Technology

Google Invests $75 Million in A24 in First Movie-Studio Stake

Google is investing about $75 million in A24 — its first stake in a movie studio — in an AI research partnership with DeepMind to build filmmaking tools.

Technology

Polymarket Paid Creators to Stage Fake Winning Bets, WSJ Finds

A Wall Street Journal investigation found Polymarket paid creators to film fake bets and wins totaling roughly $1.9 million, none of them real, in clips that drew more than 140 million views.

Culture

SZA Says AI Models Trained on 238 of Her Songs, Calls Out Diplo Over Suno

SZA posted on Instagram that AI models were trained on 238 of her songs and accused producer Diplo of holding Suno equity to train it on Black artists' work — a claim Diplo's rep did not address.

Technology

LEGO Technic Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear Megacar Arrives July 4 at $449.99

LEGO's 4,104-piece Technic Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear Megacar (42232) costs $449.99 and reaches general sale July 4. A drivable life-size build hit 111 km/h at Goodwood, doubling the prior LEGO record.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: World Cup Monday Slate, Nike Air Max 95 Woven Multi, Toy Story 5's $160M Opening, and Seedcamp's $320M Fund — June 22, 2026

Argentina meet Austria in a World Cup Group J showdown, the Nike Air Max 95 Woven 'Multi' arrives June 24 at $190, Toy Story 5 opens to $160M, and Seedcamp closes a $320M fund.

Intelligence Brief

The Intelligence Brief: SpaceX Buys Cursor, the Knicks End 53 Years, and Ownership Becomes the Whole Game — June 20, 2026

SpaceX's $60B all-stock buy of Cursor, the Knicks' first NBA title since 1973 with Stephen A. Smith apologizing on the players' own podcast, and OTB taking 100% of Viktor&Rolf — the week ownership stopped being something you share.

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.

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.

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.

Technology

Waymo Recalls 3,871 Robotaxis Over Risk of Entering Freeway Construction Zones

Waymo is recalling 3,871 robotaxis after a software flaw caused vehicles to drive past closure signs into freeway construction zones, following more than a dozen incidents in California and Arizona.

Technology

Allbirds Rebrands to Smartbird and Names Nadia Carlsten CEO in AI Pivot

The shoemaker Allbirds rebranded as Smartbird and named former AWS executive Nadia Carlsten CEO as it completes a pivot from footwear to AI infrastructure, sending its stock up 39%.