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Louis Vuitton has named Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu its newest house ambassador. The 20-year-old made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics, becoming the first American woman in 24 years to win gold, taking home two. Praised by creative director Nicolas Ghesquière for her fearless individuality, Liu’s partnership reflects her blend of athletic precision, personal style, and expressive energy.

GameStop is pursuing a $56 billion takeover of eBay, offering $125 per share in a cash-and-stock deal. CEO Ryan Cohen says the goal is to transform eBay into a true rival to Amazon, leveraging GameStop’s retail footprint for fulfillment and services. The nonbinding bid includes plans for major cost cuts and is backed by cash on hand plus external financing.

Anthropic is expanding its enterprise push through a new partnership with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and other major investors to deploy its Claude AI across midsize businesses. Backed by private equity heavyweights, the venture aims to embed AI into core operations across industries. The move signals a broader strategy to scale adoption and compete more aggressively in the race to commercialize AI.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened strong with $77 million domestically and $233 million globally, marking one of 2026’s biggest debuts and far surpassing the original’s launch. The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures sequel, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, is already on track to outgross its predecessor. Fueled by nostalgia and returning cast, the film proved a major theatrical draw despite mixed reviews.

The 2026 Kentucky Derby set a new viewership record, drawing 19.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, according to preliminary data. That’s up double digits year over year and surpasses the previous 1989 high. While measurement changes have boosted totals, the Derby continues to rank among the most-watched U.S. sporting events, outperforming recent World Series and NBA Finals audiences.

The Golden State Valkyries have become the first women’s team valued at $1 billion, according to CNBC’s latest team valuations list, highlighting a surge across the WNBA. Rounding out the top five franchises are the New York Liberty, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces, and Phoenix Mercury, as average valuations climb to roughly $460 million, driven by rising media rights, sponsorship growth, and expansion demand.

John Sterling, the iconic voice of the New York Yankees, has died at 87. Serving as the team’s radio play-by-play announcer from 1989 to 2024, he called over 5,600 games and became synonymous with Yankees baseball. Known for his signature phrases and personalized home run calls, Sterling’s decades-long run included multiple World Series and earned him a lasting legacy in the sport.

Allen Media Group has renewed its carriage deal with YouTube TV, keeping networks like The Weather Channel on the platform. The Byron Allen-led company also finalized a $171 million sale of local TV stations to Gray Television, continuing its strategic reshaping of assets across streaming and broadcast.

The Philadelphia 76ers are restricting ticket sales to local buyers ahead of their playoff series against the New York Knicks, aiming to prevent an influx of opposing fans. After past matchups saw heavy Knicks support in Philadelphia, the team is requiring billing addresses within the region to preserve home-court advantage as the series intensifies.

Cerebras is targeting up to $3.5 billion in its upcoming IPO, pricing shares between $115 and $125 and implying a valuation as high as $26.6 billion. The company, which builds AI chips positioned as alternatives to Nvidia GPUs, is capitalizing on surging investor demand for AI infrastructure as it shifts toward a cloud-based model.

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