Friday Notes for October 10th, 2025

Friday Notes for October 10th, 2025

Culture

Drake Loses Defamation Suit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake Loses Defamation Suit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’
A judge has decided to dismiss the defamation lawsuit Drake filed against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us.’

Sneakers

Only Four Cities Are Dropping This Jayson Tatum Jordan “World Tour” Pack

Only Four Cities Are Dropping This Jayson Tatum Jordan “World Tour” Pack
As we’ve mentioned in our ongoing coverage and video content, there’s sadly a tragic undertone with the Tatum 4 — a silhouette that Jayson himself…

Sports

Thursday Night Football: Giants thrash Eagles 34-17

Thursday Night Football: Giants thrash Eagles 34-17
Rookies Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo ran for a combined four touchdowns and Dart threw another.


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Technology

The OpenAI Hype Cycle, Microsoft’s Game Pass Failure, Verizon’s Satellites

The OpenAI Hype Cycle, Microsoft’s Game Pass Failure, Verizon’s Satellites
OpenAI’s DevDay evolution mirrors the hype cycle; Microsoft’s Game Pass price raise is an admission of failure; and Verizon decides it doesn’t want to be under the thumb of SpaceX…

Figma partners with Google to add Gemini AI to its design platform

Figma partners with Google to add Gemini AI to its design platform | TechCrunch
Figma is adding Gemini to its AI toolset.


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