Key Points
- Nike's One Piece x Air Max Plus "Devil Fruits" collection lands September 25 on SNKRS at $180 per pair across three colorways.
- Klay Thompson signed a two-year deal worth nearly $13 million with the Miami Heat after Dallas bought out the $17.5 million final year of his contract.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day took a fourth straight domestic weekend with $39 million, ahead of Insidious: Out of the Further at $25.3 million.
- Anthropic expects its IPO to match or exceed the $75 billion SpaceX raised, with a public filing possible before the end of August.
The Daily Briefing
Monday, August 24, 2026. Nike dated its One Piece collaboration for September 25 at $180. Klay Thompson is a member of the Miami Heat. Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day won its fourth consecutive weekend at the domestic box office. Anthropic is preparing an IPO filing sized against SpaceX's record.
Sneakers
Nike's One Piece x Air Max Plus "Devil Fruits" collection is set for September 25. Three Air Max Plus colorways are themed to the Gomu Gomu, Mera Mera and Ope Ope Devil Fruits, each priced at $180. All three pairs launch globally on SNKRS, with brand pop-ups scheduled around the release.
The rest of this week's calendar is Nike-heavy. Tuesday, August 25 brings the Nike SB Air Force 1 Low "Light Chocolate" (HM8517-201) at $120, the SLAM x Nike Zoom Hyperflight "Starfish" (IV6130-800) at $170, and the Nike GT Cut "Unseen Hours EYBL" (IX5227-600) at $190. Wednesday adds the Chevy x Nike Book 2 "Pretty Penny" (IO9841-900) at $155. Friday closes the week with the Nike Shox BB4 OG in Black/Lapis (IR1984-010) at $190 — the Vince Carter-era running-shoe-turned-basketball silhouette in its original colorway. Dates and style codes are listed on Sneaker Bar Detroit.
Sports
Klay Thompson signed with the Miami Heat on a two-year deal worth nearly $13 million, after the Mavericks bought out the $17.5 million final season of his contract. Thompson is 36 and has made 2,899 three-pointers, fourth-most in NBA history behind Stephen Curry, James Harden and Ray Allen.
In baseball, Atlanta beat Milwaukee 4-2 in Sunday's Little League Classic at Williamsport, denying the Brewers the sweep we flagged in Sunday's Games to Watch. The Cubs put up 19 runs on the Mariners, the Dodgers shut out the Pirates 4-0, and the Yankees took the Blue Jays 8-3. Full finals are on the ESPN scoreboard. Monday's slate is a 10-game card with the Rays at the Tigers and the Reds at the Giants both on FS1.
The WNBA runs two nationally televised games tonight: Golden State at Minnesota at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network, and Atlanta at Los Angeles at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock, per Yahoo Sports.
Culture
Spider-Man: Brand New Day held the top domestic spot for a fourth straight weekend with $39 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Insidious: Out of the Further opened second at $25.3 million and The Odyssey took third at $19.5 million, with PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie at $9.1 million and The End of Oak Street at $9 million rounding out the top five.
On the music side, Rapsody's fifth album led Friday's New Music Friday slate alongside releases from Victony and The Game. The next release wave lands August 28, with Rod Wave, E-40, Dahi and Czarface all dated for that Friday.
Technology
Anthropic expects its IPO to match or exceed the $75 billion SpaceX raised in the largest first-time sale on record, Bloomberg reported. The company could file publicly as soon as the end of August. Anthropic filed confidentially in June.
Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation of more than $30 billion, up from roughly $20 billion last year; Perplexity's annualized revenue has climbed past $750 million from under $250 million at the start of 2026. Nvidia has separately committed roughly $6 billion around Poolside, including about $1 billion invested directly and the transfer of more than 100 engineers to its Nemotron model effort. XPeng's robotics business raised more than $900 million in its first external round at a valuation above $6.3 billion, led by IDG Capital and Gaorong Ventures with Tencent and Alibaba participating. Details via Tech Startups.
Today on Uristocrat
The One Piece x Air Max Plus arrives as a three-shoe set rather than a single pair, with all three colorways dated September 25 at $180 — worth reading in full before the drop.
- Sneakers: Nike x One Piece Air Max Plus 'Devil Fruits' Collection Drops September 25 at $180 breaks down all three colorways, the pop-up schedule, and the SNKRS launch.
- Sports: Klay Thompson Signs Two-Year Deal With the Miami Heat After Mavericks Buyout has the contract terms and the buyout math on the Mavericks' side.
- Sports: Games to Watch — Sunday, August 23 previewed the Little League Classic and the WNBA slate.
- Technology: Anthropic Expects Its IPO to Match or Exceed SpaceX's $75 Billion Record Raise covers the filing timeline and the second-quarter revenue figure behind it.
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