Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Z.ai releases GLM-4.6V, a 106B vision-language mixture-of-experts model, and the 9B GLM-4.6V-Flash under the MIT license, the first GLM-V models with native function calling, trained for a 128K-token context and priced at $0.30 per million input tokens.

Babcock & Wilcox received a limited notice to proceed on engineering and long-lead purchasing for a SolveBright CO2-capture system at an unnamed existing US power plant, sized to capture more than 550,000 tons a year. The full contract, expected by March 2026, is worth an estimated $80 million; the plant is not named, so the pin sits at B&W's Akron headquarters.

Judge Charles Breyer granted California a preliminary injunction ending the continued federalization of the California National Guard troops still in and around Los Angeles, more than five months after they were sent.

Changan Automobile's 30 millionth vehicle, an Avatr 12 4-LiDAR Edition, rolled off the line on 10 December 2025, four years after its 20 millionth.

Routine checks after new equipment went into a line at Nestlé's Dutch infant-formula plant found traces of the toxin cereulide, so Nestlé recalled every batch made since - 25 batches, including NAN formula, in 16 European countries.

12-year-old modern demigod Percy Jackson has just come to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus. Season 2 premiere, "I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals": Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson race to defend Camp Half-Blood from dangerous forces. Aired on Disney+.

September 2025: the trade gap was $52.8 billion, down $6.4 billion from the revised prior month. Exports rose to $289.3 billion and imports rose to $342.1 billion. Released December 11, 2025.

After seven years, Calvin McDonald will leave as CEO on 31 January 2026; CFO Meghan Frank and president André Maestrini become interim co-CEOs and chair Marti Morfitt becomes executive chair while the board searches for a successor.