After a massive $65 billion raise, Anthropic quietly filed for a U.S. [P]IPO, turbocharging AI M&A chatter while Broadcom shocked markets with a 20% slide despite solid results — a reminder that hype meets scrutiny in earnings season (Anthropic filing, Broadcom drop). Meanwhile, U.S. data-center power demand could jump by ~50% to 358.8 TWh, turning server farms into the next energy battleground and forcing businesses to factor electricity into AI ROI (data center power surge).

SpaceX is set to start trading this week in a blockbuster IPO that has Wall Street buzzing and big banks prepping retail pushes (SpaceX IPO plans). [P]At the same time, a Penn Wharton model warns U.S. debt could spiral to levels above 210% of GDP, a scenario politicians and markets would struggle to fix — so the excitement over new listings comes with a very loud fiscal flashing light (debt study). Meanwhile, legacy banks are betting on next-gen plumbing: a tokenized deposit network from the Clearing House aims to meet crypto competition head-on (tokenized deposit network).

The Turning Point USA Women's Leadership Summit in San Antonio drew big protest activity, with over 100 demonstrators twice trying to breach police lines — a vivid illustration of how leadership events can become flashpoints when politics and organizing collide (protests at summit). [P]The episode underscores that modern leadership forums need crowd strategy as much as keynote strategy.