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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-06-16-pm/
- Published: 2026-06-16T23:07:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-16T23:07:27.000Z
- Description: Markets expected SpaceX’s IPO pop to cool off on day two. Instead, shares climbed another 10%+ today, pushing the rocket company past Amazon in market cap.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Markets expected SpaceX's IPO pop to cool off on day two. Instead, shares climbed another 10%+ today, pushing the rocket company past Amazon in market cap. The Anthropic-White House standoff remained unresolved after a Sunday meeting, and DeepSeek closed one of the stranger funding rounds in recent memory.

> **$34B** — What OpenAI spent in 2025, including $19B on R&D and nearly $6B on sales and marketing, per audited figures cited by the FT. *(Financial Times)*

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#### [SpaceX Overtakes Amazon as Its Post-IPO Rally Rolls On](https://thenextweb.com/news/spacex-overtakes-amazon-as-its-post-ipo-rally-rolls-on?ref=adjacent.media)

Two days in and SpaceX is already rewriting the comps — Musk's $1T revenue target for 2030 sounds less like a boast. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Sources: DeepSeek Closed a $7.4B Round at a $50B Valuation Under an Unusual Structure](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/deepseek-closes-record-7-billion-plus-funding-unusual-deal-structure?ref=adjacent.media)

Investors don't get equity — they put capital into an LP run by CEO Liang Wenfeng, which is either visionary founder control or a giant red flag depending on your risk tolerance. *(The Information)*

#### [Qualcomm Is in Talks to Acquire AI Chip Designer Tenstorrent for $8B–$10B](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/qualcomm-talks-buy-tenstorrent-expand-ai-chip-capabilities?ref=adjacent.media)

Tenstorrent was discussing raising at a \~$3.2B valuation just last year — that's a 3x markup if Qualcomm closes the deal. *(The Information)*

#### [Japan Raises Rates to 31-Year High to Ward Off War Inflation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/business/japan-interest-rates-war.html?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

The BOJ went ahead against the PM's wishes, under pressure from a tanking yen and energy-driven inflation — a reminder that central bank independence is having a complicated year globally. *(NYT)*