Technology

Bernie Sanders Unveils $7 Trillion Bill for Public Ownership of AI Companies

Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to create a roughly $7 trillion sovereign wealth fund for AI — financed by a one-time 50% tax on big AI firms' stock — paying every American a dividend of more than $1,000 a year.

Technology

SpaceX to Acquire Cursor Parent Anysphere for $60 Billion

SpaceX will acquire Anysphere, maker of the AI coding tool Cursor, for $60 billion in an all-stock deal announced June 16 — adding a fast-growing AI coding business to Elon Musk's xAI.

Sports

USMNT Beats Australia 2-0 to Reach World Cup Knockout Round

The USMNT beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle on June 19 — on a Cameron Burgess own goal and an Alex Freeman strike — to reach the World Cup knockout round without the injured Christian Pulisic.

Sneakers

Nike Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Woven' Drops June 24 for $190

Nike's Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Woven' drops June 24 for $190, threading neon textile ribbons through the AM95's suede ribbing on the restored full-size Air unit.

Sports

Jeffery Simmons Signs Record $105.8M Titans Extension, NFL's Highest-Paid Defensive Tackle

The Titans signed Jeffery Simmons to a three-year, $105.8M extension with $100M guaranteed, making him the NFL's highest-paid defensive tackle at $35.2M a year, through 2030.

Sports

USMNT Beats Australia 2-0 to Reach World Cup Knockout Stage

The USMNT beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle to reach the World Cup knockout stage with a game to spare — its first back-to-back World Cup wins since 1930, and without injured captain Christian Pulisic.

Sports

Raphinha Exits With Hamstring Injury in Brazil's 3-0 Win Over Haiti

Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 in their World Cup Group C match, but Raphinha limped off in the 40th minute with a hamstring injury that manager Carlo Ancelotti said would be assessed Sunday.

Sneakers

Nike KD 6 'Brazil' Released June 19 for $135

Nike's KD 6 'Brazil' (IH3582-001) returned June 19 for $135, a retro of the 2014 World Cup colorway, arriving in the middle of the 2026 World Cup it was timed to echo.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: A Ma Manière Pegasus Premium, USA vs. Australia at the World Cup, Toy Story 5, and the NVIDIA–SK hynix Memory Pact — June 19, 2026

The A Ma Manière x Nike Pegasus Premium hits SNKRS at $210, the USA opens World Cup Group D play against Australia, and Toy Story 5 tracks for a record $150M-plus opening weekend.

Sports

Games to Watch — Friday, June 19: Misiorowski takes his 1.34 ERA to Atlanta

Jacob Misiorowski takes his MLB-best 1.34 ERA to Atlanta as the Brewers and Braves, both division leaders, meet at 7:15 ET. Also on: the Dodgers host Baltimore and the WNBA-best Lynx visit Golden State.

Sports

Pau Gasol's Gasol16 Ventures Proposes €55M Investment in Spain's Liga F

Gasol16 Ventures, the firm led by Pau Gasol, has proposed about €55 million (~$60M) in Spain's Liga F — what would be the largest private investment in the league's history. Clubs vote June 29.

Technology

Snap Unveils $2,195 Specs AR Glasses, Shipping This Fall

Snap unveiled its first consumer AR glasses, Specs, at $2,195 — standalone hardware with a built-in OpenAI and Google AI assistant, shipping this fall as Evan Spiegel bets against the smartphone.