Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

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.

Geely Holding Group unveiled its five-year 'One Geely' blueprint on 22 January 2026, targeting global sales above 6.5 million vehicles, revenue above RMB 1 trillion and 75% new-energy share by 2030.

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.

OpenAI updates GPT-5.2 Instant's default personality to be more conversational and better at adapting its tone to context.

Negotiators from the US, Ukraine and Russia met together for the first time since the full-scale invasion, in two days of UAE-hosted talks in Abu Dhabi that ended without agreement as Russia kept demanding the rest of Donetsk.

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.

A four-berry flavored vodka blending strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and blueberry essences without added sugar. U.S. suggested retail price: $25.99 for 750 mL.

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%.

A 38% ABV spicy vodka made with an essence of aged, fermented Tabasco red pepper mash and no added sugar. The U.S. launch announcement confirms retail and bar availability.

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.

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.

Spot gold touched a record US$5,594.82 an ounce on 29 January 2026, per Reuters, before reversing more than 5% the same session. It has not set a higher price since and trades about 26% lower in October 2026.

November 2025: the trade gap was $56.8 billion, up $27.6 billion from the revised prior month. Exports fell to $292.1 billion and imports rose to $348.9 billion. Released January 29, 2026.

Panama's Supreme Court ruled on 29 January 2026 that the concession held by CK Hutchison's Panama Ports Company at Balboa and Cristobal was unconstitutional. The decision clouded the 23 billion dollar BlackRock and MSC ports sale.

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry reported on 29 January 2026 that Swiss watch exports fell 1.7% in 2025 to 25.6 billion francs, a second straight annual decline. Exports to China dropped 12.1% while the United States held steady at 17% of the total.

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.

Foo Fighters, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Kesha and Laufey paid tribute to Mariah Carey at the 35th MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 30 January 2026.

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.