Key Points
- A'ja Wilson's Nike A'Two 'Dawn Staley' releases today for $145.
- Bills beat Lions 41-31 as Josh Allen accounts for five touchdowns.
- Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa release the joint album The Godbody today.
- D-Robotics raises a $400 million Series C led by Mirae Asset.
The Daily Briefing
A'ja Wilson's A'Two 'Dawn Staley' release, the Bills' 41-31 win over the Lions, Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa's The Godbody, and D-Robotics' $400 million Series C lead Friday's roundup.
Sneakers
A'ja Wilson's Nike A'Two 'Dawn Staley' releases today for $145 in White/Black/Barely Volt. The colorway honors Wilson's South Carolina coach and is modeled on Staley's own Nike Zoom S5.
The same day brings the JAIDE x Air Jordan 11 Low 'Fiberglass' (IW1882-300, $205), which moved from its original June 27 date. Sneaker Bar Detroit lists a September 18 release only through JAIDE and The Whitaker Group stores, including Social Status, A Ma Maniére and APB Store, in women's sizing. On Saturday, the Nike Kobe 8 Protro 'Mambacurial' returns for $200.
Sports
The Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday Night Football in their first regular-season game at the new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 69 yards and two more, and Buffalo led 27-10 at halftime, per NBC 5. Jared Goff threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns, and Amon-Ra St. Brown caught nine passes for 142 yards. Bills receiver DJ Moore left with a shoulder injury. Buffalo moves to 2-0; Detroit falls to 1-1.
Off the field, Steve Ballmer said the Clippers will comply with the NBA's penalties in the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap case: a $30 million fine, a one-year suspension for Ballmer, and five forfeited first-round picks. In baseball, Rams owner Stan Kroenke agreed to buy the Angels from Arte Moreno at a reported MLB-record $4 billion valuation, with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.
Culture
Uristocrat's New Music Friday leads with Los Angeles rapper AZ Chike's No Rest For The Wicked and The Godbody, a joint album that puts Long Island's Rakim, Dogg Pound's Kurupt and Wu-Tang's Masta Killa on one record. The week's list also includes Chaka Khan's Chakzilla and new music from Travis Scott.
Technology
Shenzhen-based D-Robotics raised a $400 million Series C led by Mirae Asset, with Meituan and Hefei State-owned Capital Investment participating, per Tech Startups. The company sells Sunrise computing chips and development tools to robot makers instead of building robots itself, and reports more than 8 million cumulative chip shipments and more than 20 embodied-AI customers.
In consumer AI, OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents, a ChatGPT ad format that lets users chat with a business-sponsored AI agent after clicking an ad, with Angi among the first US pilots.
Today on Uristocrat
A'ja Wilson's A'Two 'Dawn Staley' takes its design cues from Staley's own Nike signature model, the Zoom S5, tying a current WNBA signature shoe to her college coach's.
Sneakers: A'ja Wilson's Nike A'Two 'Dawn Staley' releases September 18 for $145, and the 2013 Kobe 8 'Mambacurial' returns as a Protro on September 19 with matching apparel.
Sports: Steve Ballmer accepts the NBA's $30 million fine and one-year suspension; Stan Kroenke agrees to buy the Angels for a record $4 billion; Joe Buck signs a six-year, $108 million ESPN extension to stay on Monday Night Football; and Thursday's Games to Watch previewed Lions-Bills.
Culture: New Music Friday covers AZ Chike, the Rakim-Kurupt-Masta Killa album and Chaka Khan.
Technology: OpenAI tests Sponsored Agents in ChatGPT, with new HubSpot and Shopify ad tools shipping alongside it. Thursday's Daily Roundup covered OpenAI's $1.5 trillion valuation target.
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