Anthropic’s next Claude Opus model projected to be released by Thursday. 72% chance.

Trump pardons PGA Tour caddie Eric Larson, convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 1995.

Elon announces Boring Company is developing a precursor Hyperloop tunnel between Austin & San Antonio, aiming to cut a drive that can take 2.5 hours to under 30 minutes.

Trump administration is reportedly preparing to sanction the International Criminal Court.

FAA to roll out AI tool for air traffic control starting Monday.

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warns China shouldn’t be used as a “bogeyman” to avoid progress on AI safety.

German Chancellor Merz’s CDU party heads for its worst state election result since 1949, with just 5.5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, exit poll shows.

Flock Safety reportedly offers employee buyouts to shrink its workforce as backlash grows over its surveillance technology.

Venezuelan rescue dog Tsunami honored with a bronze statue in Maracaibo after helping locate at least 26 earthquake survivors.

Trump eliminates “Supreme Intelligence” from his AI naming poll, suggesting its association with the Supreme Court hurt its support.

Trump reveals his proposed 250-foot D.C. arch will double as a “military complex” housing a fleet of drones, snipers, & ammunition.

Jake Paul warns the 2nd Amendment isn't sufficient anymore, says citizens should be able to arm themselves with drones, EMPs, and rocket launchers.

Flávio Bolsonaro surges to an all-time high in Brazil's presidential election odds, with the first round just two weeks away. 58% chance.

Professor Jiang claims AI isn’t real intelligence & is instead “manipulated by humans somewhere in India.”

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announces plans to ban burqas and niqabs in schools.

GPT-6 Astra-controlled robots found willing to stab a baby doll, put a screwdriver in a toaster, and mix bleach with ammonia in new safety tests.

CNN, Politico, or MS NOW unbanned from White House by September 30?

Apple’s hardware chief says seeing people put screen protectors on their iPhones “makes my skin crawl.”

Paraguay moves to restore diplomatic ties with Venezuela as President Santiago Peña meets Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas following years of fractured relations.

Base iPhone 18 released by...?

Türkiye announces it is prepared to provide military support to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate.

Venezuela signs oil and gas agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies.

DR Congo begins testing an experimental Ebola vaccine on 20,000 frontline workers.

Top U.S. and Chinese officials to hold AI security and trade talks at JPMorgan’s Manhattan headquarters Sunday.

EU country expels Russian ambassador by December 31?

Renowned mathematician Terence Tao calls for slowing down AI development as AI begins solving increasingly difficult mathematical problems.

FBI identifies 35 more potential victims of fake 49ers player Daejon Love.

Denmark declares Greenland’s sovereignty will remain intact despite granting the U.S. “permanent control” over its security.

Open-source AI models surge to a record 78.4% of token volume on Vercel’s AI Gateway.

Will Lauren Boebert resign by...?

U.S. State Department warns Americans to “seriously reconsider” travel to or through the Middle East, citing the potential for the rapid military escalation.

Trump abruptly cuts his Camp David stay short and returns to the White House a day earlier than scheduled.

Mamdani launches a 36-person “tech enforcement unit” to probe companies’ internal data & pursue violations involving pricing, wages, and algorithms.

Trump reportedly plans to use his upcoming UN General Assembly address to make the case that Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

Gavin Newsom signs law banning military forces from other states from entering California.

Bitcoin remains more likely to crash below $65,000 than to reclaim $100,000 by end of year.

GPT-6 Astra cracks another unsolved German military cipher, this one from the final hours of World War I, revealing troop positions & the advance of Serbian forces.

MrBeast builds an entire $10 million village in Ghana to help combat child labor on cacao farms, including free education, housing, clean water, solar power, & a medical clinic.

Florida plastic surgeon accused of murdering an attorney & disposing of his body represents himself at trial, personally cross-examining witnesses.

Andrew Yang raises concerns over an AI bubble as he says multiple organizations are pulling back on AI spending due to “low ROI.”

Trump announces he is forming an AI Force, modeled after Space Force, & will soon appoint an AI czar — tells “only high IQ individuals” to apply.

FAA restricts airspace above Waco, TX for the Tesla Roadster's October 1st reveal, as speculation grows it could be equipped with SpaceX rocket trusters.

Netanyahu dramatically shortens his U.S. trip to just hours in New York, planning to arrive for his UN address & depart shortly afterward.

Democrats projected to win young men aged 18-24 in the midterms, after Trump won the demographic by 15 points in 2024. 79% chance.

Trump declares the Supreme Court has “lacked the courage” to Make America Great Again.

San Francisco health officials shut down AI insurance startup Corgi’s 24/7 cafe for operating without a valid health permit.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez donates $300,000 to help elect New York Democrats & announces plans to campaign across the state ahead of the midterms.

Northwestern engineers unveil the “Phantom Twist,” a drone that spins so fast it becomes nearly invisible to human vision.

President Trump calls for renaming “Artificial Intelligence,” launching a poll to choose the best name.

Argentina to automatically share crypto transaction data with foreign tax authorities beginning in 2029.

OpenAI projected to launch a new consumer hardware product by end of year — 54% chance.

Anthropic partners with Accenture to embed independent AI safety evaluators directly inside the company.

NASA discovers a “once-in-a-century” lunar impact crater, the largest newly formed crater ever identified in the solar system.

Germany permanently closes its Consulate General in St. Petersburg after 54 years, as ties with Russia deteriorate.

White House officially starts implementing Trump’s media ban, blocking MS NOW journalists from entering.

Gavin Newsom says closing California beaches during COVID was “insane, in hindsight.”

Anthropic is considering releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra momentum, just days after CEO Dario Amodei called for the industry to “slow the pace” of AI development. — Reuters

Trump meets with Greenland PM by...?

Billionaire Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe declares he has “lost confidence” in the UK, arguing the country is in decline due to high taxes & immigration.

Germany receives the first of 35 F-35A stealth jets from Lockheed Martin.

Switzerland moves to bolster its military & national resilience under a new security strategy, citing threats from Russia.

Anthropic lab leak by...?

Denmark accelerates a $275 million military aid package for Ukraine after a Russian warship fired flares at a Danish helicopter.

Polish PM Donald Tusk declares, "We do not intend to give up even a scrap of our territory” amid looming threats from Russia.

Russia seizes control of Nestlé & Auchan’s Russian assets, with the Kremlin calling the move payback for “hostile actions” by European countries.

OpenAI or Anthropic announces recursive self-improvement by...?

South Korea tells the U.S. it is willing to make a “substantive contribution” to restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares there is a “0% chance” the world ends by 2030 because of AI.

North Korea rejects an IAEA resolution criticizing its nuclear weapons program, declaring its status as a nuclear power is “permanently enshrined in law.”

Sen. Josh Hawley summons CEO of Flock Safety to testify before Congress over privacy & security concerns.

NATO’s top commander joins Pentagon discussions on “reshaping” the U.S. military presence in Europe, where roughly 80,000 American troops are currently deployed.

FBI reportedly believes women are pretending to be tradwives, targeting ICE officers to seduce & dox them — The Guardian

90 y/o Japanese bodybuilder Toshisuke Kanazawa wins the 85+ division, becoming an online sensation while maintaining a strict vegetarian diet.

Google reveals Gemini broke into 3 companies during an AI cybersecurity test, including one case where the model guessed passwords until it gained access.