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TikTok USDS Joint Venture Closes, With Oracle as Trusted Security Partner
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCETechCrunch[3]: "On Thursday, January 22, 2026, TikTok[1] announced that the TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC had officially been established"; the newsroom post is headed January 23.
The US-majority TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was established, taking over TikTok's US data, algorithm and moderation, with US user data and the algorithm secured in Oracle's US cloud.
Metro Picks an Underground Subway for the Sepulveda Pass
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEMetro's[1] release dated January 22, 2026 says the Metro Board "selected an underground heavy rail option as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project"; Wikipedia[2] gives the full board's unanimous vote at its January 22, 2026 meeting.
The Metro Board chose a fully underground heavy-rail line, Modified Alternative 5, to link the San Fernando Valley with the Westside through the Sepulveda Pass, a trip Metro says will take under 20 minutes.
WorldLeaks Claims Nike Hack as Nike Probes a Possible Breach
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United States
Nike
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCESecurityWeek[1]: Nike "was listed as a victim on the Tor-based leak website operated by the WorldLeaks gang on January 22".
The WorldLeaks extortion gang listed Nike on its leak site on 22 January 2026 and then dumped about 1.4TB of what it said were 188,347 internal Nike design and manufacturing files; Nike said only that it was investigating a potential cybersecurity incident.
Return to Silent Hill Opens in Theaters
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCEFirm, already-passed release date per Wikipedia: "released theatrically in the United States by Cineverse and Iconic Events Releasing on January 23, 2026."[1]
Christophe Gans returns to the Silent Hill film series with a reboot loosely based on the video game Silent Hill 2, starring Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson.
Winter Storm Knocks Out Oracle Data Center Running TikTok's US App
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEThe Register[3]: "Users began reporting problems ... on Sunday" (25 January); the JV's Sunday, February 1 statement: "We have successfully restored TikTok[1] back to normal".
A weather power outage at a primary US data centre operated by Oracle hit tens of thousands of servers, leaving TikTok's US app buggy for a week just after the joint venture took over.
Aramco Raises $4 Billion in Four-Tranche Bond Sale
Eastern Avenue, Gharb Adh Dhahran, Dhahran, Dammam, Dammam Governorate, Eastern Province, 34464, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Aramco
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEStated as firm, per Aramco's[1] completion release: "The transaction was priced on January 26, 2026, and the notes were listed on the London Stock Exchange"; the Saudi Exchange start notice dates the offering 2026-01-26 to 2026-02-02.
Aramco priced $4 billion of US dollar bonds in four tranches, from three to 30 years at coupons of 4% to 6%, drawing about $21 billion of orders. It was the company's first bond sale of 2026, listed in London.
Nike Cuts 775 Distribution Jobs in Memphis and Mississippi as It Automates
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CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCETennessee's WARN memo says NIKE Retail Services notified the Dislocated Worker Unit "on January 26, 2026" of a permanent layoff effective April 03, 2026.[1]
Nike filed WARN notices on 26 January 2026 for 583 layoffs at two Memphis distribution centres and 193 in Byhalia, Mississippi, effective 3 April, part of 775 job cuts it tied to more automation.
LVMH Reports 2025 Revenue of €80.8 Billion
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LVMH
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCELVMH's[1] own results release is dated "Paris, January 27, 2026," the day its board met to approve the 2025 financial statements.
LVMH's full-year 2025 revenue fell 5% on a reported basis to €80.8 billion, with organic revenue down 1%, as profit from recurring operations came to €17.8 billion and net profit held at €10.9 billion.
CHOP Tops Out the Roberts Children's Health Tower
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "On January 28, 2026, the final structural beam was placed at the top of Roberts Children's Health."
The last structural beam went up on Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's 26-story inpatient tower in University City, 1.3 million square feet on Osler Circle with a private room for every patient. The $2.59 billion building opens in 2028.
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Las Vegas Visitation Falls 7.5% to 38.5 Million in 2025
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CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCENews 3 (29 Jan 2026): 'Las Vegas tourism in 2025 ultimately fell by 7.5% compared to the previous year, according to new figures released Wednesday' - Wednesday 28 January 2026.[1]
The LVCVA reported 38.5 million visitors for 2025, down 7.5% from 41.7 million in 2024 and capped by a 9.2% drop in December, with hotel occupancy down 3.3 points to 80.3%.
