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As of Fri 25 Sept 2026 · 43 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Friday 25 September 2026

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01 · Pew Research Center
Americans' views of China have warmed in recent years
Pew is one of three surveys showing American opinion on China warming markedly since 2021, with the largest gains among young people.
China United States
Politics and government
02 · Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Fears of China Wane as Americans Favor Greater Engagement with Beijing
The Chicago Council survey tracks the same shift in American attitudes toward China that Pew and Gallup found.
China United States
03 · The New York Times
U.S. and China Agree to Extend Trade Truce
The trade truce extension was agreed before Xi's White House visit and defers technology restrictions and critical minerals access to a later round.
China United States
Politics and government
04 · Vox
Trump's China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expected
Further reading from the day's section on The World Stage: Xi in Washington, Netanyahu Alone at the UN.
China United States
Politics and government
05 · Semafor
Trump's Xi gamble
Semafor reported Republican discomfort with the fanfare around Xi's arrival, including a floor speech from Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker.
China United States
Business and tech
06 · Semafor
Spectacle sans substance
The Trump-Xi meeting produced no details on a larger trade deal and no AI safety agreement, with Trump saying he prefers to leave AI "exactly where it is."
China United States
Business and tech
AI
07 · Semafor
Normal people
Semafor's Flagship edition covered Netanyahu's UN speech, the US-Iran phased-deal talks and Denmark's warning about Russian hybrid warfare.
Israel Iran
Business and tech
08 · The New York Times
Mortgage Rates Top 7 Percent
The 30-year mortgage rate crossed 7% for the first time since January 2025 as Iran-driven energy prices spilled into the wider US economy.
United States
Politics and government
Housing
09 · Semafor
Jenga and jiujitsu
Oracle is seeking to defer rent on a New Mexico data center that banks have lent $18 billion against, after state officials repeatedly denied permits for its gas pipeline.
United States
Business and tech
Data centres
10 · Status
Döpfner's Thiel Tribute
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner dismissed his own journalists' objections from the stage and sat silently as Peter Thiel attacked the press.
Germany
AdTech and media
11 · Status
Axel Springer staffers object to the Thiel award
More than 120 POLITICO and Business Insider staffers wrote to Döpfner objecting to Axel Springer honoring Peter Thiel.
Germany
AdTech and media
12 · The Rebooting
The final commoditization
Brian Morrissey argues the open web is being replaced by centralized AI chokepoints that reprice publishers as commodity suppliers.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI

