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SportsRogers to Sell Minority Stake in Toronto Sports Group Valued Above US$18 Billion
Rogers Communications plans to sell 20% to 30% of a consolidated Toronto sports business valued at more than C$25 billion (~US$18.25 billion), having agreed on July 6 to buy Kilmer Sports' final 25% of MLSE for C$4.35 billion.
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Games to WatchGames to Watch — Saturday, August 8: Aces at Lynx on CBS, Braves at Yankees
The WNBA's two best teams meet at 1pm ET on CBS, with Minnesota favored by 5.5 in Napheesa Collier's return window. Atlanta takes the best record in the National League into Yankee Stadium at 3:05, and thirteen more MLB games follow.
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TechnologyBase Power Raises $1 Billion Series D at $13 Billion Valuation
Base Power closed a $1 billion Series D at a $13 billion post-money valuation and launched the Base Core, a 39.2 kWh home battery made in Austin. The company installs about 100 batteries a day across Texas and Illinois.
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TechnologyHadrian Raises $1.37 Billion Series D at $7.87 Billion Valuation
Hadrian, which builds highly automated factories for defense and aerospace parts, raised a $1.37 billion Series D at a $7.87 billion valuation. It runs four plants across 3 million square feet, including an Alabama site making submarine components.
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SportsJahmyr Gibbs Signs Three-Year, $67.5M Extension as NFL's Highest-Paid Running Back
Jahmyr Gibbs agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million Lions extension on August 6, worth up to $75.75 million with incentives. His $22.5 million average annual value passes Bijan Robinson to make him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
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Games to WatchGames to Watch — Friday, August 7: Braves at Yankees, Valkyries visit the Wings
Max Fried faces the Braves, the team he pitched for through 2024, at 7:05 PM ET on ESPN with the Yankees at -156. Zack Wheeler starts in Philadelphia at 6:40, and the 21-9 Valkyries visit the Dallas Wings at 9:30.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Nike LeBron 23 "Hardwood Classic" at $210, Chelsea Gray's Buzzer-Beaters Give the Aces an 86-84 OT Win, Karol G's Drake Collab, and Demis Hassabis Steps Down at DeepMind — August 7, 2026
Nike's LeBron 23 "Hardwood Classic" arrives at $210, Chelsea Gray's two buzzer-beating threes give the Aces an 86-84 overtime win over the Fever, Karol G and Ravyn Lenae headline New Music Friday, and Demis Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind CEO.
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CultureNew Music Friday: Ckay, Beyoncé & Whitney Houston — August 7, 2026
Ckay's Banger Boy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Morning Dew (Donk) remix, and a Whitney Houston hits collection led a stacked August 7, 2026 release day.
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TechnologyAtoms Names Former Uber Finance Chief Gautam Gupta CFO After $1.7B Round
Atoms, Travis Kalanick's industrial AI company, named former Uber finance chief Gautam Gupta as CFO on August 5, weeks after a $1.7 billion round led by a16z that included $100 million from Uber.
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TechnologyAnthropic Builds In-House Custom Silicon Team to Design Chips for Claude
Anthropic confirmed on August 5 that it is assembling a custom silicon team to design its own AI chips, posting chip-design roles at $320,000 to $485,000 while keeping its AWS, Google, Nvidia and AMD hardware.
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SportsDillon Brooks Agrees to Three-Year, $73 Million Suns Extension Through 2029-30
Dillon Brooks agreed to a fully guaranteed three-year, $73 million extension with the Phoenix Suns on August 5, running through 2029-30 after a career-high 20.2 points per game in his first season in Phoenix.
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SneakersAwake NY x Air Jordan 6 "Playful Pink" Drops August 29 for $230
Angelo Baque's Awake NY releases its third Jordan Brand collaboration, the Air Jordan 6 “Playful Pink,” on August 29 for $230. A “Midnight Navy” companion pair follows in September at the same price.