Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' Drops September 9 at $215, Alcaraz Faces Shelton in the US Open Quarterfinals, CFDA Bans Fur at NYFW, and Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit — September 8, 2026

The Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' releases September 9 at $215, Carlos Alcaraz meets Ben Shelton in a US Open quarterfinal at Arthur Ashe, the CFDA bans animal fur from NYFW, and Isar Aerospace becomes the first private European rocket to reach orbit.

Technology

Pixxel Raises $100M Series C Led by Temasek and Seraphim Space

Bengaluru-based Pixxel closed a $100 million Series C co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Space, the largest single round for an Indian space-technology company. The money funds a next-generation satellite constellation and an orbital data center carrying Nvidia GPUs.

Sports

Zheng Qinwen Beats Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 to Reach US Open Quarterfinals

Zheng Qinwen erased a 5-0 deficit for the second straight match, beating No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 to become the first qualifier in the US Open quarterfinals since Emma Raducanu's 2021 title run. She plays Elena Rybakina next.

Sneakers

Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' Releases September 9 for $215

Jordan Brand releases the Air Jordan 7 "Tennis Day" on September 9 for $215, style code IV6508-030. The palette references the Nike Air Tech Challenge 2 Andre Agassi wore in 1990, and it is the model's first new adult colorway since early 2023.

Games to Watch

Games to Watch — Monday, September 7: Cubs at Brewers on ESPN, 11-game Labor Day slate

The Cubs open at Milwaukee seven games back in the NL Central, 2:10 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the Brewers a -126 favorite. Eleven MLB games fill out Labor Day, from Braves at Phillies at 1:05 to Blue Jays at the Athletics at 10:05 p.m. ET.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Air Max 95 'Greedy' Returns at $200, Team USA Beats Italy 55-52, The Odyssey Retakes No. 1, and NHTSA Probes Tesla's Cybercab — September 7, 2026

Nike's Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Greedy' returns September 8 at $200, Team USA beats Italy 55-52 at the FIBA Women's World Cup, The Odyssey retakes No. 1 with $13 million, and NHTSA opens a probe into Tesla's Cybercab.

Sports

Team USA Beats Italy 55-52 to Reach FIBA Women's World Cup Quarterfinals

Team USA beat Italy 55-52 in Berlin on September 6 to reach the FIBA Women's World Cup quarterfinals, shooting 29 percent from the floor in the program's narrowest World Cup win since 1979.

Sneakers

Nike Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Greedy' Returns September 8 for $200

Nike brings back the mismatched Air Max 95 'Greedy' on September 8, 2026 for $200, putting the 2015 colorway on the Big Bubble Air unit for the first time. Style code IM2211-001.

Technology

NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tesla Cybercab Hours After Austin Launch

NHTSA opened an audit query into how Tesla self-certified the Cybercab as road-legal, announced hours after the first steering-wheel-free robotaxis entered paid service in Austin on September 4, 2026.

Sneakers

Nike Air Diamond Turf 2 '49ers' Returns for $170, First Retro Since 2012

Nike brought back the Air Diamond Turf 2 in Deion Sanders' original 49ers colorway on September 4 for $170, its first retro since 2012. The pair stays close to the 1994 original apart from a black lining and a new full-length foam midsole.

Sports

Big Ten Defends Clock Ruling That Set Up Michigan's 13-12 Hail Mary Win

Officials restored one second after a Hail Mary that TV showed ending at 0:00, and Michigan beat Western Michigan 13-12 on the replayed down. The Big Ten says the Broncos' Micah Davis touched the ball with a second left; Western Michigan will ask the MAC whether the ending can be reviewed.

Technology

Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion

Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000, the platform where 18 million developers share more than 3 million open models. Jensen Huang says NVIDIA compute will not be required to build or deploy there, and the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027.