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

Thursday 27 August 2026

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01 · The Washington Post
Meta agrees to sweeping changes, $18 billion payout in landmark state settlement
Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1B to 47 states plus about $1B to Texas, and to cap teens at two hours a day across Facebook and Instagram by default.
United States
Politics and government
Regulation
02 · The Washington Post
Bill Gates was an AI optimist. Now he's scared of what could go wrong.
Bill Gates argues AI is considerably more dangerous than the industry admits and says he would back a global slowdown if anyone had a credible plan.
Politics and government
AI
03 · Business Insider
Three key takeaways from Bill Gates's AI jobs warning
Gates warns smart robots could compete with construction and hospitality workers, not just knowledge workers, by the end of the decade.
Business and tech
Robotics · AI
04 · TechBible
I paid $5 for a $0.50 coding task
Further reading from the day's section on Nvidia's record quarter and Bill Gates's AI warning.
Business and tech
05 · The Washington Post
Takeaways from the latest primaries as Trump reverses a losing streak
Trump-endorsed Darline Graham in South Carolina and Mike Mazzei in Oklahoma won Tuesday's primaries, reversing a losing streak.
United States
Politics and government
06 · The Washington Post
Another Dan Sullivan advances in Alaska Senate primary
Alaska will have two Dan Sullivans on the November ballot: the incumbent senator and a retired teacher who made the top four.
United States
Politics and government
Elections
07 · The Washington Post
Lawyers gear up as Trump administration threatens election officials with arrest
Further reading from the day's section on the fight over mail voting and the primaries.
United States
Politics and government
Elections
08 · The Washington Post
Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe
Further reading from the day's section on foreign and domestic pushback against Trump's playbook.
United States
Politics and government
09 · The Athletic
Kudos to the Big Ten and SEC for taking a stand. Is conference-led enforcement next?
The Big Ten and SEC ruled no member school may sign a player who previously signed a pro contract, raising whether conference-led enforcement is next.
Sport
10 · Front Office Sports
NFL owners approve $9.6 billion Seahawks sale
NFL owners ratified the $9.6B sale of the Seahawks to a Vinod Khosla-led group.
Seattle Seahawks NFL Seattle
Sport NFL
11 · The Athletic
Unrivaled announces fundraiser that sets league valuation at $650 million
Unrivaled nearly doubled its valuation to $650M in eleven months.
Sport
12 · The Athletic
As Buss family fights over Lakers, is NBA at risk of losing something it can't replace?
Further reading from the day's section on sports valuations, LIV's contraction and college eligibility.
Los Angeles Lakers NBA
Sport NBA

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13 · Front Office Sports
Scottie Scheffler nears Tiger Woods's career earnings
Further reading from the day's section on sports valuations, LIV's contraction and college eligibility.
Golf's Majors
Sport
14 · Front Office Sports
Sky ban Kanter Freedom from arena indefinitely
Further reading from the day's section on sports valuations, LIV's contraction and college eligibility.
Chicago Sky: WNBA WNBA
Sport WNBA
15 · Front Office Sports
Michael Jordan not expected to return to NBC's NBA coverage
Further reading from the day's section on sports valuations, LIV's contraction and college eligibility.
NBA
Sport NBA
16 · Digiday
USA Today Co. is reformatting content to attract more AI licensing deals
USA Today Co. is restructuring content formats and page templates so AI systems can access, parse and cite its reporting, aiming for better licensing deals.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI
17 · Status
The WaPo's Attiah Walkback
Nearly a week after an arbitrator ordered the Post to rehire Karen Attiah with full back pay, the paper has said nothing and she has heard nothing.
AdTech and media
Labour
18 · Puck
NASCAR's media chief on Fox, Amazon and Tom Cruise
Further reading from the day's section on the media business.
AdTech and media
19 · Puck
Jon Ossoff, Natalie Harp, and the case against both parties
Further reading from the day's section on the media business.
AdTech and media
20 · Digiday
Why more celebrity-led brands are shutting down
Further reading from the day's section on the media business.
AdTech and media
21 · Business Insider
Dolly Parton, country legend, dead at 80
Dolly Parton died at 80, after 25 No. 1 country singles and induction into both the Country Music and Rock and Roll halls of fame.
Business and tech
22 · OffBall
RIP Dolly Parton, Absolute Sports Legend
Further reading from the day's section on Dolly Parton, a cancer breakthrough and New York real estate.
Sport
23 · Business Insider
The NYC tax the rich can't escape
Business Insider found few loopholes in Mamdani's NYC pied-à-terre tax, and nobody expects a mass sell-off.
New York
Business and tech
24 · Puck
Is Abercrombie's resurgence hitting a wall?
Malique Morris on whether Fran Horowitz sanded off the edges that made Abercrombie's comeback work.
AdTech and media
25 · Puck
What can fine dining teach us about the art market?
Marion Maneker revisits a twelve-year-old theory about the art market that finally came true.
AdTech and media
Art market
26 · The Athletic
Are MLB teams really losing money? The labor mailbag answers all
A labor mailbag ahead of what looks like an ugly MLB bargaining cycle.
MLB
Sport MLB
27 · Digiday
X creates a new revenue model for creators — but will it actually win them over?
Further reading from the day's reading list.
AdTech and media

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