Sports
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buy Lakers for $12.5 billion
If the league approves it, the deal would represent the highest valuation in history for any sports team.
Molly is a reporter for the daily newsletter and is based in New York City. Prior to working at Morning Brew, Molly ran a weekly interview series for McKinsey Global Publishing. Molly has also spent time as a writer and editor in Madison, Wisconsin, where she dined on cheese curds and reported on campaign finance, education reform, and other political news.
Tech
Claude content will soon get invisible AI watermarks
The policy will apply worldwide to all text and files that Claude models spit out.
Tech
Backlash to Flock cameras is now a bipartisan issue
Vigilantes are reportedly disabling the cameras, a grassroots group called DeFlock is mapping the devices’ locations, and municipalities are cancelling Flock contracts.
Lifestyle
The rise of platonic co-parenting
Some single-parent besties are moving in together after breaking up with their spouses, while others are deciding to (platonically) have children with longtime friends or like-minded nontraditionalists.
Science
Bank of America is dropping $250+ million on GLP-1s annually
In recruiting, GLP-1 coverage could be the new unlimited PTO or wellness stipend.
Tech
Scientists gene-edited the allergen out of these beagles
Tests found no trace of a main allergy-causing protein in either pup’s saliva or fur.
Finance
Analysts ‘perplexed’ over Big Pharma merger report
AstraZeneca’s stock tumbled ~7% as shareholders booed the prospect of the company joining forces with Bristol Myers Squibb.
International
What to know about Trump’s latest tariffs
The new levies apply to a group of trade partners that accounts for 99.4% of US imports.
Entertainment
Prime Video just became a gaming platform
Amazon brings its streaming platform one step closer to becoming an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink entertainment app.
Tech
Samsung’s latest phone release is an Apple preview
“Based on using the Z Fold 8…[the foldable iPhone] is going to be a home run,” Bloomberg’s Apple guru, Mark Gurman, posted on X.