AI jailbreak researcher Pliny leaks Fable 5.1’s system prompt, less than an hour after the model was released.

Russia is secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles. — FT

USDA to begin testing enhanced satellite imagery, geospatial tools, & AI to improve U.S. crop acreage & yield estimates.

U.S. now projected to criminally charge Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel by end of year. 53% chance.

Vibe coder builds a builds a playable Minecraft clone in Three.js from a single prompt using Claude Fable 5.1.

Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalized, with flowers stolen & her name scratched off — repairs underway.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals she would "probably not" ever date a conservative.

Lindsay Clancy jurors are excused for the day after failing to reach a unanimous verdict, ending Day 4 of deliberations.

Venezuela officially approves landmark oil deal with the Trump administration.

𝕏 hits a record 103 million App Store downloads in August.

Nestlé agrees to sell its vitamins & supplements business to a private equity firm for $1,000,000,000.00.

Florida’s attorney general warns police officers they could face criminal penalties for misusing Flock cameras to track private citizens

Marxist-Leninist-Maoist faction of the DSA rejects AOC as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, accusing her of being "too moderate."

Microsoft’s new Wisconsin data center will reportedly use less water this year than a typical car wash.

Brent crude soars over $95/barrel.

OpenClaw officially launches OpenClaw 2.0.

Anthropic unveils Claude Fable 5.1 & Mythos 5.1, with lower costs, stronger coding performance, & expanded scientific capabilities.

Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall in Louisiana & Texas.

New Apple CEO John Ternus tells employees next week’s iPhone launch will be “phenomenal” in an internal memo.

Dyson launches a $499 AI toothbrush with a built-in camera that identifies gaps between teeth & automatically squirts them with mouthrinse.

Kremlin reveals Trump, Putin, & Xi may hold their first ever three-way meeting at the next APEC summit.

Thai police launch crackdown on sex workers in Pattaya ahead of the arrival of 5,000 U.S. sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln, after nearly 280 days at sea.

More than 10 EU countries say they are willing to contribute personnel & resources to a mission to train Lebanon’s armed forces.

SEC proposes rewriting old securities rules to account for electronic records & blockchain.

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees over alleged corruption.

Trump names Christian Pastor Darrell Scott to advise his administration on tobacco health issues.

U.S. 10-year yields surge to 4.79%, the highest since January 2025.

Apple Maps projected to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" this month, complying with Trump's executive order. 95% chance.

Jon Ossoff surges past AOC & Rubio in 2028 presidential odds, as the GA Senator rapidly emerges as a national Democratic figure. 11% chance.

Authorities release new mugshot of 49ers “wide deceiver” Daejon Love following his arrest.

Apple CEO John Ternus joins 𝕏 on his first day in the role.

Netflix to release a documentary about President Trump's secret plane switch after the NATO summit in July, titled "The Decoy Plane"

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.