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Today's briefing covers the explosive Cerebras IPO and Anthropic's massive new valuation, the rise justin thomas of agentic AI tools reshaping commerce and payments, data center buildouts facing growing local opposition, market moves at Klarna and Nvidia, plus U.S.-China diplomacy, Middle East developments, health insights, and cultural notes. Listen for clear context on the stories shaping technology and business right now.
Sources (episodes in this brief):
Ep. #730: Ben McKenzie, Dan Jones, David French:
YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month:
#2500 - Scott Horton:
447: ‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor:
Trump isn’t talking about deportations, but they’re still happening:
AOC causes Founding Father Grave Roll Overs, 'WE didnt get our Way' so BYE VA SCOTUS & Trump takes China Week In Review:
Graham Platner’s Plan to Dethrone Susan Collins — and iren the Democratic Establishment:
What did Trump accomplish in China?:
Xi’s Just Not That Into You:
Stripe's John Collison on How Agentic Commerce Will Reshape the Internet:
The Karol Markowicz Show: Israel on Trial Author Roy Altman on October 7, Campus Antisemitism & Israel’s Future:
Google’s Big AI Test Comes Next Week:
SpaceX IPO Date, ChatGPT x Personal Finance, Sanders & AOC vs. Data Centers | Diet TBPN:
NPR News: 05-16-2026 9AM EDT:
The Figure in the Rearview Mirror | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC:
How Your Environment Affects Your Behavior & Curiously Strange Moments In History - SYSK Choice:
Musk vs. Altman:
Vitalik Buterin on Human Agency in the AI Era:
The Data Center Next Door:
Tyranny and Treason: The Dawn of Independence | The American Story | Ep 6:
Wemby vs SGA Would BREAK NBA Ratings | Alley Oop 183:
How Hyperliquid Benefits From Its New Deal With Coinbase Over USDC:
What’s News in Markets: Clarity Act, Chips’ Dip, Klarna’s Pivot:
Giving up beer to pay for gas?:
Trump-Xi Summit, Benioff: "Not My First SaaSpocalypse," OpenAI vs Apple, Multi-Sensory AI, El Niño:
INSANE: Prisoners Are Being Granted WHAT Now!? And MORE:
The Most Canceled Man in norovirus Comedy: Exposing Hollywood, Defending Racist Jokes & Overcoming Dark Forces:
9AM ET 05/16/2026 Newscast:
746: Reality is Frequently Inaccurate:
The Health Crisis Of Office Jobs - Bob King - #1098:
Casefile Archives 10: Ben McDaniel:
How Black People Created Democracy In 3 Mins:
What’s News in Markets: Clarity Act, Chips’ Dip, Klarna’s Pivot:
Bloomberg Surveillance TV: May 15th, 2026:
Colbert's Hissy Fit Farewell Tour, Xi's Ominous Comment, and Murdaugh's New Trial, with Glenn Greenwald | Ep. 1318:
