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SneakersFoot Locker Comparable Sales Fall 3.6% as Dick's Cuts Its 2026 Outlook
DICK'S Sporting Goods reported a 3.6% proforma comparable sales decline at Foot Locker against 4.9% growth in its core business, and blamed fewer sneaker launches and weak retro product. DKS shares fell about 31% on the news.
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TechnologyDeepSeek Nears $7.4 Billion Funding Round at $74 Billion Valuation
DeepSeek is finishing a roughly $7.4 billion raise at a $74 billion pre-money valuation, with CATL, Monolith and Shixiang returning. Investors get direct equity for the first time ahead of a targeted 2027 Shanghai STAR Market listing.
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SportsMariano Navone Beats Djokovic in Five Sets in the US Open First Round
World No. 49 Mariano Navone beat Novak Djokovic in five sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium, ending a 4-hour-36-minute match that gave Djokovic his first Grand Slam opening-round exit since the 2006 Australian Open.
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Games to WatchGames to Watch — Monday, August 31: Brewers open four at Wrigley, 11 more MLB games
The Brewers, 85-52 and the best record in baseball, open four games at Wrigley against the 77-60 Cubs at 7:40 ET, and Vegas has it as a coin flip. Eleven other MLB games fill out the Monday slate.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Salehe Bembury x PUMA Velum 2 NITRO at $160, Aaron Donald Returns to the Rams, and Amazon Closes Mechanical Turk — August 31, 2026
The Salehe Bembury x PUMA Velum 2 NITRO releases today at $160 in Terracotta and Alloy, Aaron Donald unretires on a one-year, $20 million deal with the Rams, and Amazon closes Mechanical Turk on September 30.
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TechnologyAmazon Shuts Down Mechanical Turk on September 30 After 21 Years
Amazon is closing Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, after 21 years, along with SageMaker Ground Truth and Amazon Augmented AI. The platform listed over 500,000 workers across 190 countries and paid cents per task.
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Sneakers
Salehe Bembury x PUMA Velum 2 NITRO Drops August 31 for $160
Salehe Bembury releases the PUMA Velum 2 NITRO on August 31 through his own site at $160, in Terracotta and Alloy. It is a new shape in the Velum line rather than a colorway of the original, with a wider PUMA launch following in early September.
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SportsAaron Donald Unretires, Signs One-Year, $20 Million Deal With Rams
Aaron Donald is returning to the Los Angeles Rams for 2026 after two seasons away, on a one-year deal worth $20 million and up to $30 million with incentives. He joins Myles Garrett, whom the Rams acquired from Cleveland in June.
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SneakersJENNIE x adidas Superstar Square Ballet Drops September 1 for $150
BLACKPINK's JENNIE releases her first adidas Originals collaboration on September 1: a Superstar rebuilt as a ballet flat, with a squared shell toe and an elastic strap in place of laces, in two colorways at $150.
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TechnologyAndreessen Horowitz Raises $1.1 Billion Machine Age Fund for AI Hardware
Andreessen Horowitz raised $1.1 billion for the Machine Age Fund, a dedicated hardware vehicle backing the chips, memory, data centers and robots AI runs on. Hardware is now over 20% of the firm's deal flow.
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SportsRoger Federer Inducted Into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport
Roger Federer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island on August 29, 2026, in his first year of eligibility. Broadcaster Mary Carillo went in the same night.
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Games to WatchGames to Watch — Sunday, August 30: Red Sox and Yankees close the series, NBC gets a doubleheader
Boston and New York finish a four-game set at Yankee Stadium at 1:35 p.m. ET on ESPN, three games apart in the AL East and Boston favored at -141. NBC has Astros-Mets in the afternoon and Reds-Cubs at night, and the 31-8 Lynx visit Atlanta at 3 p.m. ET.