1. Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia
    Technology

    Pentagon in Talks to Lend Fluidstack $5 Billion for Data Center Supply Chain

    The Pentagon is in talks to lend AI cloud startup Fluidstack roughly $5 billion through its Office of Strategic Capital, which would be that office's largest deal to date. The money would go toward US manufacturing of data center components rather than a new AI facility.

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  2. Air Jordan 4 "London" IV6048-001 in Black/Red Bark-Dark Smoke Grey hairy suede
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    The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 4 'London' at $220, Shelton vs. Tiafoe in the US Open Semifinals, Jhené Aiko's Westside Whimsy, and Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo — September 11, 2026

    The UK-exclusive Air Jordan 4 "London" drops September 12 at $220, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe meet in the US Open semifinals, the 49ers beat the Rams 27-7 in Melbourne, and Apple's foldable iPhone Duo starts at $1,999.

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  3. Positron AI hexagonal chip logo on a dark background
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    Positron AI Raises $875 Million at $5 Billion Valuation for Inference Chips

    Reno-based Positron AI raised $875 million at a $5 billion post-money valuation, five times its February price, to tape out its memory-first Asimov inference chip and ramp its Titan systems. It is deploying more than 50 of its Atlas racks at Oracle Cloud.

    ·3 min read
  4. American tennis player Ben Shelton serving during an ATP 500 match
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    The Daily Roundup: Penny Hardaway's Knicks Huarache 2K4 at $200, 49ers vs. Rams in Melbourne, NYFW Opens With DVF, and Cognition Raises $2B — September 10, 2026

    Penny Hardaway's Knicks PE Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 drops at $200, the 49ers and Rams play the first NFL regular-season game in Australia on Netflix, NYFW opens with Diane von Furstenberg, and Cognition raises over $2B at a $48B valuation.

    ·3 min read
  5. Harvey brand image accompanying its Series funding announcement
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    Harvey Raises $550M at a $15.5B Valuation, Up From $11B in March

    Legal AI company Harvey raised $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation co-led by Lightspeed and Diffusion, up from $11 billion in March. Harvey says 80% of the Am Law 100 use the platform.

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  6. Cognition brand graphic reading "Building the future of software engineering"
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    Cognition Raises Over $2B at a $48B Valuation as Run-Rate Revenue Nears $900M

    Cognition, the company behind the AI software engineer Devin, raised more than $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation in a Series E led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel. Run-rate revenue has nearly doubled to $900 million in four months.

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  7. Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 Low 'University Red' in white and red leather
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    The Daily Roundup: Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 at $150, Gauff vs. Andreeva at the US Open, Ralph Lauren Shows Spring 2027, and Qualcomm Signs Amazon — September 9, 2026

    The Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 'University Red' drops today at $150, Coco Gauff faces Mirra Andreeva in the US Open quarterfinals, Ralph Lauren shows Spring 2027 on NYFW eve, and Qualcomm signs a custom AI chip deal with Amazon.

    ·3 min read
  8. Mistral AI brand image
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    Mistral Raises €3B (~$3.5B) Series D Led by Samsung at Over €21B (~$24.5B) Valuation

    Mistral AI raised 3 billion euros (~$3.5 billion) in a Series D led by Samsung Electronics at a post-money valuation above 21 billion euros, nearly doubling the French company's valuation in twelve months.

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  9. Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' in Phantom, Lime Blast, and Pink Blast
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    The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' Drops September 9 at $215, Alcaraz Faces Shelton in the US Open Quarterfinals, CFDA Bans Fur at NYFW, and Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit — September 8, 2026

    The Air Jordan 7 'Tennis Day' releases September 9 at $215, Carlos Alcaraz meets Ben Shelton in a US Open quarterfinal at Arthur Ashe, the CFDA bans animal fur from NYFW, and Isar Aerospace becomes the first private European rocket to reach orbit.

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  10. Pixxel hyperspectral Earth observation satellite imagery
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    Pixxel Raises $100M Series C Led by Temasek and Seraphim Space

    Bengaluru-based Pixxel closed a $100 million Series C co-led by Temasek and Seraphim Space, the largest single round for an Indian space-technology company. The money funds a next-generation satellite constellation and an orbital data center carrying Nvidia GPUs.

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  11. Nike Air Max 95 Big Bubble Greedy 2026 in Black/White-Volt, style code IM2211-001, lateral view
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    The Daily Roundup: Air Max 95 'Greedy' Returns at $200, Team USA Beats Italy 55-52, The Odyssey Retakes No. 1, and NHTSA Probes Tesla's Cybercab — September 7, 2026

    Nike's Air Max 95 Big Bubble 'Greedy' returns September 8 at $200, Team USA beats Italy 55-52 at the FIBA Women's World Cup, The Odyssey retakes No. 1 with $13 million, and NHTSA opens a probe into Tesla's Cybercab.

    ·4 min read
  12. Tesla Cybercab two-seat robotaxi parked on a street, showing a vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors
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    NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tesla Cybercab Hours After Austin Launch

    NHTSA opened an audit query into how Tesla self-certified the Cybercab as road-legal, announced hours after the first steering-wheel-free robotaxis entered paid service in Austin on September 4, 2026.

    ·3 min read