The size of your Social Security check changes the nest egg you need more than any differences between states.
Under the 4% rule, each additional $100 a month in benefits cuts the savings a single retiree needs by about $30,000, regardless of state.
A maximum earner who delays to 70 can cover the average comfortable budget on Social Security alone, with essentially nothing saved—but very few qualify for the maximum benefit.
For a single retiree, your monthly Social Security benefit shapes the savings you need more than your address does—there's no second check to fall back on.
But regional costs of living matter, too. An Investopedia ******* ysis of federal cost and benefit data found that the savings a typical single American age 65 or older needs for a comfortable retirement is about $898,000. The least expensive state, North Dakota, runs about $644,000, while the priciest, New Jersey, costs about $1.02 million—a spread of about $375,000.

#security #check #retiree

Dan Driscoll is one of a series of high profile departures while the defense secretary reshapes the military in his own image. He has now given his first interview to Rolling Stone
What role did Dan Driscoll play in military modernization?

#driscoll #stone #defense #secretary

Léa Seydoux has turned her relationship with Louis Vuitton into one of the most recognizable partnerships on the red carpet. The French actress became an ambassador for the fashion house in 2016, and its designs have accompanied her to film festivals, premieres and major awards ceremonies ever since. Her wardrobe can move from sharp tailoring to elaborate crystal covered gowns without losing its distinctive character. Classic French elegance remains at the center, but unexpected shapes, textures and details keep the looks contemporary. Over the years, Seydoux has shown just how versatile a long term relationship between an actress and a fashion house can become.
At the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Seydoux demonstrated that versatility through several contrasting looks. For the premiere of Under the Silver Lake, she selected an off the shoulder Louis Vuitton column gown featuring a bold geometric pattern. At the screening of Girls of the Sun, she wore another fitted design with a high slit and dramatic neckline. That appearance carried additional significance as Seydoux joined dozens of women on the Cannes steps in a demonstration calling attention to gender inequality within the film industry.
Returning to Cannes in 2019 for Oh Mercy!, Seydoux moved away from the traditional evening gown. Tailored blue trousers, a fitted printed top and a defined waist created a polished alternative to conventional premiere dressing. Red lipstick and Chopard jewelry completed a look that felt sophisticated without relying on elaborate volume.
Her formalwear became increasingly dramatic at subsequent events. At the 2020 Academy Awards, Seydoux appeared in a sculptural white Louis Vuitton gown with a plunging neckline and heavily pleated skirt. For the Vanity Fair celebration afterward, she changed into a flowing red dress. At the 2021 premiere of No Time to Die, she embraced even greater spectacle in a shimmering silver Louis Vuitton cape gown covered with crystals.
The 2022 BAFTA Awards produced another intricate creation. Seydoux wore a strapless black velvet Louis Vuitton gown with a sparkling embellished skirt, continuing her preference for silhouettes that combine simple lines with labor intensive detailing.

#seydoux #cannes #premiere

Kay Dudley tells POEPLE her mother's lupus experience helped her advocate for her own diagnosis after years of being dismissed
The content creator and husband, Tay Dudley, raises awareness through Lupus Foundation of America events and campaigns
Kay relies on pacing herself and accepting Tay's support while parenting their three daughters
Internet personality Kay Dudley has been incredibly open about what life has looked like while navigating her lupus diagnosis.

Speaking with PEOPLE, Kay, who boasts over 18 million followers across the Instagram and TikTok pages she shares with her husband, Tay Dudley, touches on one of the more specific side effects that she has dealt with as a result of learning to navigate the diagnosis — specifically how it shapes the way she shows up for her three daughters daily.

