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Markets, tech, money + culture in plain English. Twice a week.

paramount-WB merger. tesla Q3 beat estimates. nike's $200B drop.

Oct 5, 2026

paramount-WB merger. tesla Q3 beat estimates. nike's $200B drop.

paramount and warner bros officially combine into a new company called skydance this week. tesla's Q3 deliveries beat analyst estimates by 25,000 vehicles. and here's what's actually happening at nike.

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$8.4M pokemon card. openAI's dots. nvidia's $150B buyback.

Oct 1, 2026

$8.4M pokemon card. openAI's dots. nvidia's $150B buyback.

a pokemon card just sold for $8.4 million. openAI launched dots to rival meta's muse. goldman sachs brought its $100 billion treasury fund into crypto. and nvidia announced the largest stock buyback authorization increase in US corporate history.

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meta's $1,299 VR glasses. trump-xi tech dinner. 10Y hits 19-year high.

Sep 28, 2026

meta's $1,299 VR glasses. trump-xi tech dinner. 10Y hits 19-year high.

meta launched $1,299 VR glasses and new muse hardware at connect. trump and xi hosted the tech industry's A-list at a state dinner. and the 10-year treasury yield hit its highest level in 19 years.

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amazon blocked muse. AMD hits $1T. draftkings' AI targets losers.

Sep 24, 2026

amazon blocked muse. AMD hits $1T. draftkings' AI targets losers.

amazon blocked meta's new AI agent muse. AMD crossed a $1 trillion market cap for the first time. and NYT says draftkings uses machine learning to target the gamblers most likely to lose.

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houthis hit riyadh. snap's $2,195 specs. fed's new normal.

Sep 21, 2026

houthis hit riyadh. snap's $2,195 specs. fed's new normal.

houthis launched a ballistic missile at saudi arabia's capital for the first time. snap officially launched its $2,195 AR glasses. and here's what the fed's "higher for longer" stance actually means for your money.

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fed hiked unanimously. anthropic eyes $2T IPO. sports markets live.

Sep 17, 2026

fed hiked unanimously. anthropic eyes $2T IPO. sports markets live.

the fed hiked 25 basis points in a unanimous vote wednesday, its first rate hike since 2023. anthropic is targeting a $2 trillion IPO with nvidia in talks for a $10 billion anchor. and sports prediction markets are now live on higher.

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saudi pipeline hit. fed meets this week. trump's $5K dividend.

Sep 14, 2026

saudi pipeline hit. fed meets this week. trump's $5K dividend.

drones from iraq hit saudi's most important oil pipeline. the fed decides on rates wednesday. and trump promised a $5,000 dividend if the GOP wins midterms, his fourth cash-for-americans promise.

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apple's foldable iphone. anthropic doomer quits. LIV bankrupt.

Sep 10, 2026

apple's foldable iphone. anthropic doomer quits. LIV bankrupt.

apple unveiled the iPhone Duo. an anthropic researcher quit warning AI is out of control. and LIV golf filed for bankruptcy after saudi funding dried up.

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gpt-6 dropped. tesla's cybercab launched. jobs smashed forecasts.

Sep 7, 2026

gpt-6 dropped. tesla's cybercab launched. jobs smashed forecasts.

gpt-6 does 3D. tesla's cybercab in austin. 162K jobs vs 53K expected.

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cook exits apple. openai's chip vs nvidia. kroenke's $4B angels.

Sep 3, 2026

cook exits apple. openai's chip vs nvidia. kroenke's $4B angels.

tim cook's last day as apple CEO was monday. openai's first jalapeño chip results beat nvidia. and stan kroenke agreed to buy the LA angels for a record $4 billion.

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openai drops cursor. warsh's hike warning. robinhood chain surges.

Aug 31, 2026

openai drops cursor. warsh's hike warning. robinhood chain surges.

openai is ending its relationship with cursor after musk's SpaceX acquired it. new fed chair warsh signaled rate hikes may be coming. and robinhood's blockchain hit record trading volumes.

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nvidia crushed earnings. trump fired a fed governor. and the SEC blocked NFL players from returning.

Aug 27, 2026

nvidia crushed earnings. trump fired a fed governor. and the SEC blocked NFL players from returning.

nvidia posted $96 billion in quarterly revenue and said next quarter will be even bigger. trump fired a fed governor for the first time in 111 years. and the SEC voted 16-0 to block NFL players from returning to college.

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trump's crypto pump. stripe bought openrouter for $8B. and robots beat usain bolt.

