Technology

The 2025 State of Black Venture Report

BLCK VC's latest report shows promotion rates for Black VC professionals falling to 17% from 28%, with fewer than 1 in 4 optimistic about the year ahead — a sobering look at the state of representation in venture.

Ares Brings Sports Investing to Individual Investors with New Fund

Ares Management is debuting a new media and entertainment fund targeting individual investors — breaking open a sports investing asset class that has historically been reserved for institutions and ultra-high-net-worth players.

Sports

NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell Steps Down Amid Mounting Controversies

Lloyd Howell Jr. stepped down as NFLPA executive director late Thursday night, acknowledging that his leadership had become a distraction — ending a two-year tenure marked by mounting criticism.

uristocrat

Friday Notes for July 18th, 2025

Ayra Starr signs with Jay-Z's Roc Nation, Lovable closes $200M at a $1.8B valuation, ChatGPT adds agentic web browsing, and Nike drops the Harris Tweed Dunk and Kobe 6 Total Orange.

Technology

The Builders' Guide to AI App Development: Mastering Prompts for Lovable and Beyond

AI app builders like Lovable can take a team from idea to functional product in hours — and the difference between a weak output and a strong one comes down entirely to how you write your prompts.

Technology

Lovable Becomes Europe's Latest Unicorn with $200M Series A at $1.8B Valuation

Stockholm-based Lovable raised $200 million in a Series A led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation — eight months after its public launch and among the fastest unicorn paths in European tech history.

Technology

ChatGPT Agent: AI-Powered Web Browsing and PowerPoint Creation for Business

OpenAI's ChatGPT agent can now browse the web, create PowerPoints, and complete complex online tasks autonomously — combining all of ChatGPT's agentic tools into one unified system.

Sneakers

Harris Tweed x Nike Dunk Low WMNS "White/Black"

The Harris Tweed x Nike Dunk Low WMNS 'White/Black' brings authentic Scottish textile heritage to a women's-exclusive silhouette — a clean white and black alternative to the multicolor edition.

Sneakers

Nike Kobe 6 Protro "Total Orange"

The Nike Kobe 6 Protro 'Total Orange' lands at WNBA All-Star Weekend 2025 in Indianapolis — the Protro series means updated performance tech inside the original Kobe 6 silhouette.

Sneakers

Harris Tweed x Nike Dunk Low WMNS "Multicolor"

The Harris Tweed x Nike Dunk Low WMNS 'Multicolor' brings hand-woven fabric from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland to the basketball court — protected by law since 1993, now on one of Nike's most iconic silhouettes.

Culture

Senate Eliminates $1.1 Billion in Public Broadcasting Funding Through 2027

The US Senate voted 51-48 to eliminate $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 — a party-line vote with two Republican defectors.

Sports

Damian Lillard is finalizing A return to the Portland Trailblazers

Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million return to the Portland Trail Blazers — including a player option for 2027-28 and a no-trade clause, making him just the second player in the NBA with that protection alongside LeBron.