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The Daily Roundup: Kith West Hollywood Reopens With NB 99X Pack, Spurs–Wolves Game 6, Cannes Honors Peter Jackson, Anduril Raises $5B at $61B — May 14, 2026

Ronnie Fieg reopens Kith West Hollywood with the Made-in-USA New Balance 99X Pack — 990v3, 990v4, 992, and 993, with the 990v3 making its first-ever collab appearance — as Victor Wembanyama's Spurs enter Game 6 up 3–2.

Sneakers

Kith x New Balance Made-in-USA 99X Pack Releases With Kith West Hollywood Reopening

Kith and New Balance dropped a four-pair Made-in-USA 99X pack to anchor the Kith West Hollywood reopening — the 990v3, 990v4, 992, and 993 in tonal colorways, with the 990v3 making its first-ever collaborative debut.

Sneakers

Nike Air Max 1 'Pittsburgh Pirates' City Connect Drops May 14 for $150

The Pirates entry in Nike's MLB City Connect Air Max 1 program lands on a black nylon base with bold red laces and a chenille Swoosh — $150 via SNKRS, Nike.com, and select retailers on May 14.

Sneakers

Nike Kobe 4 Protro 'Draft Pack' Releases June 26 With 14 Blind-Box Colorways

Nike marks the 30th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 1996 draft with a $190 blind-box Kobe 4 Protro pack — 13 wear-away uppers tied to the teams that passed on him, plus a Lakers gold pair. Releases June 26 via SNKRS.

Technology

Google Previews Android 17 'Gemini Intelligence' Ahead of Apple's WWDC

Google previewed Android 17 with a "Gemini Intelligence" branding on May 12, four weeks before Apple's WWDC keynote. The agentic features Google demoed are the gap Apple has to close on June 8.

Culture

Kevin Morby Releases Aaron Dessner-Produced 'Little Wide Open' on May 15

Kevin Morby's eighth album 'Little Wide Open' drops May 15 on Dead Oceans. Aaron Dessner produced the 13-track record at Long Pond Studio with Justin Vernon, Lucinda Williams, Amelia Meath, and more.

Sports

Cale Makar Leads NHL Defensemen With 4 Playoff Goals Heading Into Wild Game 5

Cale Makar is tied for first among NHL defensemen with four playoff goals as the Avalanche host the Wild for Game 5 at Ball Arena, leading the second-round series 3-1.

Sneakers

Converse SHAI 001 'Premium Ink' Drops May 14 for $150

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's signature Converse SHAI 001 returns May 14 at $150 in a deep indigo "Premium Ink" colorway built from his hand-drawn sketches as Converse Basketball's Creative Director.

Technology

Anthropic Nears $300M+ Acquisition of Developer Tools Startup Stainless

Anthropic is in advanced talks to buy SDK-generation startup Stainless for at least $300 million — a deal that would take out a key developer-tools supplier to OpenAI and Google in the same stroke.

Culture

Kenny Mason Releases BULLDAWG With JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike

Atlanta's most consistent trap-rock hybridist returned May 12 with a 15-track LP on RCA — features from JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike, and the most confident statement of his self-defined lane to date.

Culture

Peter Jackson Receives Honorary Palme d'Or From Elijah Wood at 79th Cannes Opening

Elijah Wood presented the honorary Palme d'Or to Peter Jackson on the opening night of the 79th Cannes Film Festival — a Frodo-Gandalf reunion that doubled as the festival's clearest legacy moment.

Sneakers

BAPE x Crocs Echo RO Clog Lands Globally May 14 for $110

The follow-up to one of 2025's surprise breakouts: three Echo RO Clog colorways in COLOR CAMO open globally via Crocs.com and select retailers on May 14 at $110.