Madhouse returns with a second season of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, following the elf mage Frieren and her party through the perilous Northern Plateau on their way to the ancient capital of Aureole.
Blackwattle Bay, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSydney Fish Market
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEInfrastructure NSW[1] states that "the new Sydney Fish Market officially opened on Monday 19 January 2026".
The 35,000-square-metre market at the head of Blackwattle Bay opened its doors at 7am, replacing the 1966 shed two kilometres away in Pyrmont and roughly doubling retail space across more than 40 food and seafood operators. Designed by Danish architects 3XN/GXN with BVN and Aspect Studios and built by Multiplex, it adds over 6,000 square metres of public open space on the harbour foreshore.
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Housing minister Steve Reed's decision on Tuesday to grant planning permission came after multiple delays over 'national security concerns'."
The UK government granted planning permission for China's new London embassy at the historic Royal Mint Court site, ending years of delays and security objections.
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United StatesNike
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCENike's[1] newsroom dates the note to employees January 20, 2026, and Retail Dive[2] reports Hill "announced in a note to employees Tuesday".
Elliott Hill moved APLA chief Cathy Sparks to lead Greater China as Angela Dong leaves, named César Garcia to succeed retiring Carl Grebert in EMEA, and made Crissy Campbell interim head of APLA.
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEVerizon's[3][4] 8-K: "On January 20, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. completed the previously announced acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc."
Verizon closed its $20 billion purchase of Frontier Communications, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending Verizon's fiber reach to almost 30 million passings across 31 states and DC.
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, a Studio Colorido and Studio Chromato reimagining of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, streams on Netflix, blending Japan's oldest folktale with music and modern animation.
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.
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United StatesNike
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.
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.
21051 Warner Center Ln, Woodland Hills, CA 91367Cineverse
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac, WashingtonPort of Seattle
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.
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.
Tribunal de Paris, Parvis Robert Badinter, Quartier des Batignolles, 17th Arrondissement, Paris, Ile-de-France, Metropolitan France, 75017, FranceNestlé
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.
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.
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon
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.
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
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.
300 Howard Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, California, United StatesAnthropic
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.
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.
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