Raunaq's World

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 -- Curated by Amika

Your city, this week and next

FIFA World Cup Watch Parties Start Tomorrow

SF is a host city -- the Bay Area is about to go off

San Jose launches a 39-day free fan fest with a giant screen on June 11. Over 30 free watch party locations across SF, Oakland, and San Jose. This will take over the city for the next month.

Thu Jun 11 onwards -- Free across the Bay

Stern Grove Festival Opens Sunday

89th season: Al Green, Patti LaBelle, Major Lazer, Suki Waterhouse

The country's longest-running free music festival kicks off June 14 with Peter Cat Recording Co. Community box offices pop up 8 days before each concert for last-minute tickets. sterngrove.org

Sundays, Jun 14 - Aug 16, Free

Chinatown Night Market -- This Friday

Voted #1 night market in the US, second year running

5 blocks of Grant Avenue: food, cultural performances, lion dancing, beer gardens, local merchants. Every second Friday, May-October, completely free.

Fri Jun 12, 5-9pm, Grant Ave, FREE

Diljit Dosanjh -- Aura Tour FINALE at Chase Center

Two nights, June 20-21 -- the biggest Punjabi artist on the planet

The final dates of the entire North American tour. Second night added due to insane demand. Chase Center, 18,000 seats, both nights at 8pm.

Jun 20-21, Chase Center

Markets and entry points

AVGO ~$386 -- AI XPV Platform Is the Real Story

Broadcom partners with Apollo and Blackstone on $35B AI infrastructure

Broadcom isn't just selling chips anymore -- it's financing entire AI deployments. 20+ GW of compute through 2028, starting with Anthropic. BofA target is $530. The pullback from $495 to $386 might be the tranche entry you've been waiting for.

BofA PT: $530 | $35B initial tranche announced

NVDA ~$205 -- Pulled Back from $236 Highs

GR00T humanoid launch + Hyundai/LG partnerships expand the TAM

The fundamental story is stronger than ever but the stock pulled back. The $205 level is interesting for a tranche entry. Physical AI partnerships with Hyundai and LG push NVIDIA beyond data centers.

52wk range: $141-$237

SpaceX SPCX Prices Tomorrow -- First Trade Thursday

The most anticipated tech IPO in a decade

Bookbuilding is live, pricing tomorrow evening, first trade Thursday morning. First real retail shot at SpaceX exposure. This sets the tone for the second-half IPO market.

Pricing: Wed PM | First trade: Thu open

Transfer window is open

3rd Place, 71 Points, Champions League Locked

Carrick's first full season delivers

20W-11D-7L, 14 points behind champions Arsenal. Mbeumo, Cunha, and Sesko all hit double-digit goals. The attack works -- now Carrick is rebuilding midfield with Ederson confirmed at £39M and up to 5 more signings planned.

2025-26 Final: 71 pts, 3rd

Baleba Talking to United Players About Joining

Brighton's £115M midfielder is doing his own recruiting

Carlos Baleba is actively quizzing current Man Utd players about life at Old Trafford. Brighton's price tag is steep, but when the player is the one initiating, leverage shifts.

Asking price: £115M

Rashford Isn't Coming Back

5 goals, 4 assists in CL at Barca -- he's done at United

Led the Champions League in goal contributions on loan. Made a "categorical" decision not to return. Barca want him permanently at ~£25M but their finances are a mess.


Funding and launches

Standard Bots: $200M Series C at $1B Valuation

America's largest AI-native industrial robot manufacturer

No-code robots for Lockheed, NASA, Sunoco, and the US Army. Show the robot how, and it learns. Targeting 10% of all US industrial robots by next year. Made in America, vertically integrated. This is what post-vaporware looks like.

General Catalyst + RoboStrategy Advisors

A Security: $37M from Stealth

Wiz and Cyera CEOs angel-investing in AI-driven attack path discovery

When the CEOs of the two hottest cybersecurity companies write personal checks, pay attention. AI-speed attacks need AI-speed defense.

Lightspeed led

Physical AI milestones

NVIDIA Launches Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid

Unitree body + NVIDIA compute + Sharpa hands = the Android of humanoids

A standardized platform that lets everyone build on top. Jensen says humanoids are "very very close" to industrial reality and deepened partnerships with Hyundai and LG to prove it.

Launched May 31, 2026

Xpeng CEO Takes Personal Command of Robot Unit

Mass production of IRON humanoid by end of 2026

He Xiaopeng calls this "the eve of mass production." IRON humanoids trial in Xpeng retail stores before commercial delivery in 2027. The EV-to-robotics pivot is real.

Source: Reuters

New releases and shows

Olivia Rodrigo's Third Album Drops Friday

"You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love" -- 13 tracks, Dan Nigro producing

After two consecutive #1 debuts, album three arrives June 12 via Geffen. Lead single "Drop Dead" was shot at Versailles. Can she three-peat?

Jun 12, Geffen Records

Jack White Surprise-Drops "Frozen Charlotte"

7th solo album, 13 tracks, no warning

Recorded at Third Man Nashville with the same raw energy as No Name. No singles campaign, no buildup -- just pure Jack White chaos. North American dates start July.

Out now