Rockstar reveals it set up a Miami research team for GTA 6 that met with ex-criminals, club promoters, gun dealers, & “anyone notorious or influential” to recreate Florida culture.

President Trump proposes renaming New Mexico “New America”

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner reportedly told Zelenskyy they “want a breakthrough” in Ukraine peace talks before winter.

Trump administration renews emergency Supreme Court bid to implement new mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of the November midterms.

U.S. Energy Sec. Wright reveals “there may not” be a nuclear agreement with Iran, and that U.S. could instead focus on destroying their capabilities.

President Trump declares the Moon is a U.S. territory.

Wisconsin ranks as America’s most “beer-loving” state for the second year in a row, according to a new analysis of Google search interest.

Apple projected to release its first foldable iPhone by the end of this month. 59% chance.

California Round Table Pizza location busted as an alleged meth distribution hub after federal agents seize more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine.

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds calls the 1980s a “brutal, brutal time” in history.

Trump declares “whoever wins AI, wins.”

Legal experts warn Lindsay Clancy’s attorney’s attacks on the lone holdout juror could influence future jurors & make selecting an impartial jury more difficult.

New study warns drinking more than 5 cups of coffee per day may be linked to more fragile bones in women 65 and older.

GPT-7 released by...?

USS Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after a five day stop in Pattaya, a resort city famous for its nightlife and party scene.

McDonald’s India intern goes rogue on the company’s official 𝕏 account, accusing his boss of withholding pay for months & saying he has been forced to trade memecoins to make a living.

Nigeria’s antitrust agency launches investigation into Uber’s exit from the country after it shut down operations without advance notice to users.

Who will be evicted from Big Brother this week?

Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC commits at least $10 million to support Ken Paxton in his U.S. Senate race against James Talarico.

64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in a home buried in mud, more than 10 days after catastrophic Himalayan flash flooding.

GTA VI fans, frustrated after years of delays, are now creating the game themselves from released screenshots using GPT-6.

How many jobs added in September?

Jaguar Land Rover opens a “voluntary redundancy program,” with reports suggesting up to 4,000 jobs could be cut.

Greek government rolls out €3.5 billion in tax relief and wage increases, with plans to raise the minimum monthly salary to €1,000 by 2028.

German startup Isar Aerospace successfully sends satellites into orbit from Norway, marking the first private space mission to reach orbit from continental Europe.

Massive protests erupt in Croatia demanding the government remove more than 30,000 tonnes of illegally dumped hazardous waste.

China & Russia move to deepen investment cooperation, including in manufacturing, infrastructure, green industries, & the digital economy.

Japan reveals progress is being made on a $550 billion U.S. investment pact, with AI & semiconductor projects expected to play a “very significant” role.

When will the first hurricane form in the Atlantic in 2026?

15,000+ Squeezy Dumplings & Rainbow Mystery Squishy Buns are recalled over potentially deadly water beads that can expand inside a child’s body if swallowed.

Elon Musk confirms Tesla Cybercab riders will be able to plug in a PlayStation or Xbox while traveling.

Nike will be removed from the S&P 100 later this month after its stock collapsed to its lowest level in about 10 years.

Women drove nearly all U.S. job growth in August, accounting for about 98% of the 162,000 jobs added nationwide.

Witkoff & Kushner leave Moscow after 3+ hours of Ukraine peace talks with Putin, & are now expected to head to Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy.

TikTok erupts into debate over whether playing GTA 6 counts as “cheating” because players can optionally date, text, hold hands, & kiss between Jason & Lucia.

Students at more than 200 schools across Colorado walk out of class Friday to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown & ICE operations.

Cincinnati Reds slugger Eugenio Suárez misses 2 games to become a U.S. citizen, then crushes a 408-foot home run in his first game back as teammates greet him with “God Bless the USA.”

Enes Kanter Freedom files First Amendment lawsuit against Chicago Sky, after being ejected from a WNBA game while wearing a shirt defining a woman as an “adult human female.”

