Technology

Atoms Names Former Uber Finance Chief Gautam Gupta CFO After $1.7B Round

Atoms, Travis Kalanick's industrial AI company, named former Uber finance chief Gautam Gupta as CFO on August 5, weeks after a $1.7 billion round led by a16z that included $100 million from Uber.

Technology

Anthropic Builds In-House Custom Silicon Team to Design Chips for Claude

Anthropic confirmed on August 5 that it is assembling a custom silicon team to design its own AI chips, posting chip-design roles at $320,000 to $485,000 while keeping its AWS, Google, Nvidia and AMD hardware.

Sports

Dillon Brooks Agrees to Three-Year, $73 Million Suns Extension Through 2029-30

Dillon Brooks agreed to a fully guaranteed three-year, $73 million extension with the Phoenix Suns on August 5, running through 2029-30 after a career-high 20.2 points per game in his first season in Phoenix.

Sneakers

Awake NY x Air Jordan 6 "Playful Pink" Drops August 29 for $230

Angelo Baque's Awake NY releases its third Jordan Brand collaboration, the Air Jordan 6 “Playful Pink,” on August 29 for $230. A “Midnight Navy” companion pair follows in September at the same price.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Air Jordan 13 "Wings" at $215, NFL Preseason Opens in Canton, ScHoolboy Q's Blank Face Tour, and Anthropic's $10 Billion Volta Deal — August 6, 2026

The Air Jordan 13 "Wings" releases at $215 in a run reported at 12,000 pairs, NFL preseason opens with Panthers vs Cardinals in Canton, ScHoolboy Q books a 10-date Blank Face LP anniversary tour, and Anthropic signs a $10 billion compute deal with Volta.

Sneakers

Paige Bueckers' Nike GT Cut 4 'Shirley Buckets' Gets a General Release at $210

Nike is releasing Paige Bueckers' 'Shirley Buckets' GT Cut 4 to the public at $210, style code IX2111-600. The cherry-soda graphic traces back to the Shirley Temple Gatorade flavor the brand made for her in June 2025.

Technology

Valar Atomics Raises $1 Billion Series B Led by Sequoia at a $6 Billion Valuation

Nuclear startup Valar Atomics raised $1 billion led by Sequoia Capital at a $6 billion valuation, tripling its April mark, weeks after its Ward 250 reactor powered an Nvidia Blackwell system.

Sports

Ravens Sign Zay Flowers to Four-Year, $140 Million Extension With $108 Million Guaranteed

The Ravens signed Zay Flowers to a four-year, $140 million extension with $108 million guaranteed, tying him with Justin Jefferson as the NFL's fourth-highest-paid receiver at $35 million per year.

Technology

Anthropic Signs $10 Billion, Six-Year Compute Deal With Volta for a Norway Data Center

Anthropic signed a six-year, $10 billion cloud compute agreement with startup Volta for 121 IT megawatts at Bitdeer's Tydal campus in Norway. Volta's own 16-year lease from Bitdeer runs about $4.7 billion and is to be backed by $1.3 billion in letters of credit.

Sneakers

Air Jordan 13 "Wings" Drops August 6 for $215 With a Wear-Away Denim Upper

The Air Jordan 13 "Wings" releases August 6 for $215 (IX1872-001) with a black denim upper that tears away to reveal hidden artwork underneath. It is the first Air Jordan 13 in the Wings series, which funds Jordan Brand's education scholarships.

Sports

Bears Sign Darnell Wright to Four-Year, $116 Million Extension With $93 Million Guaranteed

Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright agreed to a four-year, $116 million extension on August 4. The $93 million guaranteed is the most in any contract given to an NFL offensive lineman, and the $29 million average makes him the league's highest-paid right tackle.

Sports

Falcons Sign Bijan Robinson to Three-Year Extension With $51 Million Guaranteed

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson agreed to a three-year extension on August 4 that guarantees him $51 million, the most ever for an NFL running back. The base value is $66.75 million and rises to $75 million with incentives.