Wednesday Notes: Ben Shelton, Caleb Williams, Atticus AI and more

Wednesday Notes: Ben Shelton, Caleb Williams, Atticus AI and more
Ben Shelton will face Novak Djokovic in the semifinal after beating Frances Tiafoe in four sets.Credit...Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

The New King of College Football: USC QB Caleb Williams

The New King of College Football
Caleb Williams has already won a Heisman, resurrected a storied USC program, and become a highly paid pioneer in this newly lucrative era of college sports. Why would he ever want to leave school?

Ben Shelton Advances to U.S. Open Semifinal Against Novak Djokovic

Ben Shelton Advances to U.S. Open Semifinal Against Novak Djokovic
Shelton, 20, becomes the youngest American man to reach a U.S. Open semifinal since Andy Roddick in 2003.

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Promises, sacrifices and betrayal: Inside the feud between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers

Promises, sacrifices and betrayal: Inside the feud between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers
For so long, it was a perfect NBA marriage. But now, after a season of “sacrifice,” the ongoing drama between James Harden and team president Daryl Morey has the 76ers on the brink.

Technology Spotlight

Atticus AI – Negotiate consulting contracts faster using GPT-4 (askatticus.ai)

A founder we are advising just launched the latest version of their product. Atticus AI hopes to improve the workflows for contracts by puling out the most important terms from a proposal and highlighting them for you, Explaining legal terms in simple language, Highlighting potential red flags and proposing adjustments for various terms in your favor. Try a Demo.

Atticus AI
Legal contracts, made easy
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Lawyers are the real winners of the crypto crash

A $700 Million Bonanza for the Winners of Crypto’s Collapse: Lawyers
Bankruptcy lawyers and other corporate turnaround specialists have reaped major fees from the bankruptcies of five cryptocurrency companies, including FTX.

Men are already rating AI-generated women’s hotness

‘You Know What To Do, Boys’: Sexist App Lets Men Rate AI-Generated Women
20 years after Mark Zuckerberg’s infamous ‘hot-or-not’ website, developers have learned absolutely nothing.

Sneakers

First-Look: Hello Kitty x adidas Samba 2.0
The Sanrio family is full of extremely cute, iconic characters, but none have quite the same influence as the one and only Hello Kitty. Alongside producing a drove of different merchandise, Miss Kitty White has acquainted herself well with the sneaker industry, previously collaborating with not only…
Air Jordan 1 WMNS Low “Vintage Panda” FB9893-101 | Nice Kicks
Air Jordan 1 WMNS Low “Vintage Panda” sports a classic black and white leather construction, albeit with a vintage flair. Head to Nice Kicks for more.
CLOT Air Jordan 5 Low White Silk 20th Anniversary Edition | SneakerNews.com
While rumors may have suggested otherwise, the Nike Dunk Low “What The CLOT” is, in fact, not the last release from the CLOT‘s long-running partnership with Nike. Little did we know that Edison Chen and Kevin Poon were preparing a very special, very limited collaboration with Jordan Brand, one that…
Stussy Nike Air Flight 89 FD6475-101 | SneakerNews.com
Being one of the Swoosh’s longest-running collaborators to date, it’s only appropriate that Stussy help kick off the 35th Anniversary of the Nike Air Flight 89. Gearing up for a big comeback, the Nike Air Flight 89 will be celebrating its 35-year-milestone at the beginning of 2024. And to honor the…