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13 · Digiday
Ad Tech Briefing: Google's ad tech remedies arrive just as the platform battle moves to AI
Google keeps AdX and DFP after its antitrust loss but faces six years of rules requiring AdX to bid into competing publisher ad servers.
AdTech and media Business and tech
Advertising · Antitrust · AI
14 · Digiday
The case for and against retail media networks as brand-building channels
Retail media networks want brand budgets, but proving brand impact can require more than $500,000 in spend.
AdTech and media
Retail media
15 · Digiday
From brand deals to equity deals: creators want a stake, not just a fee
Creators are increasingly taking sweat equity and angel stakes instead of flat sponsorship fees.
AdTech and media
16 · Digiday
Some micro influencers find promising security in brand ownership over sponsorships
Further reading from the day's section on The Media Business: Musk's Money, Ruddy's Grudge, and the Final Commoditization.
AdTech and media
17 · Digiday
Why Sephora released a beauty set exclusively on TikTok Shop
Further reading from the day's section on The Media Business: Musk's Money, Ruddy's Grudge, and the Final Commoditization.
AdTech and media
18 · The Refresh
Infillion Builds Its Stack, Amazon Blocks Meta's AI Shopper, and Google Keeps AdX
AdTechGod's read is that regulators spent years opening Google's stack while AI companies build closed ecosystems of their own.
Politics and government AdTech and media Business and tech
Advertising · Regulation · AI
19 · Adweek
Women's Sports Are Creating a New Playbook for Brand Partnerships
Further reading from the day's section on The Media Business: Musk's Money, Ruddy's Grudge, and the Final Commoditization.
Sport AdTech and media
Women's sport
20 · Front Office Sports
MLB Raises Private Equity Ownership Limit to Up to 20%
MLB lifted its per-club private equity cap from 15% to 20%, matching the NBA, NHL and MLS, with firms barred from exceeding the controlling owner's stake.
MLB
Sport Business and tech MLB NBA NHL MLS
Private equity
21 · The 4th Quarter
The NFL Should Launch Its Own Private Equity Fund
The newsletter argues a $25 billion-revenue league that already runs 32 Equity should run its own fund rather than rent out its balance sheet.
NFL
Sport Business and tech NFL
Private equity
22 · Sportico
NFL venture arm 32 Equity's next changes
Sportico reported the NFL is in talks to create a fund seeded by team owners and an institutional partner, with the league as general partner.
NFL
Sport NFL
23 · Sportico
Cowboys eye mixed-use development around AT&T Stadium
Having extended their Arlington lease through 2055, the Cowboys are exploring a development modeled on their $2 billion, 91-acre project in Frisco.
Dallas Dallas Cowboys
Sport
Stadium financing
24 · Sportico
Steinbrenner family sells Yankees stake in Apollo Sports Capital's $2.6B investment
Apollo's debt-and-equity investment valued Yankee Global Enterprises above $10 billion while the Steinbrenners retained full control.
New York MLB
Sport
25 · Front Office Sports
Can Vancouver Be the WNBA's Next Market?
A Vancouver group wants to be the WNBA's 19th franchise in 2031, though a source says the league has no expansion plans beyond the 18 teams announced.
Canada
Sport WNBA
Women's sport
26 · Front Office Sports
NFL viewership bounces back in Week 2
The NFL averaged 20.4 million viewers in Week 2, its most-watched second week in records dating to 1998.
NFL
Sport NFL
27 · Front Office Sports
Dolphins owner nearing deal to sell 20% stake in Miami F1 race
Stephen Ross is in advanced talks to sell a fifth of the Miami Grand Prix to private equity firm Otro Capital.
Miami
Sport Business and tech F1
Private equity
28 · Front Office Sports
Paramount settles antitrust suit, clearing path for $110 billion WBD deal
The settlement removes the deal's biggest legal obstacle and sets up a combined CBS Sports and TNT Sports rights platform.
Politics and government Sport
Regulation · Antitrust
29 · Sports Business Journal
NHL, Charter strike local carriage deal for Blue Jackets, Blues, Hurricanes, Wild
Four teams stranded by the shutdown of Main Street Sports Group's regional networks move into a league-managed model pairing Spectrum carriage with Prime Video.
NHL
Sport NHL
Climate
30 · The New York Times
Phil Knight gives $1 billion to the University of Oregon
The Nike founder's gift for a new engineering college is reportedly the largest known contribution to a flagship university, pushing his lifetime giving past $2 billion.
Portland
Politics and government
31 · Front Office Sports
What Nike's embarrassing S&P 100 exit really means
Nike was removed from the S&P 100 on Monday with its stock down more than 43% since the start of the year.
Sport
32 · CT Insider
Why Dan Hurley backs the college sports bill that Sen. Chris Murphy opposes
The Protect College Sports Act has bipartisan Senate support but divides coaches and lawmakers over athlete compensation and eligibility rules.
Sport
College sport
33 · The UFL
Rhode Island and Colorado join the UFL in 2027
The spring league is adding four teams over two years, reaching 10 franchises by 2028.
34 · The Stadium Business
AT&T extension seeks to maintain connected venue benchmark for Cowboys
The renewed partnership accompanies an Arlington lease through 2055 and $273 million in venue upgrades.
Dallas
Sport
35 · The Athletic
Explained: Why two Republic of Ireland vs Israel matches have become so controversial
The Athletic unpacks the political backdrop to the fixtures and why they are being staged in Hungary and Serbia.
Ireland Israel
Sport
36 · The Athletic
Coco Gauff joins World Team Tennis relaunch as a player and team owner
Gauff will play for and co-own the Florida Flamingos in a league that has not held a season since 2021.
Sport
37 · Vox
The case against the ultra-processed food panic
Vox argues the ultra-processed label lumps whole-grain bread and plant-based meats with Twinkies, and that the nutrition label is the better guide.
Politics and government
38 · The Athletic
Could Manchester United have spent more in the summer transfer window?
Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.
Manchester United
Sport Premier League
39 · The Athletic
ASU men's hockey coach avoids questions about workout that left player on life support
Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.
Sport
40 · Digiday
Media Briefing: Publishers question whether personalization actually pays off
Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.
AdTech and media
41 · Sportico
Kylian Mbappé leaves Nike after 20 years to headline On's new soccer division
Further reading from the day's section on What I'm reading next.
Sport
42 · Sports Business Journal
How the Islanders sharpen data points for fan growth
A partnership with Kraft Analytics Group produced a 50% rise in new fan growth and a 125% year-over-year jump in half-season ticket sales.
New York NHL
Sport
43 · New York Post
Mets adding ex-Twins boss Derek Falvey to front office in David Stearns reunion
The Mets are hiring the former Twins president of baseball operations after Steve Cohen said he wanted fresh perspectives on talent evaluation.
New York MLB
Politics and government

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