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Moscone West conference centre exterior in San Francisco, venue for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

🧮 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens side-event programme for free

10,000+ attendees. Zero dollars to host a side event. That's the new TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 math 🧮 A typical SF conference side-event runs thousands in venue costs. TC just flipped that: bring the idea, they handle distribution. Early applications already exceeded projected baseline attendance — the 25% ticket

ASX200 index chart in downward trajectory with headline indicators for Fed rates, oil prices, and bond yields in the background.

📉 ASX200 Slips to 9,008 as Markets Ignore Another Warning

ASX200 slid to 9,008.3 — down 11.8 points in a session that felt less like trading, more like watching paint dry. 📉 The Fed is still hinting at rate hikes (Polymarket: 62% odds by September), Hormuz re-mines itself every few weeks, and eurozone CPI at 3.3% kills

Chart showing Planet Labs stock price falling 8% on September 3, 2026 then rebounding 10% by September 7.

📉 Planet Labs Posts Record Revenue, Stock Drops 8% on Mid-Sized Contract

Planet Labs reported record revenue of $116.1M (+58% YoY), beat EPS estimates, and grew defense revenue 90%. The stock dropped 8% because a seven-figure European contract was smaller than prior eight- and nine-figure awards 📉 That is a sign of a market that panics over a mid-sized