06 · Vox
"The worst primary in America"
Why it matters
Caitlin Dewey covers FL-6, where Rep. Randy Fine beat manosphere influencer Dan Bilzerian.
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07 · Puck
"The New Bernies Aren't Polling Like Bernie"
Why it matters
Peter Hamby finds AOC, Mamdani and El-Sayed underwater nationally, even as Democratic voters warm to democratic socialism.
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08 · Digiday
"OpenAI's ads business hits Europe at the six month mark"
Why it matters
OpenAI ships ads inside ChatGPT across 31 European markets, built explicitly on consent, with a new EU privacy policy this month.
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09 · Business Insider
"Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI model development"
Why it matters
Google paid $10M for bankrupt Spirit Airlines' corporate data as AI labs seek work data for reinforcement-learning environments.
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10 · Business Insider
"Handshake AI will pay up to $30K for your work documents"
Why it matters
Handshake AI is offering individuals up to $30K for high-quality written documents.
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11 · Digiday
"New court filings detail how WPP's turnaround stalled — from the inside"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI's accountability gap.
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12 · The Washington Post
"Mathematicians ask what's left for humans when AI can do math research"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI's accountability gap.
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13 · Puck
"When Studios Weaponize Copyright to Kill Spoilers"
Why it matters
Warner Bros. Discovery filed copyright takedowns against people discussing spoilers for HBO's Lanterns, with no intention of litigating.
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14 · Status
"The Ross Barkan Reckoning"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on media companies under regulatory pressure.
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15 · The Athletic
"Fallout from the Lakers' sale already reverberating throughout the organization"
Why it matters
The Athletic covers fallout from the Lakers sale among players and front office, and the possible end of the Buss family's 47-year run.
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16 · The Athletic
"Amid federal scrutiny, Dodgers owner Mark Walter's empire shifting billions"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports as an asset class.
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17 · The Athletic
"The Cleveland Browns' $2.6 billion stadium is coming. So is the bill for fans"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports as an asset class.
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18 · Puck
"Mark Ein on the Lakers Deal Logic"
Why it matters
Mark Ein made the case that pro sports have become a blue-chip asset class, a hedge for fortunes made in tech, finance and AI.
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19 · NBC Sports
"Fanatics becomes an official NFL sportsbook"
Why it matters
Fanatics became an official NFL sportsbook by paying the Genius data fees that FanDuel and DraftKings are refusing to swallow.
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20 · The Kansas City Star
"KC to officially offer $600M for Royals ballpark"
Why it matters
Kansas City formally offered $600M toward a $1.9B Royals ballpark where the team would pay $1 a year in rent.
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