The pair has made it part of their mission online to spread awareness of the disease, a chronic autoimmune condition that can cause inflammation and pain throughout the body. The two frequently partner with the Lupus Foundation of America to help support the organization by promoting donations and leading walks, including this weekend's Walk to End Lupus Now in New York City, which will take place on Oct. 3.
Kay Dudley.
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#foundation

McDonald's (MCD) stock fell 14.2% over the past 12 months, versus roughly 14.3% for the S&P 500, and now sits near its 52-week low. Over roughly the same stretch, management changed how it explains weak traffic. It used to point at customers outside its control. It now points at its own restaurants, and that makes the stock a different bet.
Who Did McDonald's Say Was Pulling Back?
About a year ago, on the second-quarter 2025 call, the lead worry sat outside the company. The CEO put it this way: "Visits across the industry by low-income consumers once again declined by double digits." The value message of that period leaned on core menu pricing, which management said shapes how customers judge value most.
So What Does McDonald's Say Went Wrong Instead?
In the latest call, for the second quarter of 2026, low-income consumers did not come up by name. The backdrop still comes up: industry traffic in several of its largest markets stayed flat to negative. The lead, though, is a miss of its own making. U.S. comparable sales grew 0.8%, and the CEO said the company did not execute at the level it needed.

#TRAFFIC

Sep. 14—Gonzaga released its women's basketball nonconference schedule Monday for the 2026-27 season, and it shapes up as possibly the most challenging out-of-conference slate the Zags have had under coach Lisa Fortier.
Fortier begins her 13th season with a nonconference schedule that features six teams that finished in the top 100 of the NET last season with four teams earning NCAA Tournament berths.
Gonzaga's three most attractive nonconference dates are road games — at Stanford (Nov. 15), at Arizona State (Dec. 6) and a men's/women's multi-event doubleheader vs. Michigan State (Dec. 19), the Acrisure Challenge, in Palm Desert, California.
Eight of 15 nonconference games are at McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga was going to have a 16th nonconference game — the maximum allowed with 16 conference games — but a third opponent in the North Shore Classic in Hawaii — Gonzaga's holiday tournament this year — pulled out last minute.
Whether Gonzaga lands a one-off additional nonconference game remains to be seen.

#state #schedule

There are many things that Manchester City and Manchester United have in common - but one thing decisively separates them this season.
Based just five miles apart and united by a shared desire to return to the top of the Premier League, their gameplans are almost diametrically opposed.
The best teams in the world often play in similar ways, as demonstrated in last season's Champions League final between between Paris St-Germain and ******* nal - teams who use similar shapes, look to dominate the ball, and encourage rotations into fixed positions.
But looking ahead to Sunday's Manchester derby, expect to see City boss Enzo Maresca and his United counterpart Michael Carrick field teams teams that play in a totally different way to each other.
In short, City use a rigid structure with players precisely positioned, while United have a more fluid approach that has some positional guidelines but allows players the freedom to roam - here is how it works in detail.

#league #similar

No. 7 Maryland field hockey had a frustrating first half. The Terps had 13 shots, 11 penalty corners and even two disallowed goals, but they remained scoreless against the upset-minded Towson Tigers. Missy Meharg's crew returned to the locker room searching for answers.
"We just had some lack of focus in the first two quarters," Meharg said. "We freed them up, gave them some really disciplined shapes and demanded that the players be in those ***** es so that we gave ourselves more ***** e to get from the front third into the circle."
Fortunately for the Terps, they did just that. A four-goal third quarter – including a hat trick from sophomore Jordyn Hollamon – was all the home team needed to spark its fifth straight win to open up the season, a 6-0 destruction of Towson.
"Jordyn is so versatile," Meharg said. "She understands all the shapes. She's so thorough because she can play anywhere in the front seven."
The Terps used a funky play to catch fire after halftime. Just two minutes into the third period, Hollamon received a long pass on the left wing and slipped the ball towards the center of the shooting circle for Maddie Vasilios. The ball never reached Vasilios, but it did find the back of the net, clanking off the heel of Towson's Else Wismans to open the scoring.

