Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.

HPE closed its all-cash purchase of Juniper Networks at $40 a share, doubling its networking business, days after settling the Justice Department's antitrust suit by agreeing to sell its Instant On unit and license Juniper's Mist AI source code.

A Manhattan federal jury acquitted Sean "Diddy" Combs of racketeering conspiracy and two sex trafficking counts but convicted him of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each carrying up to 10 years.

Alo's first flagship in Asia: a standalone building near Dosan Park in Gangnam with three retail floors, wooden louvres and a rooftop garden.

Six months after the fires, Governor Newsom declared the public cleanup of more than 10,000 burned parcels in the Palisades and Eaton zones substantially complete, the fastest major disaster cleanup in US history.

The General Services Administration's OneGov agreement gave every federal agency a 75% discount on Oracle's licensed technology, cheaper OCI and no egress fees, priced on the whole government's volume.

Hershey hired Kirk Tanner, Wendy's CEO and a PepsiCo veteran of more than 30 years, who ran its $28 billion North American beverage business, as its next CEO from August 18, 2025. Wendy's named its CFO interim CEO the same morning.

Vuori created a global president role for former Fabletics brand president Ashley Kechter, over retail, e-commerce, supply chain and wholesale, and hired RH's Edward Lee as chief legal officer.

Salesforce named technology executive Amy Chang and former NVIDIA chief scientist David Kirk to its board, effective immediately, to add technical depth for what it calls the agentic AI era.

Elliott Hill told staff that Aaron Cain, a 21-year Nike veteran who ran Nike Men's globally, would succeed Jared Carver as chief executive of Converse, whose sales fell 19% to $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025.

Ferrero agreed to buy WK Kellogg Co, maker of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Special K and Rice Krispies in North America, for $23 a share in cash, a 40% premium and a $3.1 billion enterprise value.

Superman is a 2025 American superhero film written and directed by James Gunn. Based on the DC Comics character Superman, it is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series.

Las Vegas Sands began construction on an $8BN fourth tower and 15,000-seat arena at Marina Bay Sands, designed by original architect Moshe Safdie.

Europe's largest bedding-plant nursery, Emsflower, planted the first crop in its new 14-hectare greenhouse expansion in Emsbüren, Germany on 15 July 2025, growing its glasshouse footprint that already produces up to 500 million plants a year.

Diriyah Company awarded a branch of China Harbour Engineering the contract to build the Arena Superblock: the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena seating 20,000 spectators, three mixed-use office buildings and a parking facility with more than 4,000 spaces. The arena sits on the edge of historic At-Turaif and anchors the Grand Avenue district alongside Diriyah's Grand Mosque.

The Fair Labor Association's board admits Alo as a member company, starting a multi-year accreditation that audits how it protects workers across its global supply chain.

Lence Pte agrees to buy between 11% and 20% of AWL Agri Business from Adani Commodities at Rs 275 a share, replacing the December option, while Adani places its other 10.42% with investors.

HMCH's The Legend of Hei 2 opens in Chinese theaters, continuing spirit-cat Hei's adventures as he and fellow disciple Luye uncover a conspiracy threatening the human and spirit worlds.

Ufotable's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle opens in Japanese theaters, the first of a three-part film series adapting the manga's climactic Infinity Castle arc.

A second season of I Parry Everything, the fantasy comedy about a would-be adventurer who can deflect anything, was announced at Earth Star Novels' 10th-anniversary event.

Production I.G's second season of Kaiju No. 8 begins airing, as Kafka Hibino is transferred to the Defense Force's First Division and has to prove a kaiju can fight on humanity's side.

The Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations reopened fully accessible, with elevators and escalators at main entrances, wider platforms, translucent overhead canopies and new public artwork. They sit on 1.3 miles of new track structure, bridges and viaducts built between Lawrence and Bryn Mawr under the CTA's $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization Phase One project.

Verizon beat its own plan in the second quarter of 2025, with adjusted EPS of $1.22 and wireless service revenue of $20.9 billion, and raised its full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS and free cash flow.