21 · Refacto AI
White House tests open-weight AI, Anthropic eyes $2T IPO, Tencent triples capex
Why it matters
Ken Rona writes that Anthropic's reported $2 trillion IPO valuation requires out-competing Google, Microsoft and Meta on a higher compute cost base.
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22 · Puck
Frontier Justice: the competition for third place in AI
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI valuations, pricing and demand.
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23 · Stratechery
App Snore
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI valuations, pricing and demand.
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24 · Stratechery
Stripe acquiring OpenRouter, aggregating AI?
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI valuations, pricing and demand.
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25 · Stratechery
Apple settles with the EU on App Store fees and ATT
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI valuations, pricing and demand.
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26 · Digiday
Discord adds lower funnel with outcomes push
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on AI valuations, pricing and demand.
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27 · The Athletic
Marc Lore selling controlling stake of Timberwolves, Lynx at $4.5B
Why it matters
Marc Lore sold his controlling stake in the Timberwolves and Lynx to Dragoneer's Marc Stad at a $4.5B valuation.
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28 · The Athletic
How the Buss family Lakers saga could play out
Why it matters
Five Buss siblings want to sell the Lakers, while Jeanie Buss wants to remain governor.
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29 · The Athletic
How the Padres became a $3.9 billion behemoth
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports team ownership changes.
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30 · The Athletic
Why the NHL is partnering with Bayern Munich
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on sports team ownership changes.
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31 · Global Game HQ
The battle to turn World Cup viewers into Premier League fans
Why it matters
The Premier League opened 33 days after the World Cup final, running simultaneous watch parties in 15 US cities.
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32 · The Current
Women's sports aren't going anywhere
Why it matters
The Trade Desk's data shows 72% of women's sports fans consume sports content daily.
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33 · Puck
What if moviegoers want Johnny Depp back?
Why it matters
Johnny Depp scored an 86 at Paramount's test screening of Ebenezer, and women over 35 rated the film most favorably.
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34 · The Washington Post
What it took to finally build housing on Treasure Island
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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35 · Vox
Cuba has twice the doctors per capita as the US, and a collapsing health system
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's reading list.
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