#Third #meharg #hollamon #first

During the first 30 years of the Baltimore Ravens' story, they and the Indianapolis Colts have met 18 times. That includes three postseason matchups, but Sunday's opener carries a different feel. The Ravens are entering a new era under head coach Jesse Minter, while the Colts hope to prove they can contend in the AFC after last season's disappointing finish.
Most of the attention this week has focused on Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Jonathan Taylor, Baltimore's revamped coaching staff, and what to expect on offense and defense. All of that will certainly influence the outcome, but several less-discussed storylines could play an equally important role. Here are five worth monitoring in Week 1.
Fair or unfair, Rashod Bateman enters the season under a microscope. The veteran receiver is attempting to move forward after a difficult 2025 campaign and an offseason that generated headlines for reasons unrelated to football.
A strong opener would immediately help shift the conversation back toward his on-field value. A quiet performance, however, could reignite many of the same questions that followed him throughout the offseason. One game should not define a season, but Week 1 often shapes perception. Bateman doesn't need a 100-yard performance to make an impact. He needs to remind everyone why the Ravens still believe in him.
Ja'Kobi Lane spent much of the summer generating excitement, while Vega Ioane appears poised to play a meaningful role immediately. They are not the only rookies worth watching. Pass rusher Zion Young could find himself in situations where a single splash play changes the trajectory of his debut.

#worth

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Performance improvement was driven by a meaningful recovery in the full-price business across both physical stores and direct channels, signaling successful product resonance.
Management is consolidating the 'Wearever' sub-brand into the core ***** ortment to simplify the portfolio and reallocate resources toward high-growth categories like Luxe Lounge and denim.
The denim relaunch serves as a strategic proof point for modernizing the brand, successfully introducing fashion-forward silhouettes like wide-leg and barrel shapes to a loyal customer base.
Customer file stabilization is being achieved through a dual focus on accelerating new-to-brand acquisition and successfully reactivating lapsed customers.

#like #denim #wearever

Cheapest freight isn't always best, especially when a late shipment can cost millions. ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine breaks down why SMB shippers need parcel, LTL and truckload in one workflow, and why better freight decisions now matter more than just lower rates. From the merger that created ShipStation Global to adding more modes into the platform, this conversation gets into where shipping tech is heading, how data shapes carrier selection, and what smaller shippers actually need from logistics partners. #FreightTech #LTL #SupplyChain
ShipStation Global is formally launching its less-than-truckload product, marking the first tangible freight expansion since the merger of software provider Auctane, formerly the parent of the Stamps.com andShipStation,and WWEX Group, which previously housed freight brokerages like Worldwide Express. The company's CEO said the rollout represents the opening move in a broader strategy to let small and midsize shippers purchase and manage all transportation modes through a single platform.
"Today's the first day we've really launched the LTL product," said Tom Madine, CEO of ShipStation Global, noting the company plans to add truckload, final mile, and eventually ocean and forwarding capabilities after establishing its inland position.
The strategic rationale centers on eliminating the workflow gap that forced ShipStation users to leave the platform whenever they needed to move freight beyond parcel. Customer surveys repeatedly flagged the absence of additional modes as the top improvement request, he said. With LTL now integrated, shippers can manage inbound inventory movements alongside outbound parcel without switching systems.
"Cheapest is not always best…But at the same time, you don't want to overpay," Madine said, illustrating the point with a customer whose engine shipments carry multi-million-dollar consequences if delayed.

#madine #shippers #parcel #cheapest

Microsoft announced a new financial reporting structure on Wednesday, collapsing its three operating segments into two as artificial intelligence reshapes how the company organizes its business. The change takes effect in fiscal year 2027.
The two new segments are Agents and Infra, and Devices and Consumer. Those three categories — Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing — dated to 2015, according to CNBC.
Agents and Infra will include Azure cloud infrastructure, Microsoft 365, GitHub, productivity and server licensing, industry solutions, and frontier and support services. Devices and Consumer will cover search and advertising, Xbox, Windows operating system licenses, and device sales. The restructuring brings Microsoft's advertising businesses together under one segment, the company said.
"There's no question AI represents a profound shift in both technology and business," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella wrote in the presentation. "It is changing what we build and how we operate, and it is blurring the boundaries between our products and reshaping our business models."
As part of the changes, Microsoft will begin reporting quarterly Azure revenue figures — a disclosure it has not previously made. Under the new, narrower definition of Azure, which excludes GitHub cloud services, developer cloud services, the Security Copilot **** istant, and healthcare and life sciences cloud products, Azure revenue grew 42% to $29.42 billion in the June quarter. That compares with 43% growth under the old Azure and other cloud services metric. Azure represented roughly 33% of Microsoft's total revenue in that period.

