 · Puck

    For Whom the Ellisons Toll

    Bill Cohan reports a March trial date for the WarnerMount antitrust suit, close to the June 2027 date when WBD's board can walk.

    Regulation · Antitrust

  5. 17 · Puck

    Will the Left Get Its Red Seat Ventures?

    Further reading from the day's section on paywalls, Palantir and the WarnerMount merger clock.

  6. 18 · The Athletic

    Mike Trout brought the Angels to his private golf club. Then the trades began

    Mike Trout brought Angels teammates to his private New Jersey golf club on August 3, and three were traded while on the course.

  7. 19 · The Athletic

    The 2026 Freaks List

    Bruce Feldman's Freaks List returned, with South Carolina's Nyck Harbor at No. 1 for a record third time.

  8. 20 · The Athletic

    Don Nelson, Hall of Fame coach, dies at 86

    Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson died at 86.

  9. 21 · Oregon Live

    Ian Karmel, others paid to rally support for Moda Center funding deal

    A lobbying group paid local influencers, including comedian Ian Karmel, to back public money for a $600M Moda Center renovation.

  10. 22 · Sports Business Journal

    Explosion of sports card values on display at the 46th National Sports Collectors Convention

    SBJ reports an $11 million one-of-one Ohtani card at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

  11. 23 · The Stadium Business

    Emirates renews Arsenal stadium deal until 2033

    Further reading from the day's section on sports business.

    Stadium financing

  12. 24 · Puck

    Ralph Lauren's Magic & Michael Kors's Mundane

    Ralph Lauren rose 14% while Michael Kors slid 7% in a stagnant luxury quarter.

  13. 25 · Puck

    Inside the art market's stellar first half

    Major auction houses sold nearly $2.6 billion of art in the first half of 2026, with sports collectibles among the drivers.

    Art market

  14. 26 · Vox

    The Costco chicken investigation

    What an organic poultry label does and does not guarantee.

  15. 27 · Alex & Books

    3 days with 50+ bestselling authors

    From three days with 50+ bestselling authors, the best line: the broader your question, the more useless the answer.

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