Saturday, September 12, 2026

Minor Tech Notes -- September 12, 2026

Locator: 51723MEOWWOLF.

OpenAI: Sam Altman says he has delayed the IPO until 2027 and is still targeting a valuation of $1 trillion. Meanwhile, Anthropic will likely release its S-1 before the end of October, and launch an IPO before Thanksgiving, with a $2 trillion valuation. 

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Meow Wolf


Locations
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  • Santa Fe, New Mexico: House of Eternal Return, 2008
  • Las Vegas, Nevada: Omega Mart in Area 15, 2021. Look at the length of time between the two.
  • Denver, Colorado: Convergence Station, September 17, 2021.
  • Grapevine, Texas: The Real Unreal, July 14, 2023. 
  • Houston, Texas: Radio Tave, October 31, 2024.
  • Los Angeles, California, 2026 to open.

So, there you have it, sandwiched between Las Vegas, Denver, and Houston, one has Grapevine, Texas. Amazing. A little town of 50,000. Where we call home. That was where we spent a couple of hours today, at the Meow Wolf in Grapevine -- Sophia, her friend, and me. Amazing. More fun than Disneyland. Seriouly. 

By the way, Grapevine is closely connected to the:

  • NFL,
  • the Dallas Cowboys, and 
  • the NCAA football organization.  Maybe we will discuss this someday.  

Half of DFW is inside Grapevine's city limits, or something like that --- to say it's a short ride from the airport to the various Grapevine venues is an understatement.