06 · CNN
"Scott Jennings is the early favorite for White House press secretary"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on federal probes, primaries and the midterm map.
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07 · Puck
"Left, Right & Data Center"
Why it matters
Ian Krietzberg asked strategists how to run on data centers, an issue that generates real anger but keeps producing the same outcome.
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08 · The Rebooting
"A time for arguments"
Why it matters
Brian Morrissey argues the AI industry never made its case outside the room, citing an NRSC warning that data centers are the anchor.
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09 · Pew Research Center
"Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI"
Why it matters
Pew finds 44% of Americans aged 18 to 29 are now more concerned than excited about AI, up from 29% in 2022.
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10 · Platformer
"The website that created an AI clone of its editor in chief"
Why it matters
Every collected 30,000 of editor-in-chief Kate Lee's historical edits and built a copy-editing agent from them.
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11 · Digiday
"The winners and losers of YouTube's view count and monetization overhaul"
Why it matters
YouTube changes its view-count definition on August 24 and raises the monetization bar at the same time.
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12 · Puck
"Prime Video Is Finally Becoming the Amazon of Streaming"
Why it matters
Julia Alexander reports Prime Video Channels now accounts for nearly 70% of all specialty premium streamer subscriptions.
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13 · Axios
"NBC News taps Taboola for programmatic display ads"
Why it matters
Taboola became NBC News' exclusive programmatic display vendor.
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14 · AdExchanger
"Walmart's Wall: Will The Vibe Deal Make It Meta Or Another AOL?"
Why it matters
Walmart, now holding Vibe.co, Vizio and enormous commerce data, is assembling something that either becomes Meta or becomes AOL.
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15 · Adweek
"LiveRamp Shareholders Approve $2.2B Publicis Deal, But Reject Execs' $82.6M Payday"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on media, ad tech and AI.
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16 · CNBC
"Novig posts more than $125 million in trading volume in its first week"
Why it matters
Novig did more than $125M in trading volume in its opening week, the biggest first week any prediction market has posted.
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17 · Sports Business Journal
"NFL lands Fanatics, loosens sportsbook sponsor bottleneck"
Why it matters
Fanatics is now the official NFL sportsbook, ending a months-long vacancy after FanDuel, DraftKings and Caesars' deals lapsed.
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18 · Sportico
"MLB owners approve record $3.9B Padres sale"
Why it matters
MLB owners unanimously approved a record $3.9B sale of the Padres.
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19 · The Athletic
"Roger Goodell says NFL teams will eventually be based outside the U.S."
Why it matters
Roger Goodell said he has no doubt the NFL will eventually base teams outside the U.S.
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20 · The Athletic
"Getting an IndyCar race in downtown Washington, D.C. took many complicated turns"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports business.
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