What I read this week...

California's energy grid, Supreme Court, and chess scandal

What I read this week…

• Venture firms’ $290B ‘dry powder’ is about to revive startup funding (The Information)

• Can software simplify the supply chain? Ryan Petersen thinks so (The Verge)

• Newsom’s 2024 Climate Platform (WSJ Ed Board)

• Tesla Megapack battery caught fire at PG&E substation in California (CNBC)

• California blackout risk prompts produce plant to build its own grid (Bloomberg)

• Rooftop solar digital platform taps into climate law incentives (WSJ)

• Over 1,300 Russians detained in protests against partial military mobilization (Axios)

• Pentagon pushes defense companies to limit use of Chinese supplies (WSJ)

• 'Spillover': Supreme Court's affirmative action cases could affect the workplace next (USA Today)

• A landmark Supreme Court fight over social media now looks likely (Washington Post)

• Chess sex toy cheating scandal explained: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann in wild sports controversy (CBS)

• Former Philadelphia cop convicted of on-duty manslaughter in historic trial (Axios)

On Twitter…

Alf @MacroAlf

A very interesting Fed meeting. As always, the devil is in the details. Let's have a look at some of the most interesting nuances and market implications. A thread. 1/

The Verge @verge

Your car should be able to tell if you’re too drunk or impaired to drive, NTSB says theverge.com/2022/9/21/2336…

kelsey weekman @kelsaywhat

NEW: TikTok just told me that the day before the FDA's post about NyQuil chicken, there were *5* searches for it on the app. As of yesterday, searches grew more than 1400x

buzzfeednews.comThe FDA’s Warning About NyQuil Chicken Resulted In Around 7,000 Searches For It On TikTokOne day before the FDA posted on Nyquil chicken, TikTok only recorded five searches for it.

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