1. The Daily Roundup: Nike Book 2 "Haven & Hector," Thunder–Spurs Game 6, Mandalorian's $163M Opening, and KPMG's 276K Claude Rollout — May 28, 2026
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Nike Book 2 "Haven & Hector," Thunder–Spurs Game 6, Mandalorian's $163M Opening, and KPMG's 276K Claude Rollout — May 28, 2026

    Devin Booker's Nike Book 2 "Haven & Hector" — named after his two Cane Corsos, with both dogs printed inside the shoe — drops today at $150, the Spurs host the Thunder in a must-win Game 6, and KPMG deploys Claude to all 276,000 employees across 138 countries.

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  2. Saint Mxxxxxx x Jordan Brand Releases Eight-Piece Apparel Capsule From $80 to $1,000
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    Saint Mxxxxxx x Jordan Brand Releases Eight-Piece Apparel Capsule From $80 to $1,000

    Yuta Hosokawa and Cali Dewitt's Japanese vintage-distressing label opened its first Jordan Brand capsule May 1 in Osaka and went global May 23 — eight pieces of apparel, no footwear, anchored by a $1,000 University Red varsity jacket Rui Hachimura wore courtside in April.

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  3. NBA Warns Wembanyama for Skipping Postgame Media After Spurs' Game 5 Loss
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    NBA Warns Wembanyama for Skipping Postgame Media After Spurs' Game 5 Loss

    The league issued a warning — no fine — after Wembanyama declined postgame media following Tuesday's 127-114 Game 5 loss in Oklahoma City. The warning lands six weeks after he won the press-bestowed Magic Johnson Award for media cooperation.

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  4. Andersen Sets Hurricanes Playoff Shutout Record in 4-0 Game 4 Win Over Canadiens
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    Andersen Sets Hurricanes Playoff Shutout Record in 4-0 Game 4 Win Over Canadiens

    Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his fifth career playoff shutout as a Hurricane — breaking Cam Ward's franchise record — as Carolina took a 3-1 series lead and moved one win from its first Stanley Cup Final since 2006.

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  5. NYC Hotel Workers Ratify 8-Year Contract Lifting Housekeeper Pay to $61/Hour by 2034
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    NYC Hotel Workers Ratify 8-Year Contract Lifting Housekeeper Pay to $61/Hour by 2034

    The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council's eight-year contract — ratified 6,050-11 — lifts NYC housekeeper pay from $40/hr to $61/hr by 2034 and over $100,000 a year by year six. The deal closed ahead of the 2026 World Cup, when a strike would have crippled MetLife hosting.

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  6. Lululemon Settles Proxy Battle With Founder Chip Wilson, Adds Two of His Nominees to Board
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    Lululemon Settles Proxy Battle With Founder Chip Wilson, Adds Two of His Nominees to Board

    Lululemon will add two Chip Wilson nominees — former On co-CEO Marc Maurer and former ESPN CMO Laura Gentile — to its board, plus a third apparel-expertise director by October. Wilson agreed to an 18-month standstill against publicly attacking the company.

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  7. Dick's Q1 Sales Up 62.7% to $5.16B as Foot Locker Returns to Positive Comps
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    Dick's Q1 Sales Up 62.7% to $5.16B as Foot Locker Returns to Positive Comps

    Dick's Q1 net sales jumped 62.7% to $5.16B in the first full quarter consolidating Foot Locker. The acquired business returned to positive comps (+0.6% overall, +6.4% US Foot Locker), 85 stores closed, and Dick's raised its full-year guidance on both segments.

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  8. Best Buy Beats Profit Estimates in Q1, Cuts Full-Year Guidance on Tariff Pressure
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    Best Buy Beats Profit Estimates in Q1, Cuts Full-Year Guidance on Tariff Pressure

    Best Buy beat Q1 profit estimates on $8.8B revenue and a 3.8% adjusted op income rate, but cut FY26 guidance — revenue to $41.1–41.9B from $41.4–42.2B, EPS to $6.15–$6.30 — citing tariff pressure on consumer electronics. Computing and tablets comp +6%.

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  9. Temu Fined €200 Million by EU Commission Over Illegal Products on Its Platform
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    Temu Fined €200 Million by EU Commission Over Illegal Products on Its Platform

    The European Commission fined Temu €200M ($232M) — the second company sanctioned under the Digital Services Act — for failing to keep dangerous baby toys and unsafe chargers off its platform. Temu has until August 28 to deliver a remediation plan.

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  10. Naomi Osaka Defends "Black Party" Dinner for Tennis Players Ahead of French Open
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    Naomi Osaka Defends "Black Party" Dinner for Tennis Players Ahead of French Open

    Osaka and Taylor Townsend co-hosted a Roland Garros-week dinner for Black tennis players including Coco Gauff and Gaël Monfils. Osaka's response to the online backlash: "celebrating being Black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for."

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  11. Cognition Raises $1 Billion at $25 Billion Pre-Money Valuation, Up 2.5x in Eight Months
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    Cognition Raises $1 Billion at $25 Billion Pre-Money Valuation, Up 2.5x in Eight Months

    Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC co-led Cognition's $1B+ raise at a $25B pre-money mark — 2.55x the $10.2B post-money valuation set just eight months ago. The Devin maker reports $492M ARR and says 10x enterprise usage growth since January.

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  12. Google Engineer Charged With Using Internal Search Data to Net $1.2M on Polymarket
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    Google Engineer Charged With Using Internal Search Data to Net $1.2M on Polymarket

    SDNY prosecutors charged Michele Spagnuolo, a 12-year Google staff infosec engineer, with using internal Year-in-Search data to bet $2.7M across 25 Polymarket outcomes and net $1.2M — including the winning pick that d4vd would be 2025's most-searched person. CFTC filed parallel civil case.

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