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Spotify Launches Reserved, Holding Two Pre-Sale Concert Tickets for Premium Superfans

Spotify's new Reserved program holds two concert tickets per artist superfan in a roughly 24-hour pre-sale window. Launching summer 2026 in the U.S. with Live Nation, gated to Premium subscribers 18+.

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Google Launches Gemini Spark Personal Agent for Ultra Subscribers

Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 personal AI agent that runs on Cloud VMs and integrates with Gmail, Docs, and third-party tools via MCP. Beta rolls out to Google AI Ultra subscribers next week.

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Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic's Pre-Training Research Team

OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic's pre-training team under Nick Joseph, where he will lead a group using Claude to accelerate pre-training research.

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The Daily Roundup: Nigel Sylvester's Jordan 4 "Brick After Brick," Knicks-Cavs Game 2 at MSG, Michael vs. Devil Wears Prada 2, and Google's Gemini Spark — May 21, 2026

Nigel Sylvester's Air Jordan 4 'Brick After Brick' ($230) hits SNKRS Friday. The Knicks host Cleveland for Game 2 at MSG, Montreal and Carolina open the NHL Eastern Conference Final on the same night, and Google's Gemini Spark agent starts rolling out.

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Intuit Lays Off 17% of Workforce as Shares Drop 14% on Revenue Slowdown

Intuit will cut about 3,000 jobs — 17% of its workforce — and close offices in Reno and Woodland Hills. The TurboTax and QuickBooks parent took a $300M+ restructuring charge and watched shares fall 14% after-hours as growth slowed.

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Mercury Raises $200M Series D at $5.2 Billion Valuation Led by TCV

Mercury closed a $200M Series D at a $5.2 billion valuation, 49% above its 2025 round. The fintech now serves one in three U.S. startups, runs at $650M in annualized revenue, and has conditional approval to become a federally regulated bank.

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GitHub Confirms Breach of 3,800 Internal Repositories via Poisoned VS Code Extension

A GitHub employee installed a poisoned VS Code extension. The threat actor TeamPCP then exfiltrated roughly 3,800 internal repos — Copilot, CodeQL, Codespaces, Dependabot — and listed the source code on a cybercrime forum for $50,000.

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OpenAI Is Reportedly Preparing IPO Filing at $852 Billion Valuation

CNBC and Kalshi both pointed at the same thing Wednesday: OpenAI is the new favorite to go public first in the AI cohort, with a confidential filing potentially as soon as this week — at a valuation near $852 billion.

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SpaceX Files Public S-1 With June 12 Nasdaq Debut Set at $1.75 Trillion

SpaceX's public S-1 went live Wednesday with the June 12 IPO date attached, targeting a $75 billion raise at a $1.75 trillion valuation — what would be the largest public offering in history by a margin.

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NVIDIA Reports $81.6B in Q1 Revenue as Data Center Hits $75.2B

NVIDIA beat on revenue and EPS, with data center sales nearly doubling year-over-year. Jensen Huang closed the call by saying demand has "gone parabolic." The stock dipped anyway.

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The Daily Roundup: Nike GT Cut 4 'Wembanyama' Gold Panther, Spurs-Thunder WCF Game 2, Aston Villa vs. Freiburg Europa League Final, and Anthropic's $900 Billion Valuation — May 20, 2026

Victor Wembanyama's Gold Panther Nike GT Cut 4 PE drops on SNKRS hours after his 41-point, 24-rebound conference finals performance — the same day Anthropic is set to close a $900 billion valuation round, and Aston Villa plays its first European final since 1982.

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Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Pro Reach Advanced Testing Stage

Apple's AirPods Pro with built-in cameras have reached design validation testing — the last step before mass production. The earbuds are designed to be Siri's eyes.