Nike is offering $4,000 in rent money to winners of an NYC race. In Manhattan, that might not be enough.

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A Nike logo sign is seen on a store in New York City, United States, on August 6, 2026.
Nike is hosting a street race in New York City. The winners will get $4,000, or as the company puts it, a month's rent.

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  • Nike is offering two winners of a NYC street race $4,000, or as the company puts it, a month's rent.
  • The money, however, would fall short of Manhattan's $5,000 median market-rate rent.
  • The race comes as Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes to make city
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GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series

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It’s been over a decade and two console generations since GTA V came out, and its sequel is still a work in progress. GTA VI has faced multiple delays, with developer Rockstar Games bumping back its predicted release date twice, first to May 26th, 2026, then again to November 19th, 2026, a full year after its originally planned release window of fall 2025, and facing accusations of union

Hugging Face has been fielding M&A interest for a deal worth at least $13 billion

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Clement Delangue, co-founder and chief executive officer of Hugging Face.

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  • AI developer startup Hugging Face has been in talks to be acquired for at least $13 billion.
  • Hugging Face allows developers to publish, share, and download various AI models.
  • The potential interest comes as Stripe acquired OpenRouter for a deal worth around $8 billion.

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‘Vampire Hunter D’ Is Making a Comeback

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Fans of 'Vampire Hunter D' can look forward to re-releases of some of favorite stories and a brand new comic to go with them.