#Services #agents

AUSTIN - Steve Sarkisian begins his sixth season as Texas head football coach Saturday.
And his most important.
The 2026 season, which begins with an intriguing game against a vastly improved Texas State team, shapes up as a critical referendum on the Longhorn coach's reputation. Not his job status, but his image, if you will.
But let's be clear.
It's not a make-or-break year. Not anywhere that serious although many think if Texas doesn't break through and at a minimum reach the national ****** le game Jan. 25 in Las Vegas this season, then when? It's a fair point with his loaded roster.

#break #steve

Using bright colours, shapes, patterns and reflections, **** anese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has died at the age of 97, was known for creating extraordinary immersive worlds that delighted millions of people around the globe.
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Kusama emerged as part of the pop art movement - and was among a select group of artists whose work became truly popular with a mass audience, attracting crowds to exhibitions from Tokyo to New York and London.
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Her trademark polka dots covered entire galleries and giant sculptures, and she also used mirrors and lights to create the effect of shapes and patterns disappearing into infinity.

#kusama #getty #images #shapes

The payment giant is grabbing attention with a strong run, but its real value for your portfolio lies in how little it moves on most days.
Visa (V) stock has been a bright spot in a gloomy market, climbing 6.6% over the past five trading days even as the S&P 500 slid 1.2%. This coincided with a period of strong results, with the company recently reporting that quarterly payments volume crossed $4 trillion for the first time.
When a stock stands out like this, the instinct is simple: pile into what's working. It feels like a safe harbor, a sign of undeniable strength in a market that feels weak.
But the question that truly shapes your long-term wealth isn't whether Visa will win next week. It's about what owning it does to your portfolio's risk today. How much of its performance is its own unique story, and how much is just the same market you already own in an index fund?
Visa Softens the Market's Daily Jolts

#softens

If you're like me, you grew up dreaming that one day you'd be a writer. I consider myself immensely lucky that I get to do this job which often does not feel like a job at all. Still, there are challenges: as with so many creative feels, wages are low, opportunities can be slim, and the politics of who knows who and how to get ahead are everywhere. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, writers make an average of about $70K a year; and writers often work additional jobs to make ends meet. None of this is helped along by our growing literacy crisis, nor the ever increasing presence of AI. In an article for Fast Company on the adverse impact of AI on young writers, Jennifer Ward writes, "They're simultaneously struggling to figure out if they need to use AI to keep up in today's competitive industry—or eschew it altogether in order to maintain trust."
So I often find myself turning to successful writers who are candid about what it really takes to not only make a career out of writing, but to make a living. Sometimes those writers just happen to be bestselling novelists like Gillian McAllister.
McAllister, who is based in the UK is the author of of Reese's Book Club Pick Wrong Place Wrong Time, Read With Jenna pick, Caller Unknown, Famous Last Words, Just Another Missing Person, Everything but the Truth, The Choice, The Good Sister, The Evidence Against You, How to Disappear, and the Richard & Judy Book Club pick That Night. She's also the creator and co-host of the podcast Honest Authors where she and Holly Seddon pull the curtain back on being a working writer. On Instagram, Gillian talks openly about everything from the day to day of writing while parenting, to the lessons she learned pivoting from a career as a lawyer to working as a writer full time. To celebrate the release of That Night in paperback this month, I caught up with Gillian to talk about what it really takes to become a writer, bringing nuance and heart to her books, and chronic illness shapes her work.
Caroline Reilly: I understand that before your career as a writer, you were a lawyer. What were some of the earliest thoughts or ideas you had about pivoting to writing?
Gillian McAllister: If you had asked me at any stage of my life–and I had told the truth–I would have said I wanted to be a writer. But I didn't know how to do it: I had zero connections, zero money, and rent to pay, so I became a lawyer, which I practiced and enjoyed for a long time. Though fiction was always in the background: I had a blog which was essentially writing practice for me, and three or for half-started manuscripts on a very old MacBook with a worn-out E key.

