If Musk wins, OpenAI’s IPO could be killed. If he loses, Altman walks away with $10 billion in equity from a company built on $44 million of someone else’s charitable donations.

“SAM STOLE A PICASSO”: Musk takes the stand in SF trial of the century Lawyers tell jury: “Altman stole a non-profit museum and sold the art”… Opening statements: $134 billion in damages sought to be returned to “charity”… Altman’s defense: …

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Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin features “Regular Animals” exhibit using robot dogs modeled after tech billionaires generating AI-distorted art

Beeple unleashes “Regular Animals” at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie… Robot dogs modeled after Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg “poo” AI-distorted art… Artist: “The world is now shaped by tech billionaires who own the algorithms”… Crowds swarm as museum “pooches” print Picasso-style selfies …

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$175B AI capex test begins Wednesday

Microsoft and Alphabet to report earnings; market demands “AI proof” in cloud… Azure constant-currency growth pegged at 38%—anything less triggers a derating… Google Cloud RPO (Backlog) becomes the “Scoreboard” for enterprise AI demand… Hyperscalers projected to spend $185B in 2026; …

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Consumer confidence edges up despite $100 oil

Conference Board: Index inches higher to 92.8 as labor market offsets gas pain… Present Situation Index retreats as consumers feel the Middle East “pincushion”… Inflation expectations surge to 4.7% as war shocks hit the household pocketbook… Economists: “Resilience is thin” …

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Too Far to Turn Back Now ,But they won’t disarm Iran. And Iran will then strike back with unprecedented salvos from their substantial stockpiles. The state of affairs for the empire will go from bad to worse

via Will Schryver They will blow the whole wad on one last attempt to turn the tide of affairs. I believe there is a coalescing faction in Washington that is pushing to get out of this war without further delay. Militarily, …

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Tehran proposes reopening for ceasefire

Iran offers to end maritime blockade in exchange for immediate halt to US strikes… Trump: “The offer is better, but not good enough”—demands total nuclear surrender… Brent Crude whipsaws as physical markets remain skeptical of “voluntary” reopening… US Amphibious Assault …

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US-Mexico military op captures Jalisco kingpin

Audias Flores Silva captured in northwest Mexico; $5 million bounty claimed… Suspected successor to CJNG throne taken during high-stakes dawn raid… Move comes as Trump administration pressures Mexico to “sterilize” the border… Cartel “Resistance” fears grow as military presence surges …

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