California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law banning the sale of disposable nicotine vapes starting in 2028 — cannabis vapes are exempt.

Florida mother arrested after allegedly leaving her 4 young children, including an infant, home alone while she went on a Carnival cruise to the Bahamas.

ChatGPT is currently experiencing elevated errors for many users.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp has reportedly acquired a massive swath of Swedish forest spanning 15,000 hectares.

Rockstar confirms powerful hurricanes & tropical storms will occur in GTA VI.

Indonesia suspends 5 prison officials after investigators discover luxury apartment-style accommodations used by inmates, complete with big-screen TVs, alcohol-stocked refrigerators, air conditioning, & a golf simulator.

Boston offers immigrants $575 to complete a 10-week “civic leadership program” that teaches political advocacy for progressive causes.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to consider rejoining the European Union after the next general election.

Gavin Newsom stages a comeback in the 2028 Democratic nomination odds, surging from record lows to within just 2 points of AOC's lead. 17% chance.

Quebec separatist leader pledges to pursue an independence vote if his party takes power, but says he will "wait until Trump leaves office" before holding a referendum.

Trump administration announces sanctions against 46 individuals & entities linked to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel.

OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, claiming it nearly matches Astra's intelligence for coding, computer use, & professional work at 20% the token price.

OpenAI unveils “Dots, always-on AI agents that can work autonomously 24/7, operate their own cloud computers, & connect to over 4,000 apps.

Trump now projected to sign an official proclamation renaming artificial intelligence “Super Intelligence” by tomorrow. 72% chance.

Disney announces another round of layoffs, cutting hundreds of jobs just months after eliminating thousands of positions over the spring & summer.

Argentina's President Javier Milei declares “We are not going to regulate AI,” unveiling plans to attract AI companies with tax incentives & limited liability protections.

America's oldest living person, Naomi Whitehead, celebrates her 116th birthday alongside her great-great-great-grandchildren.

McDonald’s begins using AI to calculate how much customers are willing to pay for Big Macs & other menu items at individual restaurants.

Nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $31 million have “mysteriously vanished” from a Fiji courthouse, with local media reporting the drugs were replaced with flour.

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is now arguing there is “insufficient evidence” she killed her 3 children.

Alaska woman turns herself in to police after Google’s AI Overview led her to accidentally hunt 3 birds out of season.

SEC allows Tesla to proceed with its proposed retail shareholder voting program.

Russia has reportedly recruited at least 18 Americans to fight in Ukraine, offering $26,000 signing bonuses before deploying them to dangerous frontline positions.

Bitget customers withdraw a net $463 million as the exchange reopens withdrawals following last week's massive hack.

NYC Mayor Mamdani launches the city's first-ever municipal “strategy to combat antisemitism,” declaring that Jewish New Yorkers deserve to be safe & celebrated.

Trump assures Americans his “little excursion to the Islamic Republic of Iran” will be over very soon.

OpenAI says "sorry" to Australia after its AI agents autonomously hacked government websites.

Long-term unemployment in the U.S. is surging at a rate "unprecedented outside recessions," with the average job search now taking more than 6 months. — Bloomberg

Smart ring maker Oura postpones its planned $2.2 billion IPO, citing "market uncertainty."

Trump's ban on select Canadian products officially takes effect, with U.S. customs ordered to reject imports including wine, liquor, whey protein, & motorcycles.

U.S. forces are set to leave their final bases in Iraq by Wednesday, ending more than two decades of military presence in the country.

U.S. consumer confidence plunges to its lowest level since 2014.

Trump officially unveils America.⁠gov, a new AI-powered website designed to help Americans navigate government services.

Karoline Leavitt accuses Democrats of doing “360s” on their policy positions.

Senate passes the Protect College Sports Act in a bipartisan 77–22 vote, advancing legislation to restore NCAA eligibility, transfer limits, & regulate NIL deals.

U.S. job openings fall to 7.1 million in August, their lowest level since March & below all economists' estimates.

Iran’s currency crashes to a record low, with 1 Iranian rial now worth just $0.0000004.