#writer

Retirees should spend their traditional IRA first, since heirs forced to empty inherited accounts within 10 years often pay 32% tax versus a retiree's 12%.
Early retirees have nearly a decade before RMDs begin at 73, a prime window to draw down traditional IRA funds at lower tax rates.
Roth IRAs carry no lifetime RMDs and pass to heirs tax-free, making every dollar of compounded growth free of federal income tax upon inheritance.
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Retirees often carry both a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA into their sixties, and the order in which they draw down those accounts shapes both their tax bill and what their children eventually receive. Published tax rules and inherited-account guidance point to a sequence many families reverse: spend the traditional IRA first and leave the Roth IRA alone.

#traditional #inherited #often

Taylor Swift isn't just a trendsetter when she works a red carpet. You'll find that her off-duty outfits are their own kind of event, watched and decoded by Swifties and fashion experts alike. They also correspond with the visual backdrop of her eras, whether it's the '50s sweetheart, '80s synth-pop, or anything in between, all highlighting where she's creatively at in that moment. Vintage decades, in particular, are a well the Grammy winner keeps drawing from, and one such off-the-clock look from June 15, 2026 is worth revisiting precisely for its retro polish, as well as how neatly it worked with its chosen surroundings.
In fact, if we were to rank the best outfits Taylor Swift has worn in every era of her career, this visit to Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, where she was spotted wearing a sun-warmed ensemble pulled straight from the '70s, would definitely land somewhere near the top. It was all about earth tones and nostalgic shapes. The pop star donned a knit polo from Guest in Residence, the cashmere label her model pal Gigi Hadid launched in 2022. It was paired with pale jeans that sat high on the waist — in typical Swift fashion.
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On her feet, the "Shake It Off" hitmaker wore Gucci Horsebit platforms, while a classic Chloé bag rounded out the dreamy, caramel-coded color palette. Even her jewelry paid tribute to history; the opals she wore on her wrist and finger came from a pricey jewelry suite that once belonged to Elizabeth Taylor. Look at it as a whole and the picture reads like a perfect album cover from the mid-'70s. But this is Swift we're talking about, and with the singer, there's always a deeper layer — this time, it was the venue.
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#fashion

Diamondbacks right-hander Corbin Burnes threw strikes, got a couple of outs and then threw a little more in the bullpen. It was, he said, a good first step. He hopes that after one more, he might be ready to make his long-awaited return.
Burnes pitched on Tuesday, Aug. 25, in a so-called "bridge camp" game at Sloan Park in Mesa, recording two outs and allowing a single against a lineup of Chicago Cubs minor leaguers.
Pitching in the same game was Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen, who gave up one run in three innings.
Burnes' fastball was mostly in the low-90s, topping at 93 mph.
"It was good," Burnes said. "Came out and threw strikes. Did what I needed to do. The misses we had were right around the zone. That was kind of my whole goal coming back was to make sure we're filling up the strike zone and being around it. Give ourselves a chance to get outs. From the look of it, shapes, everything was pretty good there."

#right #make

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Gemini is a crypto exchange that built its reputation on the idea of keeping your crypto safe and staying on the right side of regulators. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins behind it, launched the exchange in 2014 and still run it out of New York under strict state banking rules.
That focus shapes the whole product. You can buy, sell, and hold crypto in all 50 states through a simple screen built for beginners or through ActiveTrader, a full platform with live charts and an order book. The exchange offers bank-grade oversight and insurance on your cash and a portion of your crypto.
However, the coverage and features you get carry a cost. Basic trades run pricier here than on some of its major rivals, and the coin list it offers runs short.
So, who is Gemini actually right for? Here is what we found when we dug into the fees, the features, and the fine print.

