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Musk said production starts 'late July or August' 2026; no reveal had been confirmed as of Aug 10, 2026, so the end of that window is used.[1]
Tesla's third-generation Optimus humanoid was due to be revealed mid-2026, with production at Fremont starting late July or August; the reveal has slipped repeatedly from an original Q1 2026 target.
Eli Lilly and Company Corporate Center, East McCarty Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206, United StatesEli Lilly
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The release is datelined "INDIANAPOLIS and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 31, 2026" and says the companies "today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire Merida".[1]
Lilly agrees to buy Merida Biosciences, whose Phase 1 MER511 is built to destroy the autoantibodies behind Graves' disease and thyroid eye disease, for up to $2.875 billion in cash.
US Court of Appeals 9 Circuit, 95, 7th Street, South of Market, Tenderloin, San Francisco, California, 94103, United StatesTesla
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Law360[1], 31 August 2026: 'Tesla urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to decertify classes of Tesla buyers'; the court's notice set the argument for 'Monday, August 31, 2026 - 10:00 A.M. - Courtroom 1'.
Tesla asked a Ninth Circuit panel in San Francisco to decertify the California classes of Full Self-Driving buyers, arguing there is no proof every class member saw the self-driving claims on its website.
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Documented physical milestone or dated progress/reporting marker. Period-end dates represent only the reported month/quarter; they do not invent an exact operation date. Source estimates are labelled and not treated as confirmed future opening dates.[1]
496 MW generating capacity; About EUR 2.7 billion published project cost. Under construction.
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
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Verizon[1][2], 27 August 2026: 'Beginning Monday, August 31, at 1:00 PM ET, Verizon is launching a week-long NFL takeover', with the calendar running to '9/4: Free NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube'.
Verizon turned its Verizon Shine loyalty drops over to the NFL for the week before kickoff, giving away free tickets to every domestic regular-season game, 22 VIP team experiences and NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube.
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Confirmed: All20 retrieved finalized contracts give expiration_value90.75 for 2026-08-3117:00EDT. Forecast history is reconstructed from exchange hourly candles cut off24 hours earlier, not invented from settled binary prices.[1]
Kalshi
Kalshi’s August terminal observation settled at US$90.75/bbl. The reconstructed24-hour-ahead modal band was US$88.99–90.99; estimated final-book dollar turnover was US$124,287. This is a retrospective verified settlement, not a new forecast.
United States Courthouse, 350, West 1st Street, Civic Center, Downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90012, United StatesSable Offshore
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Justice[1] Department release of 3 September 2026, about 'a decision issued on Monday, Aug. 31': 'On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed with prejudice the complaint in Center for Biological Diversity v. Burgum'.
A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed with prejudice the Center for Biological Diversity's suit over BOEM's decision to let Sable Offshore restart Platform Harmony without revising its 1980s development plan, finding the groups lacked standing.
Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind, Carbon County, WY, United States
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Documented physical milestone or dated progress/reporting marker. Period-end dates represent only the reported month/quarter; they do not invent an exact operation date. Source estimates are labelled and not treated as confirmed future opening dates.[1]
3,550 MW generating capacity; About USD 5 billion published project cost. Under construction.
Regional Justice Center, South Casino Center Boulevard, Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89101
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KTNV[1]/AP (31 Aug 2026): 'The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon' - Monday 31 August 2026.
A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by killing of Tupac Shakur, the first conviction in the case, after less than three hours of deliberation.
Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes, Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales, 2138, AustraliaNestlé
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Nestlé Australia's media release is dated 31 August 2026 and says the blocks are "now available at major retailers including Coles, Woolworths, and independent stores".[1]
Nestlé's Allen's has put Block Party, Sherbet Fizz and Strawberries & Cream chocolate blocks (170g, RRP A$7.50) on shelves at Coles, Woolworths and independents from 31 August 2026.
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Naval News[1] (31 August 2026): 'Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) on August 31 requested a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for fiscal year 2027'.
Japan's Ministry of Defense asked for a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for the fiscal year starting April 2027, stressing AI and drones, with about 160 unpriced items that could push the final budget past 10 trillion yen.
Menengai 1 geothermal power plant, Nakuru North, Nakuru, Kenya
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Documented physical milestone or dated progress/reporting marker. Period-end dates represent only the reported month/quarter; they do not invent an exact operation date. Source estimates are labelled and not treated as confirmed future opening dates.[1]
35 MW generating capacity; About USD 117 million published project cost. Under construction.
17th Street, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado, 80265, United StatesWaymo
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Waymo's[3] post dated September 1, 2026 says: "Today, we'll begin welcoming our first public riders in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa."
