Key Points
- Penny Hardaway's Knicks PE Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 drops today at $200.
- The 49ers and Rams play the first NFL regular-season game in Australia at 8:35 p.m. ET on Netflix.
- New York Fashion Week opens today with Henry Zankov's Diane von Furstenberg debut.
- Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation.
The Daily Briefing
Penny Hardaway's 2004 Knicks player exclusive reaches retail for the first time today. The NFL plays its first regular-season game in Australia tonight, and two US Open women's semifinals run on Arthur Ashe Stadium. New York Fashion Week opens its Spring 2027 schedule. In tech, Cognition and Harvey closed a combined $2.5 billion-plus in new funding.
Sneakers
Penny Hardaway's Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 "Knicks" PE releases today on SNKRS and at select retailers for $200. The colorway is Black/Safety Orange-Varsity Royal, style code IV0345-001, with Penny's One Cent logo on the heel. Hardaway wore the pair during his 2004 stint with the New York Knicks, and this is its first retail release, per Sneaker Bar Detroit.
Another Knicks colorway is on the calendar. The Air Jordan 10 "Knicks" returns in fall 2027 for $215, the first retro of the 1995 colorway.
Sports
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams meet at the Melbourne Cricket Ground tonight in the first NFL regular-season game played in Australia. Kickoff is 8:35 p.m. ET (10:35 a.m. Friday in Melbourne), streaming on Netflix in all plans, with pregame at 6:30 p.m. ET, per NBC Los Angeles.
At the US Open, the women's semifinals are tonight on Arthur Ashe Stadium: No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula faces No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, and No. 4 seed Coco Gauff plays No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina. It is the second time in the Open Era, after 1975, that the top four seeds reached the US Open semifinals, per WTA. On the men's side, Ben Shelton beat defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 in a match that ended at 3:33 a.m. Shelton now meets Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semifinal, which guarantees an American man in the final, per ABC News. Alexander Zverev plays unseeded Karen Khachanov in the other semifinal.
Culture
New York Fashion Week's official Spring/Summer 2027 schedule opens today with Henry Zankov's debut collection as artistic director of Diane von Furstenberg. The CFDA calendar lists about 70 runway shows and presentations through Tuesday, September 15, when Thom Browne closes the week. Monse, threeASFOUR, and Tommy Hilfiger return this season. New names include Hikari no Yami by Jakarie Whitaker, Conner Ives, and Sabyasachi. Friday's shows start at 10 a.m. to mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, per the CFDA.
In music, Isaiah Rashad added North American dates to his tour marking the 10th anniversary of The Sun's Tirade, starting November 4, per Consequence.
Technology
Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation. The maker of the Devin coding agent is at about $900 million in run-rate revenue, up from $492 million in May. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir, per Tech Startups.
Legal AI company Harvey raised $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, up from $11 billion in March. Meta launched Muse, a personal AI agent for email, travel booking, shopping, and scheduling, with a free tier and $20 and $100 monthly plans. Google also committed €13 billion (~$15.1 billion) to AI infrastructure in Finland, backed by a 22-year nuclear power deal with Fortum, per Tech Startups.
Today on Uristocrat
Shelton's quarterfinal win over Alcaraz ended at 3:33 a.m., the latest finish in US Open history.
Sneakers: The Air Jordan 10 "Knicks" returns in fall 2027 for $215, the first retro of the 1995 colorway.
Sports: Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m. to reach the US Open semifinals. Yesterday's Games to Watch covered the NFL's Super Bowl rematch opener and Cubs at Brewers.
Technology: Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation, and Harvey raised $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation.
Yesterday's roundup covered the Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 and Ralph Lauren's Spring 2027 show.
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