Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Seven-Eleven's limited Butter State's Sand Ice sandwiches fermented-butter ice cream and a hidden butter chocolate between salted butter cookies, at 257 yen from 13 October.

UnitedHealth releases third-quarter results before the market opens and hosts an 8 a.m. ET call, after a second quarter that beat estimates and raised its profit outlook.

BYD launches the Da Han, a 5.26-metre flagship sedan with up to 1,008 km of CLTC range and 10-97% flash charging in nine minutes, on 13 October 2026, with pre-sale prices from 249,900 yuan.

The seven-year strategic commitment covers Hyundai and Kia manufacturing expansion, R&D, local suppliers and future mobility. About US$700 million within the US$15.5 billion plan is allocated to the Indian R&D center and testing track.

Public visitors attended the Paris Motor Show from October 13–18, 2026 at Porte de Versailles. October 12 was reserved for accredited press.

GlobalFoundries was selected to operate two new Malta, New York fabs under a U.S.–Japan initiative providing up to US$21 billion. Japan supplies the investment; GlobalFoundries supplies technology and operations. The first fab is expected online in 2029.

BLS reported September CPI inflation of 3.7% year over year and a seasonally adjusted 0.6% monthly increase. Gasoline rose 9.1% over the month; core CPI rose 0.3% monthly and 2.6% annually.

Asia's biggest specialty coffee show runs 14-17 October 2026 at Tokyo Big Sight, with about 560 exhibitors and six national coffee competitions. Winners of the barista and brewers cups earn places at the world finals.

Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates held its 2026 AGM on 15 October 2026 at the Park Hyatt Melbourne, with all nine resolutions passing and management reaffirming F27 EBIT guidance.

Dan Panosian writes and draws Wolverine: Paradise, a five-issue Marvel limited series that drops Logan into a criminal underworld in Miami after he steps away from the X-Men. Issue #1 goes on sale on 14 October 2026 at $4.99.

Paul Hyon Kim, who shot out cameras and firebombed Teslas at a Las Vegas Tesla Collision center in March 2025, is due to be sentenced by Judge Jennifer Dorsey after pleading guilty to arson and a destructive-device charge that carry at least five years in prison.

VisionQuest premiered on Disney+ with two episodes on October 13 at 6 p.m. Pacific (October 14 at 01:00 UTC). Paul Bettany’s Vision returns alongside James Spader’s Ultron.

Ireland’s October 14 AI summit brings policymakers and industry leaders to the RDS in Dublin, opening a month of European AI events. The program connects AI adoption with infrastructure, science and safeguards.

Prequel series to Friday the 13th, follows a doomed small town where camp counselors come to die. Season 1 starts on Peacock.

Phase 1 of the SB Energy and OpenAI Freebird campus, a 548,950 sq ft, four-data-hall building in Burlington, Texas, has a filed completion date of 15 October 2026 and an estimated cost of $470 million.