Waymo began welcoming its first public riders in Denver on 1 September 2026, with a roughly 60-square-mile service area served only by its Zeekr-built Ojai robotaxi.
West Alva Street, Alice Heights, Tampa, Florida, 33603, United StatesWaymo
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Waymo's[2] post dated September 1, 2026 says: "Today, we'll begin welcoming our first public riders in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa."
Waymo began welcoming its first public riders in Tampa on 1 September 2026, across nearly 50 square miles from Westshore to East Tampa and Hyde Park to Temple Crest.
Arden Way, Mission Hills, San Diego, California, 92103, United StatesWaymo
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Waymo's[2] post dated September 1, 2026 says: "Today, we'll begin welcoming our first public riders in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa."
Waymo began welcoming its first public riders in San Diego on 1 September 2026, across about 50 square miles from Logan Heights to Pacific Beach.
Salesforce Tower, 415, Mission Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, California, 94105, United StatesSalesforce
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Salesforce's[1] Contentful story carries the editor's note 'Salesforce completed its acquisition of Contentful on September 1, 2026.'
Salesforce closed its roughly $1.5 billion purchase of Contentful, adding the headless content platform to Headless 360 so Agentforce can assemble personalised content across channels.
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Roku's[1] own launch press release of 1 September 2026 states the Pro Series OLED is 'now available' in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes on Amazon from USD 999 (https://www.morningstar[3].com/news/business-wire/20260901166830/roku-launches-all-new-pro-series-oled-and-pro-series-lx-oled-tvs). (The Pro Series LX OLED, a different model, follows in October 2026.)
4K OLED TVs with gaming-specific features, available in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes.
Exchange Square, 8, Connaught Place, Government Hill, Central, Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, ChinaShein
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CNBC[1]: 'Shares of Shein fell 9% in their Hong Kong trading debut Tuesday' - 1 September 2026 is a Tuesday, and the article is datelined and headlined for that day.
Shein's shares fell 9% in their Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading debut on 1 September 2026, after an IPO that raised about HK$13.60 billion ($1.74 billion) at HK$48.56 a share and valued the fast-fashion retailer at roughly $26.5 billion. That is close to a quarter of the $100 billion valuation Shein commanded in a 2022 private funding round.
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Hi-Fi Pig's[2] launch report (https://www.hifipig.com/audio-technica[1]-launches-ath-m20xsts-streaming-headset/) states the ATH-M20xSTS StreamSet is 'available to buy from 1 September' at GBP 89 / EUR 99, following Audio-Technica's late-August 2026 unveiling. September 1, 2026 is the on-sale day.
Gaming headset with a cardioid condenser boom microphone and detachable cable.
Ferrero International S.A., 16 Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, Niederanven, 2633, LuxembourgFerrero
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The release says the two new roles take effect "on 1 September 2026", and Ferrero's[2][3] leadership page now lists Nervegna as "Chief Executive Officer of Ferrero Core".
Ferrero's new structure took effect: Alessandro Nervegna became CEO of Ferrero Core and Lapo Civiletti, CEO since 2017, became President of Ferrero Ice Cream and WK Kellogg Co, both reporting to Giovanni Ferrero.
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Roland[1] announced the FP-40 on 1 September 2026 and its press release gives no availability date (https://www.roland.com/us/company/press_releases/2026/Roland-Unveils-FP-40-Digital-Piano-and-Piano-Spher/). Sonic State's same-day report says it is 'available now for USD 749' (https://sonicstate.com[3]/news/2026/09/01/fp-40-roland-s-first-wi-fi-piano/), but some retailers still listed it as pre-order into late September, so the day is estimated.
First Roland digital piano with built-in Wi-Fi and the Piano Sphere learning app.
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The announcement page does not date itself - it says only “September 2026” and “available today”, and the one ISO timestamp in its HTML is a page build time. The date comes from Anthropic's[1][3] own news index, whose card for this article carries <time>Sep 1, 2026</time>, and is confirmed independently by MacRumors[5]' article:published_time of 2026-09-01T19:15:16Z (“Anthropic today introduced Claude[2] Fable 5.1”) and by Wikipedia's[4] Claude Mythos infobox, “Claude Mythos 5.1 / September 1, 2026”.
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 - the same model behind different safeguards - and cuts cache reads by 75%, making typical workloads about 25% cheaper to run than Fable 5.