All articles tagged with #collaboration
Disney, the NFL, Champion and Fanatics complete the 32-team Disney | Champion NFL Collection, pairing every NFL team with a Disney, Pixar, Marvel or Star Wars character for tees, crewnecks and fleece available nationwide as part of Disney’s Year of the Super Bowl ahead of ESPN’s 2027 broadcast.
The Independent reports that Disney’s new NFL merchandise collaboration, released ahead of the 2026 season, has drawn fan disappointment over underwhelming team pairings, high prices, and limited sizing, despite hype around matching 32 NFL teams with Disney, Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar characters.
Slack launches Slack Code, creating open, project-specific code channels where teams can work with AI agents (like Claude or Devin), compare code diffs, preview HTML output, and approve changes before shipping. Channels auto-archive after tasks complete and include an audit log, enabling transparent collaboration; it integrates with AI agents from Slack’s marketplace and is available on all plans.
Taylor Swift celebrated Phoebe Bridgers’ birthday by praising her new album Lost Weekend, calling it an absolute triumph and highlighting its vulnerable treatment of grief; Bridgers also collaborated with Swift’s longtime producer Jack Antonoff on several tracks, showing their ongoing creative partnership.
Analogue and Supreme are releasing metallic red and gold Analogue Pocket handhelds as part of Supreme’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection, featuring unibody aluminum with 24K gold-plated and red glossy finishes and Supreme logos on both sides; no price is listed yet, though a standard Pocket runs $239.99, and the collection goes on sale August 20.
Fugazi is selling sneakers for $5 after Vans canceled their collaboration, explicitly not marketing it as a Vans release. Drops occur in LA (Aug 15, 2 PM PST) and NYC (Aug 16, 2 PM EST) with an online QuickDraw raffle; winners pay $5 plus shipping, and the received pair may be randomly mismatched. The raffle closes in 72 hours, and photos may not depict the final product.
Louis Vuitton partners with Singer to create two ultra-exclusive Porsche 911-based showcars—the 911 Reimagined by Singer Classic and the Classic Turbo Cabriolet—featuring LV leatherwork, a detachable Tambour clock, and bespoke interiors, with roughly 400bhp (Classic) and around 510bhp (Turbo), manual gearboxes and a dedicated travel luggage setup; prices were not disclosed, marking a rare two-off collaboration that fuses fashion, watchmaking and automotive design.
Karol G sings her entire part in English on the Bruno Mars duet Still, a polished pop/R&B ballad from her album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, released August 7, 2026. The track pairs the two artists in a duet where they trade verses before joining for a final chorus, with Karol saying the English recording arrived organically. The album also features other high-profile collaborations and showcases Karol G’s international crossover beyond Spanish-language music.
Pitt and CMU researchers used multi-layered single-cell and imaging technologies to show Alzheimer’s brains have reorganized chromatin, with active and inactive genome regions mingling more and altering gene activity tied to brain function and metabolism; this holistic, first-of-its-kind Pittsburgh collaboration using GAGE-Seq and Xenium imaging provides a new view of the disease beyond DNA alone and was published in Science.
Capcom revealed a crossover between Onimusha and Street Fighter 6 (The Way of the Oni x The Way of the Fist) that grants eight Onimusha-themed costume colors and free avatar outfits, titles, and backgrounds for players who log in from August 7–31. The promotion runs alongside Street Fighter 6’s Season 4 update (with Yasmine on August 4) and is tied to the upcoming Onimusha: Way of the Sword release on September 3.
An analysis of Nature Index data (2015–2024) shows the share of one- and two-author papers fell from 10.8% to 7.1%, while papers with 3–50 authors rose, indicating a shift toward large, multi-author teams across the natural and health sciences; funding incentives, infrastructure needs, and increasing research specialization are driving this trend, with patterns varying by country and field (Japan showing relative stability, while the US, UK, Germany and South Korea show declines in small-team output).
Disney unveiled the Disney | Champion NFL Collection, a licensing-driven line that pairs its iconic characters with all 32 NFL teams. The launch happened at Fanatics Fest with eight initial pairings (e.g., Darth Vader with the Raiders, Woody with the Cowboys, Captain America with the Patriots) and plans to roll out all 32 teams by August. Disney executives describe the line as a blend of culture, fandom, and storytelling, expanding its sports licensing to ride the ESPN Year of the Super Bowl momentum.
Disney and Champion revealed a new NFL Collection pairing all 32 NFL teams with characters from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar. The first eight team-to-character matchups were shown at Fanatics Fest NYC during the Disney Fan Draft, with apparel like t-shirts, crewnecks and sweatshirts. The remaining matchups will be announced in August, and all 32 sets will be sold at Fanatics, NFLShop, DisneyStore and Lids ahead of Super Bowl LXI in 2027.
Days after Compulsion Games regained independence from Microsoft amid Xbox layoffs, the studio says it is open to collaborating on external projects and helping to develop memorable experiences, while retaining IP rights to South of Midnight, We Happy Few and Contrast; the move highlights a volatile industry climate where indie studios seek funding and publishing opportunities as publishers trim staff.
After more than a decade, Sacai and Birkenstock reveal two hybrid sandals—Aoyama 107 (Madrid + Arizona) and Cassette 75 (Arizona + Boston)—plus a leather utility bag, debuting in spring 2027 after Sacai's Paris show, continuing one of fashion's most anticipated footwear collaborations.