#Crypto #right #features

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Gemini is a crypto exchange that built its reputation on the idea of keeping your crypto safe and staying on the right side of regulators. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins behind it, launched the exchange in 2014 and still run it out of New York under strict state banking rules.
That focus shapes the whole product. You can buy, sell, and hold crypto in all 50 states through a simple screen built for beginners or through ActiveTrader, a full platform with live charts and an order book. The exchange offers bank-grade oversight and insurance on your cash and a portion of your crypto.
However, the coverage and features you get carry a cost. Basic trades run pricier here than on some of its major rivals, and the coin list it offers runs short.
So, who is Gemini actually right for? Here is what we found when we dug into the fees, the features, and the fine print.

#here #built

Tupac "2Pac" Shakur's sister, Sekyiwa, says their family has "low expectations" that someone will be brought to justice for her brother's murder.
Sekyiwa was interviewed on Law & Crime Network amid the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for his alleged involvement in 2Pac's death.
Sekyiwa, 50, revealed that her family's history in the U.S. shapes their feelings about the investigation.
"Unfortunately, our family, because of our history in America, we have no expectations, or low expectations, of the criminal system when it comes to hunting down someone for my brother's murder," she said around the five-minute mark in the video below. "Just black boys, young black boys, and their lives, their deaths are routinely swept under the rug."
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Kelly's love of Legos shapes his favorite off-field pastime
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#hits

USC has Notre Dame and UCLA as main rivals, but ESPN had a different idea. When creating a list of arch-enemies for various power conference teams in college football, ESPN came up with an answer which is not a school, but an organization: the NCAA. A lot of Trojan fans would nod in agreement.
Paolo Uggetti wrote that "The Trojans count both UCLA and Notre Dame among their most bitter rivals, yet there is no more fraught relationship than the one they have had with the NCAA. Sixteen years later, the sting surrounding the way the NCAA punished Reggie Bush and USC following an investigation into Bush receiving what it deemed improper gifts is a lingering part of the identity of Trojans fans and, to an extent, the program as a whole. As the sport has become as professionalized as it ever has been, the way Bush's missteps and the heavy punishment USC received (bowl ban and vacating wins, including a national ******* le) look in comparison has only served to reinforce USC fans' belief that their team was unfairly punished."
Uggetti's point rings true. The violations USC was punished for look like nickel-and-dime matters of very little weight and consequence all these years later. That point aside, enforcement of violations was hardly consistent across all schools. Penn State, for instance, committed wrongdoings which far exceeded USC's in severity (the Jerry Sandusky scandal) but was not punished more severely. That's just one of several examples one could come up with.
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#Trojans #punished #fans #follow

A TikTok influencer named Christy Wong responded to the internet's outrage about her dating preferences in her video **** led "Is it okay to have Racial Preferences in Dating?" Wong claimed people are missing the point of attraction and criticizing what they can't control.
First, Wong set the context and described people's reaction to her earlier statement about her dating preferences.
"People get very upset when hearing that other people have dating preferences," Wong said. "So I said that my preferences are white Americans, Chinese, and Koreans, and a lot of people are very upset with that. So let's talk about it, because I personally don't think it's worthwhile criticizing other people's dating preferences."
Then, she addressed the argument that people's preferences may be affected by the media and historical background.
"I said that my preferences come primarily from familiarity. But a lot of people say that our preferences can also be largely shaped by media and history, and it can reflect, internalize racism. And I don't disagree with that. There's no denying that that is definitely true. The media shapes what we find attractive. It shapes what I find attractive. It shapes yours. I don't think anybody is above it," she said.

