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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Reebok Angel Reese 1 'Poison Angel', USA-Türkiye World Cup Finale, Toy Story 5 Tops $200M, and Google's AI Brain Drain to Anthropic — June 25, 2026
Reebok's Angel Reese 1 'Poison Angel' arrives at $140, the USA close out World Cup Group D against Türkiye at SoFi, Toy Story 5 races past $200M in five days, and Google loses two more AI leads to Anthropic.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: World Cup Group Finale, AJ Dybantsa No. 1, Nike Air Max 95 Woven, and Ghana's Artifact Return — June 24, 2026
The World Cup group stage closes with Brazil-Scotland in Miami, AJ Dybantsa goes No. 1 to the Wizards, the Nike Air Max 95 Woven Multi drops at $190, and Ghana wins back 2,000 looted artifacts.
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TechnologyValve's Steam Machine Launches June 30 Starting at $1,049
Valve's Steam Machine, a living-room gaming PC running SteamOS, launches June 30 starting at $1,049, with reservations open through June 25 — the company's first console hardware since the 2015 Steam Machines flopped.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: NBA Draft Night, England vs. Ghana at the World Cup, Toy Story 5's $160M Debut, and SpaceX's $60B Cursor Deal — June 23, 2026
The 2026 NBA Draft tips off tonight at Barclays Center with the Wizards on the clock, England meets Ghana in a World Cup Group L showdown, Toy Story 5 opens to $160M, and SpaceX buys Cursor for $60B.
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TechnologySeedcamp Closes $320 Million Across Two Funds to Expand Its U.S. Footprint
London-based Seedcamp closed $320 million across two funds — a $220 million flagship for pre-seed and seed and a $100 million vehicle for Series B and later follow-ons — as it expands into the U.S. market.
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TechnologyGoogle 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.
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TechnologyPolymarket 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.
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CultureSZA 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.
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TechnologyLEGO 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.
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Daily RoundupThe 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.
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Intelligence BriefThe 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.
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TechnologyBernie 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.