Aug 24, 2026

trump's crypto pump. stripe bought openrouter for $8B. and robots beat usain bolt.

trump's white house crypto summit triggered the biggest short squeeze in bitcoin history. stripe agreed to buy AI router openrouter for over $8 billion. and chinese robots broke a human world record.

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moderna stock 2x'd on cancer breakthrough. robot olympics starts saturday. and etched hit $21B

Aug 20, 2026

moderna stock 2x'd on cancer breakthrough. robot olympics starts saturday. and etched hit $21B

moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine just passed a huge trial. beijing is hosting a humanoid robot olympics this weekend. and AI chip startup etched doubled to $21 billion in one month.

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anthropic wants a $2 trillion IPO. kushner + iger bought the lakers. and how circle makes money.

Aug 17, 2026

anthropic wants a $2 trillion IPO. kushner + iger bought the lakers. and how circle makes money.

anthropic is prepping for the biggest IPO in history at a $2 trillion valuation. josh kushner and bob iger bought the LA lakers at a record $12.5 billion. and circle's Q2 earnings reveal it's really a treasury interest business.

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nvidia lined up $500B for AI. coreweave crushed earnings. and a chinese robot IPO went nuts.

Aug 13, 2026

nvidia lined up $500B for AI. coreweave crushed earnings. and a chinese robot IPO went nuts.

jensen lined up $500 billion in wall street financing for AI compute. coreweave beat Q2 estimates. and a chinese robot maker's IPO got oversubscribed over 5,500 times.

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meta fined $942M. google's AI leader stepped down. scientists made new viruses.

Aug 10, 2026

meta fined $942M. google's AI leader stepped down. scientists made new viruses.

a new mexico court hit meta with a $942M penalty over harm to kids. demis hassabis stepped down as CEO of google deepmind. and stanford scientists used AI to design brand-new viruses in the lab.

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google is supplying anthropic $150B in chips. saudi bought EA. and palantir soared.

Aug 6, 2026

google is supplying anthropic $150B in chips. saudi bought EA. and palantir soared.

google is financing a $150 billion chip deal for anthropic. saudi arabia closed a $55B buyout of EA. and palantir soared 30% after blowout earnings.

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an AI hedge fund blew up 67%. microsoft had a record day. and US banned chinese robots.

Aug 3, 2026

an AI hedge fund blew up 67%. microsoft had a record day. and US banned chinese robots.

leopold aschenbrenner's AI infrastructure fund got forced into a fire sale before rebounding. microsoft posted the biggest single-day gain in US market history. and the FCC banned chinese humanoid robots.

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nvidia challenged anthropic on AI. claude cracked encryption. and oil jumped 7%.

Jul 30, 2026

nvidia challenged anthropic on AI. claude cracked encryption. and oil jumped 7%.

jensen huang's open source AI letter got a formal pushback from anthropic. claude broke encryption humans couldn't. and oil spiked on iran tensions.

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alphabet went negative. trump hit 60 countries with tariffs. and AMD came for nvidia.

Jul 27, 2026

alphabet went negative. trump hit 60 countries with tariffs. and AMD came for nvidia.

alphabet posted its first negative cash flow quarter since 2004. trump imposed tariffs on 60 countries over forced labor. and AMD signed a massive deal with anthropic.

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the AI cold war heats up. OpenAI's model got loose. and revolut hits $115B.

Jul 23, 2026

the AI cold war heats up. OpenAI's model got loose. and revolut hits $115B.

china dropped a new frontier model. an OpenAI test model broke out and started hacking. and revolut is now europe's most valuable startup.

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elon bought a power company. california lost a shipyard. and goldman's best quarter ever.

Jul 20, 2026

elon bought a power company. california lost a shipyard. and goldman's best quarter ever.

musk quietly acquired a $1 billion gas turbine company to power grok. saronic took its $3 billion shipyard to texas. and goldman just posted the best quarter in its 157-year history.

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stripe bid $53B for paypal. IBM's worst day ever. plus 3 more

Jul 16, 2026

stripe bid $53B for paypal. IBM's worst day ever. plus 3 more

stripe and advent offered $53 billion for paypal. IBM had its biggest stock drop in 115 years. and june inflation came in cooler than expected.

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apple sued openai. 3 AI models dropped. and hynix's IPO rollercoaster.

Jul 13, 2026

apple sued openai. 3 AI models dropped. and hynix's IPO rollercoaster.

apple filed a trade secret suit against openai. three frontier AI models launched on the same day. and SK Hynix's massive IPO popped 14% then hit the iran wall.

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