#wong #criticizing #think

In the AI infrastructure boom, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) sells the brains of the AI factory while Micron (NASDAQ: MU) supplies the memory that keeps those brains fed with data, and that difference shapes which stock will benefit more from the current phase of this historic spending wave. In my view, Nvidia is the clearer winner because a greater fraction of every dollar of hyperscaler capex is spent on its accelerators than goes toward memory chips of the type that Micron manufactures. Micron still looks like a powerful second-derivative play, since AI servers can't be built without the high-bandwidth memory it supplies.
The money flow this year is wildly high. The hyperscalers themselves say they plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars in 2026 alone to expand AI data centers, GPU clusters, networking, and power infrastructure, a sharp jump from already elevated 2025 levels. One estimate puts combined capex for Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms at around $700 billion, with roughly two-thirds of that directed toward AI infrastructure rather than traditional cloud. Within that budget, the largest line item is the AI server stack itself, where accelerated servers built around high-end GPUs drive most of the component revenue growth. And of course, the hyperscalers are not the only tech players building data centers now.
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Nvidia sits directly in the center of this buying spree. Its data center business now revolves around entire racks of AI computing power, not just single chips. Systems like the GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip and GB200 NVL72 tie together dozens of CPUs and GPUs into logical accelerators that can train and serve trillion-parameter models more efficiently than the prior-generation Hopper platforms. Hyperscalers are lining up to deploy these systems in their AI clouds, with massive companies committing to offer GB200 NVL72 instances to customers who want to run large language models at scale. All this sounds dense, but the basic point is that Nvidia products are in steady demand.
Nvidia's roadmap also continues to push the limits of performance and memory. Architectures like Blackwell and its new Vera Rubin processors combine vast computing throughput with enormous pools of high bandwidth memory (HBM), turning racks into "AI factories." That keeps Nvidia at the absolute center of procurement decisions when cloud providers are calculating how many clusters they will need to handle their training and inferencing workloads in 2026 and beyond.

#memory #high #signal

As a club with a strong membership base, we will continue to actively embrace participation in the future. "We seek dialogue with our members and value their commitment, sense of responsibility, and involvement. This exchange shapes Borussia Dortmund—and we will continue to strengthen it," emphasizes Carsten Cramer, spokesperson for the management board of Borussia Dortmund. "Our stance is clear: 50+1 is part of German soccer, and members and fans belong at the heart of the club."

#members #german #membership

Space stocks have had a loud two weeks, and Rocket Lab (RKLB) has been at the center of most of the noise. Between a new, clean launch, a run of new government contracts, an $8 billion acquisition that reshapes the company's long-term business model, and a closely watched debut earnings report from a much larger industry peer, investors have collected more data points on the small-launch and ******* e-systems market in the past 10 days than in most entire quarters.
Rocket Lab reports its own second-quarter results after today's close, and the setup looks better than it has in a while.
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#rocket #rklb #don 't #assume

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Boston's young outfielder has taken another important step toward returning to game action. The Boston Red Sox have continued to surge without Roman Anthony, but one of their most talented young players appears to be moving closer to rejoining the lineup.
Anthony has progressed to hitting against a high-velocity Trajekt pitching machine as he works his way back from a wrist injury, according to MassLive's Chris Cotillo. Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said the 22-year-old is "getting closer" to beginning a minor league rehab ******* ignment.
That is an encouraging development for a Boston club attempting to secure a postseason spot during the final stretch of the regular season. Anthony previously advanced to facing overhand pitching in the batting cage. Hitting against the Trajekt machine represents another notable test because it can replicate high-end velocity and different pitch shapes in a controlled environment.
The next major step will be sending Anthony on a rehab ******* ignment, where the Red Sox can evaluate his timing and how the wrist responds to consecutive games.

#anthony #encouraging #hitting

The WNBA has all of our attention, but now I just want to look away. The league of powerful women — Caitlin Clark exploring the boundaries of the game like an abstract painter, Olivia Miles personifying the rebirth of slick, Breanna Stewart pulling out new tricks from her offensive ****** nal, A'ja Wilson shapeshifting nightly into a GOAT — feels less like a sport and more like a societal powder keg.
It has spiraled into a rinse-and-repeat drama.
A Black player clotheslines a White player, and it's time to flinch. An ejection ensues, and the banished player, unfortunately, finds her phone and straightaway posts on Threads, and we cringe. Then the predictable rants trend on social media apps and morning shows.
The WNBA has proved it can hold our eyeballs ever since "the Caitlin Clark effect" introduced a new audience to the game and generated blockbuster ratings. However, with more and more moments like Saturday's meltdown between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, it's becoming exasperating.
And what is "it"?

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