EU plans new “Buy European” rules for government purchasing, aimed at reducing reliance on Chinese suppliers.

OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki warns “no one is prepared” for the consequences of rapidly advancing AI.

Belgium detains a former senior microchip executive on suspicion of stealing semiconductor trade secrets & transferring them to China.

AfD projected to become part of a German state government for the first time in its history following its landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt. 66% chance.

Iran reveals a deal with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is “days away.”

Jamaica escalates push for at least $10,000,000,000.00 in slavery reparations from the U.K.

Hunter Biden is launching a meme coin on September 9 named after his infamous laptop.

ByteDance is reportedly developing an AI “world model” that can generate interactive 3D environments in real time.

President Trump teases a U.S. expansion map that would include Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Cuba, parts of Central America, & the Caribbean.

Trump reveals he will campaign for Republicans in 35 races during the final stretch before the November midterms.

U.S. consumers have reportedly spent an estimated $100,000,000,000.00 extra on gasoline & diesel since the Iran conflict began.

Dolly Parton’s sister calls for an end to “fake AI garbage” flooding social media after the singer’s death.

H-1B visa applications from abroad reportedly plunged 87% after Trump imposed a $100k fee, with just 85 applicants paying the charge in its first 5 months.

New Mexico's governor declares renaming the state New America “isn’t up for debate” after Trump floated the idea.

France abandons plans to make plastic bottle deposits mandatory.

Kremlin reveals it “does not rule out” restarting trilateral peace talks with Ukraine & the U.S.

GPT-6 Astra users are now vibecoding airplanes in CAD, with the model generating detailed mechanical designs for aircraft components.

Hasan Piker comes out in support of Lindsay Clancy.

Iran announces plans to establish an “exclusion zone” near the Strait of Hormuz.

Novo Nordisk reveals semaglutide helped 40.4% of obese children ages 6-12 no longer meet the obesity threshold after 68 weeks in a late-stage trial.

GPT 6 Astra stuns the internet after successfully drawing Michael Jackson in Google Calendar.

OpenAI submits an incident report to the EU after rogue AI agents allegedly hijacked a German website & turned it into a bulletin board for other agents.

Japanese yen surges to a 6-month high.

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Federal government workforce shrinks to about 2.67 million employees, the lowest level since the 1960s, according to federal labor data.

EU reportedly preparing a “substantial” investment boost for Greenland as Trump continues pushing for U.S. control of the island.

Germany’s AfD wins a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, sending a major political signal across Europe ahead of elections in France, Spain, & Italy.

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South Korean Won surges to nearly a 2-year high.

North Korea unveils new warship Kim Jong Un says is capable of delivering “annihilating retaliatory strikes”

Hormuz shipping traffic plunges to its lowest level since May, with an average of just 10 commodity ships transiting per day over the past 10 days.

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Goldman Sachs sees nearly 80% upside for South Korean stocks, maintaining a 12,000 target for the Kospi driven by the AI memory boom.

Elon Musk reveals Cybercab will operate as “some combination of Airbnb and Uber,” allowing Tesla owners to add or remove their cars from the fleet whenever they want.

Women have accounted for “nearly all” net U.S. payroll job gains since Trump returned to office, with female employment up 765,000 & male employment down roughly 6,000.

Mosquito-borne dengue continues to surge in Florida, with cases nearly doubling in one week to 73 statewide.

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China has reportedly begun “unprecedented” Coast Guard patrols east of Taiwan, expanding its maritime presence beyond the Taiwan Strait.

Scientific study reveals psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms,” may help prevent painful nerve damage caused by chemotherapy.

Anthropic projected to release the next Claude Opus model this month. 82% chance.

Louisiana family taco shop reveals roughly 40% of its monthly business is now tied directly to Meta’s massive AI data center under construction nearby.

Federal appeals court rules the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean drinking water.

Jensen Huang declares “AGI has arrived” following OpenAI’s release of GPT-6 Astra.

Trump unveils redesigned U.S. Space Force uniforms.

Florida man, 40, arrested after allegedly exposing himself in a public park while filming OnlyFans content.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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