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Mookie Betts Launches New Customizable Baseball Glove Brand
Fullerton, Wednesday, 29 July 2026.
Dodgers star Mookie Betts launched LGND, a customizable glove brand, highlighting a growing trend of active athletes bypassing traditional endorsements to build their own direct-to-consumer business equity.
How Inefficient AI Prompts Are Quietly Inflating Corporate Tech Bills
San Francisco, Wednesday, 29 July 2026.
A July 2026 benchmark study reveals that inefficient AI prompt formatting inflates corporate API costs by 45 percent without improving accuracy, offering businesses a massive optimization opportunity.
Sony Fights Online Leaks of Upcoming Spider-Man Film Ahead of Theatrical Release
Los Angeles, Wednesday, 29 July 2026.
Ahead of its July 31 release, Sony is aggressively scrubbing leaked footage of the new Spider-Man film, inadvertently confirming the clip’s authenticity through widespread copyright takedowns.
Why Raising Cane’s New AI Ads Featuring Chuck Norris Are Sparking Consumer Outrage
Baton Rouge, Wednesday, 29 July 2026.
Despite official approval from Chuck Norris’s family, Raising Cane’s faces intense consumer backlash and boycott threats for using AI to recreate the recently deceased actor in new commercials.
ETP Group Expands Its Retail Software into Thailand and the Philippines
Bangkok, Wednesday, 29 July 2026.
Supporting over 500 brands, ETP Group is expanding its AI-powered software to Thailand and the Philippines to help Southeast Asian retailers seamlessly merge online and offline shopping experiences.