1. Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City
    Technology

    Apple Briefly Reaches $5 Trillion Market Cap, Second Company Ever

    Apple shares hit an intraday high of $342.89 on July 28, pushing its market cap to roughly $5.036 trillion and making it only the second company, after Nvidia, to cross that threshold.

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  2. NikeSKIMS Rift Satin sneaker in the Night Silver colorway
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: NikeSKIMS' Rift Satin 'Night Silver' Releases, Red Sox and Pirates Strike MLB Trade Deadline Deals, The Odyssey Crosses $289M, and Microsoft's $90B Quarter — July 30, 2026

    Nike x SKIMS' Rift Satin "Night Silver" releases for $160, MLB's Aug. 3 trade deadline heats up with the Red Sox and Pirates already dealing, and Microsoft posts $90B in quarterly revenue with a $3.2B gain from its Anthropic stake.

    ·3 min read
  3. Open laptop with lock iconography, illustrating Anthropic's cryptography research
    Technology

    Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview Finds New Weaknesses in HAWK and AES Ciphers

    Anthropic disclosed that its unreleased research model found a faster attack on the post-quantum candidate HAWK, roughly halving its effective security, and a much faster attack on a reduced-round AES-128 variant — with no impact on production systems, the company says.

    ·3 min read
  4. Air Jordan 6 "Oreo" 2026 lateral view, style code CT8529-108
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 6 'Oreo' Returns, Kawhi Leonard Investigation Ends Fact-Finding, CVC Buys DistroKid, and Nvidia's $250B Ohio Deal — July 28, 2026

    The Air Jordan 6 "Oreo" returns August 8 for $215, the NBA's Kawhi Leonard investigation ends its fact-finding phase, CVC Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in DistroKid, and Nvidia is in talks to guarantee $250 billion for OpenAI's Ohio data center.

    ·4 min read
  5. NVIDIA domestic AI infrastructure manufacturing
    Technology

    Nvidia in Talks to Guarantee $250 Billion for OpenAI's Ohio Data Center

    Nvidia is in talks to guarantee roughly $250 billion in financing for OpenAI's planned 10-gigawatt data center in Piketon, Ohio, built by SoftBank's SB Energy. The full project, including chips, could cost more than $500 billion.

    ·3 min read
  6. Air Jordan 13 "Flint" 2026 lateral view showing navy mesh, Flint Grey suede and white leather
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 13 'Flint' Returns, NFL Camps Open With Mahomes Cleared, JAY-Z Pursues Fenty Beauty, and Nvidia's $500B Korea Deal — July 27, 2026

    The Air Jordan 13 "Flint" returns August 1 for $215, Patrick Mahomes is fully cleared for Chiefs training camp, JAY-Z pursues LVMH's Fenty Beauty stake, and Nvidia strikes a $500 billion AI deal with South Korea's SK Group.

    ·4 min read
  7. Jensen Huang and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won at a dinner in Woodside, California ahead of the AI Summit
    Technology

    SK Group and Nvidia Announce $500 Billion-Plus AI Infrastructure Partnership

    SK Group and Nvidia announced a partnership worth more than $500 billion to build AI infrastructure in South Korea, anchored by a 2-gigawatt data center coming online in 2027.

    ·2 min read
  8. Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 launch announcement graphic
    Technology

    Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5 as New Default Model on Claude Max

    Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 on July 24, 2026, pricing it at $5 and $25 per million tokens and making it the default model on Claude Max, the strongest available on Claude Pro.

    ·3 min read
  9. Aechelon, a Shield AI company, simulation graphic showing autonomous aircraft over terrain
    Technology

    Shield AI Raises $1.5B Series G at $12.7B Valuation, Acquires Aechelon

    Shield AI raised $1.5 billion at a $12.7 billion valuation to fund its acquisition of Aechelon Technology, a maker of military flight-simulation software.

    ·2 min read
  10. The United Center in Chicago, host of the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Nike's 'WNBA All-Star' Sneaker Drops, the WNBA All-Star Game Lands in Chicago, Charli xcx and Tyla Lead New Music Friday, and the White House Accuses Moonshot of Copying Anthropic — July 24, 2026

    Nike's Kobe "WNBA All-Star" Dunk Low leads a weekend of All-Star sneaker drops, the WNBA All-Star Game tips off Saturday at Chicago's United Center, Charli xcx and Tyla headline New Music Friday, and the White House accuses Moonshot AI of copying Anthropic's Fable model.

    ·4 min read
  11. AMD Advancing AI 2026 keynote presenting Instinct MI400 GPUs and Helios rack systems.
    Technology

    AMD Launches Instinct MI400 GPUs and Helios AI Racks, Signs 2GW Anthropic Deal

    At Advancing AI 2026, AMD launched its Instinct MI400 Series GPUs, EPYC CPUs, and Helios racks, and struck a deal to deploy up to 2 gigawatts of compute for Anthropic backed by an equity investment of up to $5 billion.

    ·2 min read
  12. The OVO Hydro arena in Glasgow, host venue for the 2026 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
    Daily Roundup

    The Daily Roundup: Travis Scott Signs a First-Look Paramount Deal, the Commonwealth Games Open in Glasgow, Meshy Raises $400M for AI 3D, and adidas Reissues Billie Jean King's 1974 Shoe — July 23, 2026

    Travis Scott signs a first-look film and TV deal with Paramount, the Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow with 74 nations, Meshy raises $400M at a $1.5B valuation, and adidas reissues Billie Jean King's 1974 shoe at $110.

    ·3 min read