Avengers: Doomsday directors reveal they began filming with the screenplay still unfinished.

Trump officials draft plan that would pay parents to stay home & raise their children using federal child care funds. — NYT

6 Cuban & Afghan nationals deported from the U.S. arrive in Guyana, under Trump’s expanding third-country deportation program.

New Mexico man accused of removing 10 Flock cameras & loading them into his pickup truck is released from custody under strict Flock supervision.

Bitcoin projected to surge past $85,000 by the end of the month. 53% chance.

Trump warns communities that reject data centers risk living in “poverty, crime, and squalor.”

Police departments across the U.S. are dropping Flock cameras amid privacy backlash, only to replace them with similar surveillance systems from competitors like Axon.

Putin meets U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner in Moscow for talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war.

Where will it rain tomorrow?

Hundreds of masked anti-immigration protesters block access to the UK’s busiest ferry port while chanting “stop the boats.”

Internet declares Kanye West “uncanceled” after his Chicago concert brings out Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Chief Keef, Young Thug, and more.

State Dept. warns Americans not to travel to Libya “for any reason,” advising those who go anyway to prepare a will, leave DNA samples, & make plans for possible kidnapping or death.

IRS proposal could threaten tax-exempt status of universities with DEI programs.

Developer uses GPT-6 Astra to run a 166,700-neuron fruit fly brain simulation inside Minecraft.

El Salvador’s AI tutoring pilot in 171 public schools produced reading, math, & science results above the national average & comparable to Germany & Sweden.

𝕏 begins rolling out the ability to schedule posts directly in the iOS app.

Japan is reportedly developing AI-powered surveillance satellites to launch into orbit.

Idaho voters projected to pass ballot measure legalizing abortion. 53% chance.

East Harlem grocery owner warns Mamdani’s planned city-owned store near her family business could “take us out of business.”

GoFundMe for Lindsay Clancy’s parents surpasses $1 million after her murder trial ends in a mistrial following an 11-1 jury deadlock.

People aged 65 & older now outnumber children 5 & under worldwide for the first time in recorded history.

OpenAI engineer reveals GPT-6 Astra boosted internal productivity so dramatically that some projects were moved 6 months ahead of schedule.

Juul gets FDA authorization for “JUUL2,” a new vape system that can verify users’ age through an app before activation.

U.S. gas prices are on track to top $4 per gallon on Labor Day for the first time ever.

Costa Rica’s president signals openness to U.S. ground operations against transnational crime.

GPT Astra 6.1+ released by...?

Nigel Farage unveils a migration pact with France’s National Rally that would have the UK intercept Channel boats & return migrants to France, if both parties take power.

Foldable iPhone Announced Price?

Netherlands transfers a large share of its gold reserves out of the U.S. and into the Bank of England, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest.”

French investigators seize more than €65 million in a tax probe into McKinsey.

Meta's "Watermelon" model released by...?

EU proposes new restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rentals.

U.S. sanctions Turkish investment bank Golden Global over alleged ties to Iran’s IRGC.

U.S. Embassy issues health alert for Cuba after a “significant increase” in diarrheal illness linked to deteriorating water & power infrastructure.

𝕏 wins a court order blocking a rival startup app from using the “Twitter” name.

GPT-6 Astra agents reportedly created a “simulation within a simulation” after vibe coder Matt Shumer gave them access to a virtual computer inside their Unreal Engine world.

Trump pardons longtime Jay-Z associate Emory Jones, who served nearly 16 years in federal prison on cocaine charges.

Two Massachusetts police officers face termination after allegedly using Flock cameras to track their romantic partners & exes.

Two men survive 9 days trapped beneath mud and debris in Nepal before being rescued from buried hydroelectric tunnels.

Morgan Stanley overtakes Goldman Sachs in the odds to be the lead bank in Anthropic’s IPO — 72% chance.

Lindsay Clancy “super fan” arrested after alleged murder of her 2-year-old son, hours after texting about the case.