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Press Release Digest, September 17-18, 2026

September 18, 2026 By admin

AI infrastructure & semiconductors CoreWeave had three separate releases: a proposed $3.0 billion convertible senior notes offering, a new at-the-market equity offering program, and a note that it's still signing new compute capacity deals at higher prices. Three fundraising-adjacent releases in one week from a GPU cloud name is worth a look given semiconductor and AI … [Read more...] about Press Release Digest, September 17-18, 2026

Why I’m Enrolling in an API Course

August 26, 2026 By admin

I’m enrolling in an API course because I want to move beyond simply using APIs and develop a much deeper understanding of how they actually work. I’ve worked with websites, technology, and online services for years, but APIs are becoming such a fundamental part of modern applications that I want to be much more comfortable building with them myself. What I’m looking for is … [Read more...] about Why I’m Enrolling in an API Course

SanDisk (SNDK) Buyback: The $4.5 Billion Already Spent Sits Above Today’s Share Price

August 8, 2026 By admin

The headline from SanDisk's fiscal fourth quarter was a $14 billion repurchase authorization, lifting the total remaining limit to $15.5 billion. The number that carries more information is $4.5 billion, which is what the company actually spent buying its own stock during the quarter. That figure represents 89% of the $5.035 billion in adjusted free cash flow generated in the … [Read more...] about SanDisk (SNDK) Buyback: The $4.5 Billion Already Spent Sits Above Today’s Share Price

IonQ’s $58M DARPA Clock Opportunity Is Bigger Than It Looks

August 7, 2026 By admin

IonQ’s latest DARPA award is more significant than the headline $28 million suggests. The company has secured $28 million to advance manufacturing and deliver 25 Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks, with another $30 million option that could fund 100 additional units. If exercised, the program reaches $58 million and 125 clocks. The strategic value is arguably greater than … [Read more...] about IonQ’s $58M DARPA Clock Opportunity Is Bigger Than It Looks

Strategic Analysis: Why Munition Constraints Alter the Bargaining Table—Not the Outcome—in the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

August 7, 2026 By admin

Reports highlighting tight inventory levels in U.S. air defense interceptors and long-range precision strikes have led some observers to declare that immediate diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran is dead on arrival. The premise seems straightforward: if Iran knows the U.S. wants to avoid a long-term war of attrition, Tehran has no incentive to compromise. However, … [Read more...] about Strategic Analysis: Why Munition Constraints Alter the Bargaining Table—Not the Outcome—in the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

BitMart Shuts Down as X Money Offers 6% and Kalshi Wins in Minnesota

July 28, 2026 By admin

Three items landed in one day that together describe where retail speculative capital is going. Crypto exchange BitMart said it will wind down its trading platform on January 31, 2027, ending nine years of operation, and has stopped accepting new orders. X rolled out X Money to United States Premium and Premium+ subscribers, combining a deposit account paying up to 6% APY with … [Read more...] about BitMart Shuts Down as X Money Offers 6% and Kalshi Wins in Minnesota

NBCU Puts All Peacock Content Into YouTube Premium Starting Early 2027

July 28, 2026 By admin

NBCUniversal and YouTube have reached a multiyear agreement to include all Peacock content in YouTube Premium subscriptions in the United States beginning in early 2027. A major studio is placing its entire streaming library inside a subscription owned by the platform that has spent a decade absorbing its audience. For NBCUniversal, the calculation is distribution over … [Read more...] about NBCU Puts All Peacock Content Into YouTube Premium Starting Early 2027

Alphabet Q2 2026: The $85bn Bet Wall Street Hasn’t Priced

July 20, 2026 By admin

Alphabet reports second-quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, July 22, after market close, with the conference call at 1:30pm Pacific. The number that matters is not the EPS print, where consensus sits near $2.86 to $2.88 on 23.8% year-over-year growth. It is the $180-190 billion FY2026 capex guide against a first quarter in which free cash flow fell 47% year over year. Alphabet … [Read more...] about Alphabet Q2 2026: The $85bn Bet Wall Street Hasn’t Priced

Eleven, and the Feed Keeps Refilling

July 18, 2026 By admin

New batch, same method: gather what accumulated, put it side by side, skip the thesis. Money leads with a capex problem. TSMC delivered a fifth straight record quarter and the market sold it anyway — a 15% capex hike outweighed the profit beat. Alongside it, the broader unwind: chips, memory, and optical names down 20% from June highs, and the question of which ones are … [Read more...] about Eleven, and the Feed Keeps Refilling

The $931 Million Insider Signal the Quantum Bubble Can No Longer Hide

May 29, 2026 By admin

Quantum computing stocks have been the most spectacular trade on Wall Street over the past year — returns of up to 6,217% for IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave, valuations that make the dot-com era look restrained, and a narrative so compelling that even seasoned investors have suspended disbelief. But a new report from The Motley Fool has put a number on what the insiders have been … [Read more...] about The $931 Million Insider Signal the Quantum Bubble Can No Longer Hide

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  • Press Release Digest, September 17-18, 2026
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  • SanDisk (SNDK) Buyback: The $4.5 Billion Already Spent Sits Above Today’s Share Price
  • IonQ’s $58M DARPA Clock Opportunity Is Bigger Than It Looks
  • Strategic Analysis: Why Munition Constraints Alter the Bargaining Table—Not the Outcome—in the Strait of Hormuz Crisis
  • BitMart Shuts Down as X Money Offers 6% and Kalshi Wins in Minnesota
  • NBCU Puts All Peacock Content Into YouTube Premium Starting Early 2027
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