Raunaq's World

Sunday, May 24, 2026 -- Weekly Refresh

SF Events

Giants host D-backs and Rockies this week, Union Street Festival June 6-7, Ron Funches at Cobb's, Pride building, Stern Grove launches June 14.

Giants vs D-backs -- Memorial Day Baseball

Monday May 25, 2:05 PM at Oracle Park

Holiday afternoon baseball. Devers, Adames, Arraez, Chapman in the lineup. The Giants smashed the White Sox 10-3 yesterday. Good vibes at Oracle Park.

Mon May 25 | Tickets

Wale + Smino at The Warfield

Monday May 26, 8 PM

Two of hip-hop's most creative MCs. Wale's been underrated for a decade, Smino brings funk-soul-rap. Memorial Day night out.

Mon May 26 | AXS Tickets

Union Street Festival -- June 6-7

Free in Cow Hollow

Live music, food trucks, craft cocktails, local artists, and the annual Waiters Race. Classic SF neighborhood street fair energy.

Jun 6-7 | Free

Investments

Markets closed Monday. 30Y Treasury at 5.19% (highest since 2007). ASML +52% YTD. NVDA at $215 in entry zone. CRWV insider selling continues.

30-Year Treasury at 5.19% -- 19-Year High

Global bond selloff: 3.8% inflation, $1.8T deficits, Iran energy risk

The biggest macro headwind for growth stocks. Goldman says equities are "increasingly vulnerable." BCA Research argues only a meaningful equity selloff will bring yields down. This matters for the semi rotation timing.

54 bps rise from end of Feb

Semi Watchlist: NVDA $215 | TSM $405 | ASML $1,633 | AVGO $414

ASML is the star: +52.6% YTD, +12% in the past month

NVDA sitting in your entry zone at $215.33. Markets closed Monday (Memorial Day) -- first execution window is Tuesday. NVDA earnings Wednesday May 28 is the catalyst.

May 22 close prices

CRWV: $105.49, Insider Exodus Continues

CEO, CTO, CFO, COO, EVP all selling in the same week

CEO dumped another 200K shares May 23. This is coordinated C-suite liquidation, not routine diversification. Down 44% from ATH. Stay away.

$105.49 | -1.9% Fri

Manchester United

Season ends on a high: 3-0 at Brighton, Bruno breaks the all-time PL assist record, Carrick gets the permanent job.

Bruno Breaks the Record: 21 Assists

Brighton 0-3 Man United -- Season finale today

Bruno's cross for Dorgu's opener was assist #21, surpassing Henry and De Bruyne. Then Mbeumo tapped in (44') and Bruno scored himself (48'). Player of the Season, FWA Footballer of the Year, and now the record outright. Historic campaign.

May 24, 2026 | Premier League

Carrick Named Permanent Manager

Two-year deal through 2028, confirmed May 22

From Amorim's mess to 3rd place and Champions League football. 11-5 in 16 league games as interim. Now targeting Sandro Tonali (~80M euro) and Ederson (~50M euro) for a midfield overhaul with Casemiro leaving on a free.

Robotics

Figure AI hits 200-hour autonomous run (249K packages, zero failures), BMW deploys AEON humanoid, Hyundai targets 25K Atlas robots by 2028.

Figure AI: 200 Hours, 249,560 Packages, Zero Failures

Five robots ran nonstop for over a week on Helix-02 AI

What started as an 8-hour test became a 200-hour marathon. 2.83 seconds per package, fully autonomous, no teleoperation. BotQ factory now producing 1 robot per hour (24x scale in 120 days). This is the real deal.

Hyundai: 25,000 Atlas Robots by 2028

Boston Dynamics humanoids heading to Georgia factory

The most aggressive large-manufacturer humanoid commitment yet. Starting with parts sequencing, expanding to assembly by 2030. Plus a $5.4B AI R&D hub. This is the industrial deployment wave everyone's been waiting for.

Startups

Hark raises $700M for AI hardware, Anthropic nears profitability with $1.25B/mo SpaceX compute deal, YC adds crypto toolkit.

Hark: $700M Series A at $6B Valuation

AI lab pairing foundation models with hardware

Building a "universal interface between humans and machines." An enormous Series A that signals serious conviction in the physical AI thesis. One to watch closely.

May 21 | PYMNTS

Anthropic Nears Profitability

$1.25B/month SpaceX compute deal, Fractional AI acquisition

Rare for an AI lab at this stage. The SpaceX compute deal shows insatiable demand. Enterprise push backed by Blackstone, Sequoia, and General Atlantic.

Music

Stacked New Music Friday: Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Bleachers, 6LACK. The Script and Kylie drop singles.

Massive New Music Friday (May 22)

Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Bleachers, LISA, Reba -- all at once

One of the most loaded NMFs this year. Standout singles: The Script's "Reputation" (32M Spotify listeners), Kylie's "Light Up," Niall Horan's "End of An Era." Albums: 6LACK, Future Islands, Maisie Peters' "Florescence."