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As of Wed 23 Sept 2026 · 36 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Wednesday 23 September 2026

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01 · Business Insider
Finally something California and Texas can agree on: regulating data centers
Further reading from the day's section on The AI Capacity Question.
United States
Business and tech
Data centres
02 · The Rebooting
The connection economy barbell
Brian Morrissey argues publishers must choose between human communities and serving AI agents, with nothing viable in the middle.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI
03 · CNBC
Meta Muse personal AI agent tops app store downloads
Meta's Muse assistant reached the top of the US App Store within about a week of launch.
Business and tech
AI
04 · Business Insider
The 23-year-old taking on Meta: Noah Shinn and Instinct
Instinct raised $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation in August and is reportedly raising again at $10 billion.
Business and tech
05 · Business Insider
Meta Muse wants access to your emails, credit cards and health data
A hands-on review of what Meta's personal agent asks users to hand over.
Business and tech
06 · Business Insider
Muse could be Zuckerberg's 'top of the funnel' platform
If enough people use Muse to get things done, it could become Meta's version of Google Search or the App Store.
Business and tech
07 · Business Insider
The risks of letting AI agents run your life
Researchers weigh the alignment and privacy risks of handing a personal agent your accounts.
Politics and government Business and tech
Surveillance · AI
08 · Digiday
Comscore data shows how AI discovery is splintering beyond ChatGPT
Gemini's AI citation share nearly doubled from 17% to 30% while Claude climbed from 2% to 11%, per Comscore.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI
09 · Digiday
As ChatGPT's growth slows, ads look like the next risky move
OpenAI is edging toward an ad business as ChatGPT's user growth cools.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI
10 · Digiday
In Graphic Detail: How AI search is changing brand visibility
Further reading from the day's section on Agents at the Gate.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI
11 · The Atlantic
My Mother, My Writing
The Atlantic's CEO cited George Packer's essay as the kind of journalism he believes AI cannot replicate.
Business and tech
AI
12 · Business Insider
A new Trump trade faces its first big test: rare earths, Greenland and the Xi summit
Rare-earth stocks surged on the Greenland security deal, and the Trump-Xi summit will test whether the gains hold.
United States China
Business and tech

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13 · Status
Axel's Thiel Tempest; Thompson Talks to His CNN Troops
Politico and Business Insider staff are objecting to parent company Axel Springer honoring Peter Thiel in Berlin this week.
AdTech and media
14 · Digiday
How Semafor is redefining the head of video role
Further reading from the day's section on The Press Ban and the Paramount Endgame.
AdTech and media
15 · Digiday
Some creators want to negotiate deals like TV networks
Further reading from the day's section on The Press Ban and the Paramount Endgame.
AdTech and media
16 · JohnWallStreet
Maffei's Horse Racing League Following F1's Growth Playbook
Greg Maffei is raising $30 million for a team-based thoroughbred league with exclusive deals at Santa Anita, Gulfstream and Keeneland.
Sport F1
17 · Front Office Sports
Presidents Cup stipends cross the $25M mark this week
The PGA Tour pays $250,000 each to players, captains and assistants, totaling $25.5 million across three events since 2022.
Chicago
Sport
18 · Front Office Sports
Protect College Sports Act: explaining the rules changes
The Senate bill would roughly double what schools can pay athletes, from about $21 million to $48 million.
Sport
College sport
19 · Front Office Sports
Demystifying the role of market makers in prediction markets
Market makers are the structural difference between a prediction market and an online sportsbook.
Sport
Sports betting
20 · Front Office Sports
Ryan Smith doesn't want betting to take over sports
The Jazz and Utah Mammoth owner says betting and prediction markets are permanent but need moderation.
Sport NHL
Sports betting
21 · Reuters
Swiss sportswear brand On signs Kylian Mbappe from Nike
Mbappe left Nike for On as the Swiss brand enters soccer with Thierry Henry as director of football.
Politics and government
22 · The Hollywood Reporter
Jalen Brunson launches Thirty Third Management Group
The Brunson family's new brand-advisory firm will represent clients across sports, business and philanthropy.
New York
AdTech and media
23 · Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Monumental Sports & Entertainment announces leadership structure for next phase of growth
Zach Leonsis was named President and Vice Chairman, with Grant Hastings as CFO.
Washington-Baltimore
24 · Samsung Newsroom
Samsung TV Plus and Front Office Sports Studios announce first streaming partnership
Front Office Sports Tonight joins Samsung's flagship television network in the platform's first such deal.
AdTech and media
Film and TV
25 · Digiday
Some marketers see 'no ceiling' for beauty brands advertising in sports
Further reading from the day's section on Sports Business: New Leagues, New Money.
AdTech and media
Advertising
26 · The Athletic
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's overlord, has upscaled the club from moored in mediocrity to title winners
Arteta has committed his future to Arsenal after turning the club into title winners.
Arsenal EPL London
Sport Premier League
27 · The Athletic
Five hot takes about the Premier League so far
A five-games-in assessment of the 2026-27 Premier League season ahead of the international break.
EPL
Sport Premier League
28 · The Athletic
MLB Power Rankings: Who ends the season on top? Plus what to look forward to in 2027
The Athletic's final MLB power rankings of the 2026 season.
Sport MLB
29 · The Athletic
From the Dodgers to the long shots, ranking each MLB contender's postseason pitching core
A ranking of the aces and closers each playoff contender will lean on in October.
Sport MLB
Labour
30 · The Athletic
How potential inclement weekend weather at Fenway could impact NL wild-card race
A nor'easter projected to hit Boston late this week could disrupt the Cubs-Red Sox series and several playoff games.
Boston
Sport Business and tech
Venture capital · Labour
31 · The Athletic
Kylian Mbappe interview: Making history, the Ballon d'Or, mid-air Liverpool talks and why he will not be silenced
Further reading from the day's section on On the Pitch, and a Lightning Round.
Sport
32 · The Guardian
Thomas Tuchel's five key withdrawals from the England squad
Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford and Tino Livramento all withdrew before England's Nations League tie with Spain.
United Kingdom
Politics and government Nations League
33 · Front Office Sports
Ohtani return gives MLB and Fox a boost as Judge heads to IL
Shohei Ohtani is expected off the injured list as soon as Wednesday while Aaron Judge returns to it.
Los Angeles
Sport MLB
34 · Vox
Who are aquariums and zoos really for?
Four beluga whales have died in a month at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, three of them relocated from the closed Marineland park.
Chicago
Politics and government
35 · Vox
Beware the trap of moral perfection
An argument that refusing every ethically compromised activity produces a smaller, less-lived life.
Politics and government
36 · NBC News
DoorDash to pay $131.5 million over NYC driver pay
DoorDash settled a New York City probe that found it underpaid or paid delivery workers late.
New York
Politics and government

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