The viral Chinese animated film Niu Lai and Anthropic’s potential mega-IPO may appear completely unrelated, but both reveal the same market behavior: once people believe future attention, revenue and scale will keep expanding, prices can move far ahead of current quality or profits. Hype can create a valuation, but only cash flow can defend it. The Weekend’s Biggest Surprise Was a Movie Called Niu Lai Anyone who spent time on Chinese social media over the weekend probably saw clips or memes about Niu Lai (《牛来》). The animated film opened on August 5 with almost no promotion and only two core creators. After nine days in theaters, it had earned just RMB 7,169, while nationwide daily screenings had fallen to only 21. Then its rough 3D modeling, stiff animation and unusual dialogue started cir
SpaceX Surges 9.7% — Is AI Becoming Its Top Business Segment by September Realistic?
SpaceX +9.65%, extending the post-lockup rally. The trigger: Musk forecasting AI becomes its largest segment by September, far sooner than assumed — moving the valuation story from launch and Starlink to compute. The debut print: revenue +92% YoY, a beat; AI losses narrowing faster than expected; AI capex running hot, first flagged as a problem, now read as front-loaded spend. Cathie Wood added on the pullback; JPMorgan reset its target. Value SpaceX on Starlink and launch cash flow, or on AI compute optionality?
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