SEA Gateway Project Completes at Seattle-Tacoma's Main Terminal
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEThe Port of Seattle's 28 January 2026 release is headlined "SEA Airport and Alaska Airlines Celebrate Completion of SEA Gateway Project".[1]
The rebuild of the north end of SEA's main terminal added the airport's first at-scale automated bag drops, a redesigned Checkpoint 6, a new Bridge Level check-in, upgraded baggage claim devices and eight major public art installations. The Port of Seattle and Alaska Airlines marked the finish of major construction, the first of a run of Upgrade SEA projects due to complete before the summer's international soccer tournament.
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Waymo Starts Robotaxi Rides to and From SFO
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Waymo
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEStated as firm, per waymo.com[1]'s post dated January 29, 2026: "Starting today, Bay Area travelers can catch their next flight at San Francisco International Airport via convenient and fully autonomous Waymo rides."
Waymo began fully autonomous rides at San Francisco International Airport for a select group of riders, with pickups and drop-offs at the SFO Rental Car Center and the terminals to follow.
Paris Prosecutors Open Five Probes Into Cereulide-Tainted Infant Formula
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Nestlé
CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCEfranceinfo[1][2], quoting the Paris prosecutor on Friday 13 February: 'Ces enquêtes ont été ouvertes le 30 janvier, précise le parquet'.
The Paris prosecutor's public-health unit opened five investigations, for deception endangering health and endangering life, into infant formula sold by Nestlé, Lactalis, Danone, Babybio and La Marque en moins.
Verizon Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results
CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCEThe release is dated January 30, 2026 and was published at 11:30 UTC (6:30 a.m. EST); the 8-K exhibit was accepted at 11:30:56 UTC.[1]
Verizon added 616,000 postpaid phones in the fourth quarter of 2025, its best quarter since 2019, met its 2025 guidance and set a 2026 outlook of adjusted EPS of $4.90 to $4.95.
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEVerizon's[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
Verizon closed its purchase of Starry, a fixed wireless provider serving about 100,000 apartment-building customers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington with millimeter-wave technology.
Verizon Authorises $25 Billion Buyback and Raises Dividend
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEThe 8-K says "on January 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program for up to $25 billion", described on that morning's earnings call (8:00 AM ET).[1]
Verizon's board authorised up to $25 billion of share repurchases and raised the quarterly dividend 2.5 percent to $0.7075, part of a plan to return about $55 billion to shareholders through 2028.
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Anthropic Leases the Whole 27-Story Tower at 300 Howard Street
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEStated, though attributed, per SFist[1] on Friday 30 January 2026: "The deal reportedly closed Friday, and Anthropic has taken a 13-year lease on the 27-story building."
Anthropic took a 13-year lease on all 420,000 square feet of 300 Howard Street, formerly 199 Fremont, one of San Francisco's largest office deals since 2019, as it grew past 1,300 staff in the Bay Area.
Judge Rules Out the Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCECNBC[1], 30 January 2026: Mangione "will not face a possible death penalty sentence", a judge "ruled Friday"; the Opinion & Order is signed "Dated: January 30, 2026".
US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the two federal gun counts against Luigi Mangione, including the only death-eligible charge, leaving two stalking counts that carry up to life in prison.
Way of Choices Premieres
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE70%26 episodesBroadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Shenman Entertainment's new donghua adaptation Way of Choices (Ze Tian Ji) begins streaming, following Chen Changsheng, a young man prophesied to die young who defies fate by pursuing an ancient path to prolong his life.
Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli Opens in Glendale
Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli, 6800, San Fernando Road, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, 91201, United StatesYerord Mas
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCEThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]
Arthur Grigoryan opens a small dine-in-only Armenian restaurant in a former doughnut shop in Glendale, drawing on home cooking from across the Armenian diaspora.
Playing Sister Premieres
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE68%3 episodes plannedStreaming start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Studio Gohan's Playing Sister begins streaming, a psychological thriller about a middle schooler who comes to suspect the sister just discharged from the hospital isn't really her sister at all.
Taquería Elemi Opens in El Paso
ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCEThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]
Emiliano and Kristal Marentes, owners of the acclaimed Elemi, open a strip-mall taquería in El Paso.
Half the Government Shuts Down for Four Days
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEThe funding lapse ran from 31 January 2026, when the continuing resolution expired, to 3 February 2026, when the House passed the package 217-214 and the President signed it.[1]
A stopgap covering six of the twelve appropriations bills expired on 31 January 2026, closing roughly half of federal agencies until the House passed a funding package 217-214 on 3 February.
OK Chicken and Khao Soi Opens in Pok Pok's Old Home
OK Chicken and Khao Soi, 3226, Southeast Division Street, Richmond, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97202, United StatesOK Chicken and Khao Soi
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCEThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]
Earl Ninsom, of Langbaan, opens a Northern Thai restaurant on SE Division Street in the space once occupied by Andy Ricker's Pok Pok.
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