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Edition No. 57 · Tue 18 Aug 2026 · 30 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Edition No. 57
Tuesday 18 August 2026
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21 · Sports Business Journal
"Fox News putting increased focus on WNBA since late June"22 · Marketing Brew
"Ball's in your court": padel's US sponsorship push23 · Puck
"The Bonfire of the Synergies: Alvaro Bedoya on WarnerMount"Why it matters
Fired FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya told Bill Cohan that California AG Rob Bonta's cable-competition argument is the sleeper in the case.
Story page →24 · Variety
"CNN locks in prime-time anchors ahead of Paramount"Why it matters
Abby Phillip re-signed at CNN, locking all three prime-time anchors ahead of a possible Paramount takeover.
Story page →25 · Puck
"The Dark Art of Property Gathering"26 · Vox
"A low-tech way to save coral reefs"27 · ultrathink
"Enterprise vibecoding is a shitshow"Why it matters
Alex Lieberman's six-step Citizen SDLC for letting non-engineers ship production software without a security incident.
Story page →28 · The Washington Post
"White House races to prepare for new strains of deadly viruses after cutting biosecurity experts"Why it matters
A dwindled White House biodefense team and delayed safeguards, against rising concern over AI-enabled pathogens.
Story page →29 · The Athletic
"A French first: how a soccer club turned scarves into season tickets"30 · Digiday
"Brand marketers are adopting fan-first social media strategies"Why it matters
Poppi's fan-first social media playbook, and whether it survives contact with scale.
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