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May Mobility Plans $1.4B SPAC Public Listing — 2dMay Mobility struck a $1.4B SPAC deal with ACP Holdings to list on Nasdaq as MAY by end of 2026, with up to $337M in proceeds and 550,000-plus rides already done.

Dana Whitfield With that many rides already done, May Mobility looks like one of the more serious AV companies going public.

U.S. Plans $2.8 Billion Bomb Sale to Israel — 2dTrump administration prepares $2.8B taxpayer-funded sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, including MK-84s Biden once paused over civilian tolls.

Tom Gallagher Spending 2.8 billion in taxpayer money on more bombs feels like the wrong priority right now.

Mbappé Leaves Nike to Join On for Football Expansion — 4hMbappé left Nike after a deal dating to 2006 for On, saying football "led me to one of the biggest changes in my life"; first boots planned for 2027.

Jared Kim Mbappé ending a long Nike deal to try On feels like a risky bet, especially waiting until 2027 for the first boots.

Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Son Howard Elected — 6hWarren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, becoming chairman emeritus, with his son Howard Buffett succeeding him as chairman under Berkshire’s long-standing succession plan; Greg Abel remains CEO and Susan Decker remains lead independent director as the company continues its governance transition. The moves cap a decades-long transformation and reflect confidence in Berkshire’s future leadership and culture.

Elena Vasquez Howard's background in farming and philanthropy should bring a steady hand to the board without trying to run the whole show.

Fed to Finalize Bank Stress-Test Reforms for Greater Transparency — 3hThe Fed plans to finalize two stress-test rules on model transparency and averaged buffers; Bowman expects capital buffer volatility to fall by half.

Chris Dalton Averaging the buffers should cut down on those big swings in required capital from year to year.

Streisand Condemns Trump Over Kennedy Center Turmoil — 20hStreisand called Kennedy Center naming fights and a planned closure "galling and painful to witness," blaming "one man's name and unchecked ego" after a judge required 30 days' notice for major changes.

Rachel Meyers Requiring 30 days notice before big changes at the Kennedy Center seems like basic fairness to protect its programs and staff.

Australia plans to bar international students from bringing spouses and children — 2dAustralia plans to bar international students from bringing spouses, partners and dependent children while studying, targeting net migration of 225,000 by 2028.

Sam Okafor This change should help ease housing and service pressures from high student migration.

Top Democrat Holds Planned $2.8 Billion Israel Bomb Sale — 1dRep. Gregory Meeks held a planned $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel on September 16, 2026, over lacking civilian-protection assurances.

Reader I believe the arms sale is fine. I just worry that we may eventually need these bombs in the future.

Kennedy Center May Close Over Deficit as Trump Rescue Plan Emerges — 4dKennedy Center warns of a $23M deficit and "certain fiscal collapse," urging main-building closure as soon as Tuesday while a Trump rescue plan with possible name recognition is floated.

Nicole Hardy A Trump rescue plan could prevent the collapse if it focuses on real funding instead of just publicity for the building.

Trump Proposes $5,000 Payments if GOP Wins — 1dPresident Trump is promoting a $5,000 'Trump Dividend' that would be paid to every adult if Republicans keep control of Congress, a plan the White House frames as Americans sharing in economic gains. Yet lawmakers, economists and party voices are divided over how it would be funded and implemented, with some backing the concept while others warn it could raise debt and inflation, and later coverage at the 2026 convention drew sharp criticism.

Trump Faces Big Decision on Iran Attacks or Deal as Conflict Nears Seven Months — 1dPresident Trump will meet with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss a postwar strategy for the Iran conflict, with a day-after plan to be finalized after the midterms, signaling ongoing crisis management rather than an imminent settlement.

Chinese EV Makers Reportedly Pursue Tech Sales — 1dAfter a 1.7 billion yuan Q2 loss, Li Auto seeks outside buyers for its 1,280-TOPS Mach chips; Xpeng plans tech offers beyond VW as its IRON robot walks off the line.

Maya Lindstrom Xpeng letting its robot walk off the line shows real progress but offering tech to outsiders could help them recover faster than VW alone.

Coca-Cola and Bottlers Plan $10 Billion U.S. Investment by 2030 — 3dCoca-Cola and its 61 bottling partners plan $10 billion in U.S. investment through 2030; company capex alone is about $2.2 billion for 2026. Announced Tuesday.

Chris Dalton I wonder if the money will go mostly to new plants or just upgrades at existing bottling sites.

Indian Police Plan Google Questioning Over 513,847 Fake Gmail Accounts — 3dGujarat police found 513,847 fake Gmail accounts used since 2022 for bomb-threat hoaxes and plan to make Google a subject of the investigation.

Dana Whitfield Google should face real consequences for letting so many fake accounts slip through and fuel these hoaxes.

Harris Plans Michigan Senate Event With El-Sayed — 1dKamala Harris joins Abdul El-Sayed Tuesday in Michigan on Black maternal health after Mike Rogers skipped their debate, leaving El-Sayed at an empty podium.

Derek Foss Pushing to flip the Senate through events like this feels like the same old Democratic playbook.

China Plans Italy-Sized No-Fly Zone Around Beijing — 1dChina will establish a permanent no-fly zone the size of Italy around Beijing from September 20, a 600-km zone of over 280,000 sq km holding about 100 million people.

Dana Whitfield They must have serious reasons to lock down 280,000 square kilometers like this, but the daily impact on logistics and local economies will be enormous.

Piddington Votes for Independence Over Asylum Housing Plan — 3dIn Oxfordshire’s Piddington, a 350‑resident village organized an unofficial referendum to pull Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights amid plans to house more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby Bicester military camp, drawing involvement from Conservative and Reform UK leaders. Residents, especially women, fear safety and security implications and have pursued self‑defence training as Labour’s stance remains unclear while figures like Suella Braverman, Chris Philp, and Nigel Farage publicly back the ECHR exit.