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China collected $32.3B of stamp duty on stock sales between January and August, up 80% YoY, as average daily trading value rose 72%, amid an AI trading frenzy (Zhang Shidong/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/business/china…

China’s stamp duty on stock sales jumps over 80% as AI frenzy drives trading
Average daily trading values on mainland China’s stock markets rose 72 per cent in first eight months of the year.

AMC's stock jumps 14% after reporting Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.6B, driven by a box office rebound and its highest quarterly revenue in its 106-year history (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/amc-entertainment-ea…

AMC Entertainment Stock Surges 14% as Q2 Revenue Climbs on Box Office Rebound
The theater chain's second-quarter revenue grew 14% to $1.59 billion, though it posted a widened net loss of $11.4 million

this is peak wtf
https://www.right2compute.com/
got there via https://youtu.be/JSNvI8Ge1Mk

Right to Compute — A Nation Thinks With Its Power Plants
A manifesto for the right to build. Silicon is the new stone — build the power, the fabs, and the data centers here. Build it now. Keep it ours.

For a while now, the global economy has been beating the odds.
The energy shock prompted by the American and Israeli attacks on Iran in February set off the largest disruption of worldwide energy flows in history. Yet despite jumps in oil prices, widening conflict in the Middle East, fuel shortages and inflation pressures, the feared crash never came and most economies managed to muddle through.
But wiggle room is narrowing at the same time the outlook is darkening. Look at what …

Global Economy Is Running Out of Wiggle Room
Many countries blunted the most painful effects of the energy shock from the war in Iran. But prices remain elevated and risks are multiplying.

Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-real-quantum.html

Real-time quantum jump in sound observed for first time
A Stanford team has documented the first direct observation of quantum jumps of sound in a mechanical resonator, completing an arc of scientific exploration that started more than 100 years ago.

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith raised a $45M Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550M valuation, up from $60M after it raised a $10M Series A in 2025 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/blacksmi…

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith's valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year | TechCrunch
Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.

The Nasdaq has fallen just under 200 points, or 0.7%, to 26,086
while the Dow Jones is down 47 points at 52,684
and the S&P 500 has fallen 23 points, or 0.3%, to 7,552.
The FTSE is up just 3 points at 10,500
while the German, French, Italian and Spanish markets are between little change and a 0.4% rise.

Oil price jumps 3% and UK pump prices rise as the US and Iran trade attacks – business live
Brent crude remains below $80 a barrel; European shares push cautiously higher while Asian shares tumble with South Korea’s Kospi down nearly 10%

Reddit will join the S&P 500 on August 18, becoming only the second pure-play social media company in the index after Meta; RDDT jumps 10% after hours (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/reddit-shares-jump-11percent-on-inclusio…

Reddit stock jumps on inclusion in S&P 500
Reddit shares jumped on the company's inclusion in the S&P 500.

TSMC reports Q2 revenue up 36% YoY to ~$39.45B, net income up 77.4% YoY to ~$21.9B, both above est., and says chips 7nm or smaller were 77% of its wafer revenue (Jenny Lee/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/16/tsmc-second-quarter-profit-.html

TSMC second-quarter profit jumps 23%, beating estimates, on high-end chip boom
TSMC announced a second-quarter profit, following its June revenue figures released earlier this week.

An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio,
and the ongoing investigation suggests lettuce or salad greens may be the source.
However, Michigan health officials said other foods can’t be ruled out and no specific type, grower or supplier has been identified as the source.
“Early information has shown lettuce as a common product that regularly comes up during the investigation,”
Dr. Natasha Bagdasa…

Outbreak of diarrhea caused by parasite jumps to more than 3,000 cases
An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio.