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Culture
Young Guru Sponsors Full-Tuition Four-Year Scholarship at the Roc Nation School
Jay-Z's longtime engineer Young Guru is personally funding a full-tuition, four-year scholarship at the Roc Nation School at LIU, covering tuition plus year-long mentorship and Dolby Atmos studio access for one Fall 2026 enrollee.
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TechnologyGetty Images Terminates $3.7 Billion Shutterstock Merger After U.K. Regulator Demands Editorial Divestiture
Getty Images killed its $3.7 billion Shutterstock merger after rejecting the U.K. CMA's demand that Shutterstock divest its editorial business — walking away just days after landing a transformative AI licensing deal with OpenAI.
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World Cup 2026Mexico Beats Ecuador 2-0 for First World Cup Knockout Win in 40 Years
Mexico ended a 40-year World Cup knockout drought with a 2-0 win over Ecuador at Estadio Azteca, powered by goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez inside the first 31 minutes.
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SportsGames to Watch — Wednesday, July 1: USA hits the World Cup knockouts, Brewers carry the night
World Cup knockouts take over Wednesday: England vs Congo DR at noon, Belgium vs Senegal at 4, and USA vs Bosnia in Santa Clara at 8 ET. The domestic marquee is Reds at first-place Brewers on ESPN, Milwaukee -168.
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CultureGoogle and Idris Elba to Fund AI Tool Access for African Creators
Alphabet's Google and actor Idris Elba are partnering to fund African creators' access to AI production tools, part of Elba's broader push to build creative infrastructure across the continent.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Free The Youth's Air Jordan 16 Drops July 17 at $255, the Liberty Win a Second Commissioner's Cup, CAA and TPG Launch a $250M Creator Rollup, and Stripe-Visa-Coinbase Back Open USD — July 1, 2026
Free The Youth's Air Jordan 16 drops July 17 at $255, the New York Liberty beat the Aces 93-85 for a second Commissioner's Cup, and Stripe, Visa and Coinbase back the new Open USD stablecoin.
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CultureFloods in Ghana and Ivory Coast Kill at Least 24 After Days of Torrential Rain
At least 24 people have died and nearly 39,000 have been displaced after days of torrential rain triggered floods across Ghana and Ivory Coast, with Accra recording its fourth-highest daily rainfall since 1995.
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SportsNew York Liberty Beat Aces 93-85 to Win Second WNBA Commissioner's Cup
The New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 93-85 to become the first team to win two WNBA Commissioner's Cup titles, with Sabrina Ionescu scoring a Cup Championship record 26 points and Breanna Stewart adding 25 and 11 rebounds.
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Sports2026 World Cup Sets Attendance Record as Host-City Spending Rises 6.3%
The 2026 World Cup has already become the most-attended in history at more than 3.6 million fans, and Bank of America data shows consumer spending across the 16 host cities up 6.3 percent year over year.
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TechnologyBending Spoons Prices $1.6 Billion Nasdaq IPO at $19 Billion Valuation
Milan software roll-up Bending Spoons priced its Nasdaq IPO at $29 a share, raising $1.68 billion, then jumped nearly 40% on its July 1 debut to a $25.7 billion market value.
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Sneakers
Free The Youth x Air Jordan 16 Releases July 17 for $255
Ghanaian collective Free The Youth releases its first Jordan Brand signature collaboration, an Air Jordan 16 in Metallic Silver with a reversible bird-wing shroud, on July 17 for $255.
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TechnologyUber-Backed Lime Raises $174 Million in Nasdaq IPO
Lime, the Uber-backed e-scooter and e-bike company, raised $174 million in its Nasdaq IPO at $25 a share and a valuation near $1.6 billion — with Uber buying $20 million of stock — despite a $64.6 million annual loss.