Singapore charges man for allegedly creating an AI-generated image of a crocodile that sparked public alarm & forced authorities to suspend activities at a major reservoir for 2 days.

Estonia accuses Russia of ordering an arson attack on a defense company supplying Ukraine with unmanned military vehicles, with 3 suspects arrested.

FBI announces the arrest of an alleged leader of the infamous global cybercrime group ShinyHunters.

Trump’s approval rating crashes to 37% in a new WSJ poll, the lowest for any president heading into the midterms since 1990.

Nike is cutting off most third-party online retailers in China to end heavy discounting & restore its “premium brand image.”

VP JD Vance declares all immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally are “subject to deportation.”

Multiple Florida counties declare states of emergency over a deadly mosquito-borne dengue outbreak.

OpenAI announces its $200 Pro subscription will reopen tomorrow with roughly half the previous API-equivalent usage.

Lindsay Clancy returns to court today as prosecutors weigh a retrial, while her lawyers argue a second trial would violate her constitutional rights.

Türkiye seizes an Iranian passenger plane at Istanbul Airport minutes before takeoff over an unpaid €3 million debt, forcing passengers to disembark.

DHS watchdog finds errors in 40% of sampled Afghan asylum files from Biden’s 2021 evacuation program, including missing aliases & security checks.

Trump insults Anthropic CEO this week?

UK government is lobbying the Trump administration against a potential U.S. diesel export ban, warning Britain relies on America for roughly a third of its diesel imports.

JPMorgan boss reportedly told ex-employee to separate his "gay job" from his "day job" before firing him — lawsuit

AstraZeneca invests $2,000,000,000.00 in Summit Therapeutics as the companies expand their partnership to develop cancer drugs.

CNN denied entry from White House again by...?

UK reportedly considers imposing a temporary 50 mph speed limit nationwide to reduce fuel consumption during a severe shortage.

U.S. drugmakers increasingly turn to China for experimental medicines, with Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, AbbVie and Bristol Myers Squibb among those striking multibillion-dollar deals.

Giorgia Meloni’s government imposes a 30% cap on foreign pupils in Italian classrooms, saying the measure will “avoid ghetto classes and give all students the same opportunities.”

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş is set to be released after nearly 90 days in prison following his conviction for insulting President Erdoğan in a stand-up routine.

Turkish President Erdoğan holds a rare 50-minute meeting with Hendrik Wüst, the German regional leader emerging as a potential successor to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Plans for an AI data center in suburban Sydney, Australia are scrapped following backlash from local residents.

UAE confirms Netanyahu made a rare visit to the country for talks with President Mohamed bin Zayed, with their 6-hour meeting reportedly focused on Iran.

Massive storm system projected to leave multiple states wet this week.

North Korea warns U.S. approval for South Korea to build its first nuclear-powered submarine is a “dangerous development”

Mark Cuban predicts humanoid robots will fail within 5–10 years, saying homes will instead be redesigned around specialized robots built for specific tasks.

The D.C. pro-data center cocktail party has been revealed to have drawn a reportedly “mostly male” crowd of several hundred AI enthusiasts.

Avengers: Endgame is on the verge of reclaiming the title of highest-grossing movie ever from Avatar after its “Encore” re-release featuring 3 minutes of additional footage.

Toddler pulls out a loaded handgun at a Michigan daycare, prompting police to take the child’s parent, an officer from a neighboring department, into custody.

Anthropic warns in their IPO filing their technology may lead to "humanity losing control over civilization entirely"

Ghana unveils ambitions to build its own space industry, including satellites, launch capabilities, & a proposed 82,000-acre space university.

Anthropic's ticker projected to be either $ANTH or $ANT — 51% chance.

Xi Jinping’s “friendship pandas” arrive in Atlanta, with China sending Ping Ping & Fu Shuang to the U.S. on a 10-year loan.

Sen. John Kennedy, 74, reveals he uses a “special Senate version” of ChatGPT all the time.

FBI adds Satinderjeet Singh to its Ten Most Wanted list over alleged ties to a violent crime group operating across the U.S. & Canada, offering a $1 million reward.

Anthropic warns in its IPO filing that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity” — including potential human extinction.