Sports

Bulls Hire Tiago Splitter as Head Coach, Replacing Billy Donovan

The Chicago Bulls are hiring Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, replacing Billy Donovan. Splitter went 42-39 as Portland's interim coach last season and earned the job over three other finalists on his player-development reputation.

Sports

Cape Verde Hold Spain to 0-0 on Their World Cup Debut

World Cup debutants Cape Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw in Atlanta on June 15, with 40-year-old keeper Vozinha making seven saves as Spain's 27 shots — and substitutes Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo and Nico Williams — found no way through.

Sports

Games to Watch — Monday, June 15: Spain Opens the World Cup Against Cape Verde

The 2026 World Cup takes over Monday: Spain opens Group H against debutant Cape Verde at noon ET (Spain -1600), followed by Egypt-Belgium and two more group games, plus Aces-Wings in the WNBA and Rays-Dodgers on ESPN.

Technology

Amazon CEO Reportedly Flagged Anthropic's Fable 5 to US Officials Before Model Ban

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly told Treasury officials that Amazon researchers used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 to gather cyberattack information — days before the government banned the model. Amazon is one of Anthropic's largest investors.

Culture

The Athletic Ranks Ghana's Shirt the Best Jersey of the 2026 World Cup

The Athletic ranked Ghana's home shirt No. 1 among all 48 nations at the 2026 World Cup, praising its Kwaku Ananse spider-web design over kits from Brazil, England and Germany.

Technology

Moonshot AI Seeks $2 Billion at $30 Billion Valuation

Moonshot AI, the Beijing maker of the Kimi chatbot, is in talks to raise up to $2 billion at a $30 billion valuation — about seven times its worth six months ago, and its third major raise in half a year.

Technology

OpenAI Subpoenaed by Coalition of State Attorneys General

OpenAI received a subpoena from New York's attorney general on June 12 as a coalition of states investigates its advertising, data handling, and treatment of minors — landing as the company pursues an IPO after an $850 billion valuation.

Sports

Carolina Hurricanes Win the Stanley Cup, Beating Vegas in Six Games

Carolina shut out Vegas 3-0 in Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup 4-2 — its first title since 2006. Jordan Staal took the Conn Smythe at 37, and Rod Brind'Amour won as coach where he captained the 2006 team.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Nike's X2 World Cup Pack, Knicks Win the Title, Spielberg's $44M 'Disclosure Day,' and JPMorgan's AI Pivot — June 15, 2026

Nike's seven-collab X2 Cryoshot World Cup pack lands on SNKRS June 16 at $210 a pair, the Knicks close out the Spurs for their first NBA title since 1973, and Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" opens at No. 1 with $44 million.

Sports

USMNT's World Cup Opener Draws 24.886 Million Viewers, a US Soccer TV Record

The USMNT's 4-1 World Cup opening win over Paraguay drew 24.886 million viewers across Fox, Telemundo and streaming — the most-watched US men's national team telecast ever.

Culture

Levi's Covers Its Own Logo as FIFA Renames Its Stadium for the World Cup

FIFA's 'clean stadium' rule forces the 11 NFL World Cup venues to drop sponsor names, leaving Levi's Stadium nameless — so Levi's leaned in, covering its own logo online and welcoming the world to 'the beautiful stadium.'

Culture

NYC DOT Jokingly Threatens Sesame Street Sign After Elmo Backs the Spurs

After Elmo posted well-wishes to the Spurs during the NBA Finals, Knicks fans erupted and the NYC Department of Transportation jokingly threatened to take down the Sesame Street sign at West 63rd and Broadway.