1. Cloudflare Cuts 1,100 Jobs (20% of Staff) the Same Quarter Revenue Grew 34% to $639.8M
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    Cloudflare Cuts 1,100 Jobs (20% of Staff) the Same Quarter Revenue Grew 34% to $639.8M

    CEO Matthew Prince tied the cuts directly to "the agentic AI era" — making Cloudflare the cleanest test case yet of whether AI-driven layoffs land while the business is growing, not shrinking.

    ·3 min read
  2. Pentagon Rules Out Anthropic Reconciliation
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    Pentagon Rules Out Anthropic Reconciliation

    Pentagon Undersecretary Emil Michael told the SCSP AI+ Expo on May 7 the Department of War will "never again" be single-threaded on one AI vendor — even as he praised Anthropic's Mythos as "a cyber moment" for U.S. cybersecurity.

    ·3 min read
  3. The Intelligence Brief: Anthropic Crosses OpenAI, Beyoncé Returns to the Met, and Wembanyama's Record - May 9, 2026
    Intelligence Brief

    The 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.

    ·5 min read
  4. Uristocrat Studios - May 8, 2026
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    Uristocrat Studios - May 8, 2026

    Uristocrat shipped four tools in a week: watch.uristocrat.com maps live sports to streaming deep links, x402 charges AI crawlers 1¢ per page, mixtape.uristocrat.com brings back the drag-and-drop mix, and transit.uristocrat.com is a real-time NYC guide.

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  5. We Put a Paywall in Front of the Robots
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    We Put a Paywall in Front of the Robots

    HTTP 402 has existed since the web began — we finally made it work. Uristocrat now charges AI crawlers a penny per page in USDC on Base while humans read free, turning a broken payment relationship into a commercial one.

    ·3 min read
  6. Nike WNBA 30th Anniversary sneaker collection
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    The 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.

    ·4 min read
  7. adidas Anthony Edwards Believe That 1 signature shoe
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    The 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.

    ·4 min read
  8. Anthropic Hits $30B ARR in April 2026, Surpassing OpenAI's $24B for the First Time
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    Anthropic Hits $30B ARR in April 2026, Surpassing OpenAI's $24B for the First Time

    Anthropic's enterprise-first model just closed a 30x revenue gap on OpenAI in 15 months — and projects to spend roughly a quarter as much on training to do it.

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  9. Bret Taylor's Sierra Raises $950M at $15.8B Valuation as ARR Hits $150M
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    Bret Taylor's Sierra Raises $950M at $15.8B Valuation as ARR Hits $150M

    Sierra is now valued at $15.8B and has more than $1B in cash. The interesting number isn't the valuation — it's the ARR curve from $100M to $150M in three months.

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  10. The Daily Roundup: Sneaker News x BAPE STA "Day & Night," Knicks-76ers Game 2, and Cerebras' $26.6B IPO Filing — May 6, 2026
    Daily Roundup

    The 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.

    ·4 min read
  11. JPMorgan Reclassifies AI Spending as Core Infrastructure in $19.8B 2026 Budget
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    JPMorgan Reclassifies AI Spending as Core Infrastructure in $19.8B 2026 Budget

    JPMorgan moved AI off the experimental ledger and onto core infrastructure, anchoring a $19.8B 2026 tech budget. The dollar figure isn't the news. The accounting category is. Here's what changes when a top-five US bank decides AI sits next to the payment rails.

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  12. The 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
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    The 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.

    ·4 min read