Qatar reveals mediation efforts are "underway" with Oman & Pakistan to end the U.S.-Iran conflict & reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

GoPro agrees to sell a 90% stake to Starman Optical in a $285 million cash deal, sending shares soaring more than 50%.

Trump declares the U.S. position on the Falkland Islands is “one of many” under review, as he pressures the U.K. to increase defense spending.

ICE arrests nearly 2,200 illegal migrants across New York in a monthlong blitz dubbed “Operation Rotten Apple.”

Encyclopedia Britannica declares today officially marks the beginning of the “late 2020s.”

Mark Carney declares Canada will only resume trade talks with the U.S. when Americans “stop doing memes”

Treasury Sec. Bessent declares the U.S. is going to "economically asphyxiate" the Iranian regime.

𝕏 users report a widespread wave of unsolicited password reset attempts.

Former SVP of Hardware Engineering John Ternus officially takes over as Apple CEO.

Poland reveals a fire at a drone factory supplying Ukraine was likely an act of sabotage.

Anthropic's next "Mythos" model projected to be released by Thursday at the latest. 74% chance.

Lindsay Clancy jury tells the judge it cannot reach a unanimous verdict, but is sent back for further deliberations.

Elon Musk predicts AI will boost the global economy by as much as 30%, or around $30,000,000,000,000.00 annually.

Scientists detect a particle event nearly a mile underground in South Dakota that could be the “first hint of a dark matter observation.”

Damascus closes its historic Old City to all cars for 24 hours as part of the “Damascus Breathes” environmental initiative.

Deliberations resume in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, entering a fourth day without a verdict.

Germany investigates an apparent rocket attack on the Jänschwalde power station that briefly disrupted electricity.

California lawmakers pass a bill requiring large companies to disclose historical ties to slavery, sending the measure to Gov. Newsom.

Trump administration announces 110 trucking schools have been shut down for teaching truckers who could not speak English.

UK 30-year borrowing costs surge to their highest level since 1998.

YouTube partners with Amazon to let creators tag products in videos & livestreams, earning commissions on resulting sales.

Iran offers to revive the June interim deal & vows it will “immediately reciprocate” if U.S. honors its commitments.

Former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces he is stepping down from Parliament.

Jim Cramer declares rate cuts are unlikely due to “unholy developments” in the Iran conflict & oil markets.

Germany will reportedly accuse Russia of carrying out last month’s failed drone attack at Leipzig-Halle Airport.

Putin reportedly meets with Iran’s President Pezeshkian.

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to Lake America by...?

Rockstar reveals GTA 6 originally included grocery shopping & fridge restocking, before the feature was cut.

Which private company will have the greatest valuation growth this month?

Greece signs a €3B deal with Israel for a new multi-layered air defense system dubbed “Achilles Shield.”

Finnish court reduces the sentence of a Russian man accused of war crimes in Ukraine from life to 12½ years.

Trump administration reportedly preparing $4 million in funding for conservative media in Europe.

AI artwork hits $10M at major auction in 2026?

Saudi AI firms Humain & DataVolt partner on a roughly 100-megawatt data center project on the Red Sea coast.

China warns there will “always be consequences” over Taiwan’s presence at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau.

10,000 New Zealand government workers plan to strike for several hours on September 9 amid disputes over pay & staffing cuts.

Taiwan warns China is becoming increasingly “unpredictable” as military pressure around the island intensifies.

Jacksonville Sheriff orders an immediate halt to Flock cameras countywide.

Japan’s Industry Ministry requests a record $49 billion budget to accelerate investment in AI, semiconductors, & robotics.

Anthropic resumes external AI model testing a month after Claude breached company networks during cybersecurity evaluations.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declares “the first of many tides is coming” this November.

Top U.S. diplomat in Taipei declares U.S.-Taiwan ties have “never been stronger"

Saudi Arabia reportedly in talks for at least $8,000,000,000.00 in new loans, amid mounting economic fallout from the Iran conflict.

Jury finds Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, nearly 30 years after the rapper was killed.

Rep. Thomas Massie files a discharge petition on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, seeking to force the DOJ to release withheld records.

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent reportedly told Russia there will be zero economic relief until the war in Ukraine ends.

Scientists reveal they may have found the material needed to build a 66,000-mile “space elevator,” potentially allowing cargo & people to climb directly into space.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposes building a data center at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

Tim Cook signs off on his last day as Apple CEO, thanking the Apple community & saying he’s “excited for the next chapter.”

Airbnb begins testing lower host fees in the U.S., cutting its take from an average 16% to as little as 6%.

Four House Democrats introduce a resolution condemning socialism “in all its forms,” including the Democratic Socialists of America.

U.S. approves an $800 million sale of military helicopters to Iraq.

U.S. to build more than 1,000 new autonomous AI surveillance towers along the southern border.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs a law making outdoor dining permanent year-round across New York City.

Trump reveals ExxonMobil is “going in” to Venezuela nearly two decades after exiting the country following the nationalization of its assets.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has reportedly submitted his resignation to President Trump.

Trump calls Hollywood a “complete and total disaster” & urges Congress to immediately create a federal tax incentive for U.S.-based movie & television production.

Federal judge blocks New York from enforcing its $75 billion climate “superfund” law targeting fossil fuel companies.

Los Angeles County sues State Farm over allegedly failing to pay benefits & lowballing losses from victims of the 2025 wildfires.

Top U.S. general reveals there are “no plans” to deploy federal troops or National Guard personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterm elections.

Technologist demonstrates a driverless car he developed himself, immediately crashes into police van after losing its internet connection.

Iranian media announces a Saudi oil tanker was stopped by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz.

ICE agents raid a Memphis bar & detain more than 100 people during an operation tied to alleged illegal gambling & drug activity.

Apple accuses an OpenAI employee of accessing secret power converter circuit plans & training an AI agent on proprietary Apple data.

Georgia farm owner says officers shot & killed her baby donkey, HeeHaw, after claiming he ran toward them braying & made them fear for their safety.

Trump officially rules out using a nuclear weapon on Iran.

It's been revealed that fake 49ers wide receiver Daejon Love had already faced lawsuits from multiple women over unpaid loans in 2020 & 2021.

Trump declares his Venezuela oil deal “may be the greatest deal ever made.”

U.S. blockade of Iran now projected to extend into November. 62% chance.

Lindsay Clancy supporter hugs defense attorney Kevin Reddington outside courthouse, tells him "You’re the voice of so many moms"

Supreme Court officially allows Trump to continue construction of the White House ballroom in a 5-4 ruling.