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Intelligence BriefThe Intelligence Brief: Anthropic Crosses OpenAI, Beyoncé Returns to the Met, and Wembanyama's Record - May 9, 2026
Nike's Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Slate' marks the first-ever faithful retro of the 1995 original, while Anthropic's ARR crossed OpenAI's, Wembanyama shattered a 41-year playoff record, and Beyoncé returned to the Met after a decade away.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: WNBA 30th Anniversary Pack, Wembanyama vs. Wolves, Mortal Kombat II, and OpenAI's $25B Run Rate — May 8, 2026
Nike's WNBA 30th Anniversary Pack — Sabrina 3, A'Two, Kobe 9 Low EM Protro, and LeBron 23 'Old Glory' — drops on the league's season opener while Wembanyama averages 25 and 11.5 in the Spurs-Wolves series and OpenAI crosses $25B in annualized revenue.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: adidas AE1 'Believe That' Debut, Pistons-Cavs and Thunder-Lakers Game 2s, and Sierra's $950M Round — May 7, 2026
Anthony Edwards' adidas AE1 'Believe That' debuts today at $100 across six colorways — Dreamstrike cushioning, deliberate pricing. Pistons-Cavs and Thunder-Lakers tip in Game 2 tonight, and Sierra closes $950M at a $15.8B valuation.
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SneakersNike Air Max 95 'Slate' Returns May 7 in Big Bubble Form for the First Time
Sergio Lozano's first OG colorway returns May 7 — the first of the 1995 originals to follow Neon into the Big Bubble remaster.
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SneakersBeams Plus x Sperry MIL-CVO Drops May 5 Using Original 1940s US Navy Tooling
A Japanese taste-maker, an American boat-shoe brand, and a wartime US rubber company's actual factory tooling — the May 5 drop is what serious heritage collaboration looks like.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Sneaker News x BAPE STA "Day & Night," Knicks-76ers Game 2, and Cerebras' $26.6B IPO Filing — May 6, 2026
Sneaker News drops its first-ever collaboration — a BAPE STA 'Day & Night' NYC pack in two tight editions (1,386 'Day,' 556 'Night') hitting StockX today at $349. Cerebras files for a $26.6B Nasdaq IPO the same week Knicks-76ers Game 2 tips at MSG.
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SneakersThe May 2026 Sneaker Release Calendar
Every sneaker release worth tracking in May 2026, organized by week — Nigo's Last Orgy 2 AF1, the WNBA 30th Anniversary pack, the Mother's and Father's Day Jordans, the Travis Scott Pink Pack, Nigel Sylvester's Brick After Brick, and the Toro Bravo 4 retro return.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Patta x Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 "Waves," Lakers-Thunder Game 1, Met Gala "Fashion Is Art," and Sierra's $950M AI Round - May 5, 2026
Patta's Mercurial Vapor 16 Waves ($320) is the most considered cleat of the World Cup cycle. Luka and Jalen Williams both sit out Game 1, Beyoncé returns to the Met carpet, and Sierra closes $950M to lead enterprise AI.
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SneakersNigo x Jun Takahashi x Nike Air Force 1 'Last Orgy 2' Drops May 2
Nigo and Jun Takahashi reunite on a Sail/Loyal Blue Air Force 1 '01 ($150, IO8765-100) named after the POPEYE column they co-edited in the early 90s — the same column that built the careers behind BAPE, Undercover, and Human Made.
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SneakersTravis Scott's "Pink Pack" Air Jordan 1 Low drops May 22
After more than a year of leaks, Travis Scott's Air Jordan 1 Low "Pink Pack" — Tropical Pink and Shy Pink — drops May 22, 2026 for $155. The colorways are a sharp pivot from his usual mocha-and-mute palette.
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SneakersHidden NY x BAPE drops May 2
Hidden NY's BAPE STA collab drops today — patent white and tan suede, with green accents that signal a brand finally being treated like the cultural force it is.
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Intelligence BriefThe Intelligence Brief: Brad Stevens, Patta's Federation Deal, and Big Tech's $700B Capex — May 2, 2026
A week defined by what gets built underneath: Brad Stevens wins Executive of the Year for engineering the post-apron playbook, Nike hands Patta an entire World Cup federation, Jay-Z enters the institutional songwriting canon, and Big Tech commits $700B in AI capex with no clear ceiling.