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https://www.right2compute.com/
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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.

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.

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%

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.

Mike Cavanagh will become NBCU CEO after the spin off; Comcast co-CEO Brian Roberts says the separation is not designed to pursue M&A deals; CMCSA jumps 9% (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/comcast-ce…

Comcast CEOs Say NBCU-Cable Split 'Absolutely Not' Not Prelude to M&A
Comcast co-CEOs Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh said the NBCU-cable split is 'absolutely not' prelude to M&A deals and that 'we've now simply changed our mind' that the businesses are better together.

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.

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.

Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping government bonds,
driving up the cost of borrowing, as surging oil prices amplified fears about rising inflation.
The cost of a barrel of oil jumped 6% to above $107 on Thursday amid concerns that advances by Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coast in Yemen could choke off Saudi crude exports.
The global bond sell-off that has rocked markets in recent weeks resumed in response to the news from the Middle East
– wh…

Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing

CoreWeave reports Q2 revenue up 112% YoY to $2.58B, vs. $2.56B est., and a $104B revenue backlog, with 1.5 GW of contracted power; CRWV jumps 9% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/coreweave-crwv-q2-earnings-report-2026.html…

CoreWeave stock pops 10% as revenue doubles on accelerating AI infrastructure demand
CoreWeave's revenue is surging as the AI boom continues, but the company is also sitting on $35 billion in debt.