Niketown, 529, Broadway, SoHo, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10012, United StatesNike
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEamNewYork: "Nike shuttered its iconic, decade-old store at 529 Broadway in SoHo on Jan. 10, according to multiple reports."[1]
Nike shut its decade-old SoHo flagship at 529 Broadway after IKEA owner Ingka Investments bought the building, ending a ten-year run in the roughly 55,000-square-foot property.
9830, Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, 90212, United StatesAlo Yoga
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEWWD[1], published Saturday 10 January 2026: "Effective Saturday, Petruzzo will join the company in the newly created role".
Alo hires Benedetta Petruzzo, managing director of Christian Dior Couture and earlier CEO of Miu Miu, into a new role running its business outside the US alongside co-CEOs Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge.
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEVPRA's notice says the work windows "begin January 12, 2026, and will continue until the project's completion in 2030".[1]
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority moved the Long Bridge Project into full construction, opening daytime work windows through the Washington, D.C. construction zone because the District's noise and vibration rules bar the work at night. A new two-track bridge beside the century-old Long Bridge will give a continuous four-track corridor between Arlington and L'Enfant Plaza, relieving the worst passenger-rail bottleneck on the East Coast.
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEThe release is dated "January 12, 2026" and its Business Wire copy on Yahoo[4] Finance was published at 2026-01-12T11:30:00Z (6:30 am EST).
On the first morning of the ICR Conference, Lululemon said fourth-quarter revenue and EPS would come in toward the top of its $3.500-$3.585 billion and $4.66-$4.76 ranges after the holidays.
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEOrder DA 26-43 reads "Adopted: January 12, 2026 Released: January 12, 2026" and "this Order IS EFFECTIVE upon release"; it runs "until such time as the Commission decides on an appropriate industry-wide approach", so it has no end date.[1]
The FCC waived the rule forcing Verizon alone among national carriers to unlock phones 60 days after activation, citing handset theft and trafficking; Verizon now follows the CTIA industry code until the FCC sets an industry-wide policy.
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCEThe release is datelined "SAN FRANCISCO – January 13, 2026": "Starting today, the new Slackbot is generally available for Business+ and Enterprise+ customers."[1]
Slack turned its decade-old Slackbot into an AI agent that searches your conversations and files, drafts content, schedules meetings and takes actions, rolling out to Business+ and Enterprise+ plans.
Doga Kobo's third season of [Oshi No Ko] begins airing, continuing idol Aqua Hoshino's push into show business as he investigates who was behind his mother's murder.
New York State Supreme Court, 60, Centre Street, Civic Center, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United StatesOracle
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCECNBC[1], published Wednesday 14 January 2026: 'Oracle was sued on Wednesday by bondholders' in a proposed class action 'filed in a New York state court in Manhattan'.
A proposed class action in Manhattan says Oracle hid that it needed to borrow heavily again for AI data centers when it sold $18 billion of notes and bonds.
ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCEThe test is undated in every source (PNA[5] captions its photo 'in this undated photo'); PNA reports that PLDT[1]-Smart 'on Wednesday (Jan. 14, 2026) announced the success' of the pilot, so the pin is anchored to that announcement.
Smart texted between Catanduanes and Metro Manila and loaded its website through Lynk Global's low-orbit satellites, its first direct-to-device satellite test, from a coastal village in Pandan.
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEVerizon's[1] update page reads 'As of 10:15 PM ET, the outage has been resolved' (14 January); ABC News[2] quotes Downdetector that customers 'began noticing interrupted service around noon Eastern time on Wednesday'.
A software issue took down Verizon Wireless across the US for about ten hours, from around noon until 10:15 PM ET, with Downdetector counting more than 178,000 affected at the peak; Verizon gave affected customers a $20 credit.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE84%20 episodes so farStreaming premiere date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
The Netflix original anime Love Through A Prism (Prism Rondo) begins streaming, a Wit Studio-produced coming-of-age drama set at a London art academy in the early 1900s.
505 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA 94102, United StatesVerizon
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEThe CPUC release reads "January 15, 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved the transfer of control of Frontier Communications' California operations to Verizon[2]".
California's utilities regulator approved the transfer of Frontier's California operations to Verizon with enforceable conditions, including $500 million in small-business spending, the final regulatory approval before the deal closed five days later.
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCECNBC[1], published 15 January 2026: 'The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement ... the Department of Commerce announced Thursday'; USTR's[2] February fact sheet dates the 'Memorandum of Understanding signed by AIT and TECRO on January 15, 2026'. No signing time is given, so it is an all-day date.
A memorandum signed in Washington commits Taiwanese chipmakers such as TSMC to at least $250 billion of new US investment plus $250 billion in Taiwan credit guarantees, in return for a 15% tariff cap and Section 232 chip-tariff exemptions for companies building US fabs.
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEYKA's announcement 2026-001 says its board approved the sale at its meeting on 14 January 2026; cninfo[1] published it at 20:24 Beijing time on 15 January.
Wilmar's China arm sells its 50% stakes in Yihai Kerry Kellogg's Food (Shanghai) and (Kunshan) to Mars Wrigley China for US$45 million and US$15 million, after Mars bought Kellanova.
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCEAnime News Network[2] reported the fourth season's five-cour structure, which splits off this second part, on January 15, 2026.
The fourth season of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime was revealed as a five-cour run, with 8-bit's continuation beyond the opening two cours listed separately as Part 2.
ESTIMATED65% CONFIDENCELAWA's[1][2] release of Thursday, January 15, 2026 says "This week, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) began removing the iconic ring of 15 pylons" without naming the day, so the pin takes the release date.
The ring of 15 illuminated pylons that had welcomed drivers to LAX since 2000 came down to make way for 4.4 miles of new elevated airport roadways, with redesigned pylons to return when the work ends.
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.
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.
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEThe funding lapse ran from 31 January 2026, when the continuing resolution expired, to 3 February 2026, when the House passed the package 217-214 and the President signed it.[1]
A stopgap covering six of the twelve appropriations bills expired on 31 January 2026, closing roughly half of federal agencies until the House passed a funding package 217-214 on 3 February.
OK Chicken and Khao Soi, 3226, Southeast Division Street, Richmond, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97202, United StatesOK Chicken and Khao Soi
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCEThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]
Earl Ninsom, of Langbaan, opens a Northern Thai restaurant on SE Division Street in the space once occupied by Andy Ricker's Pok Pok.
7729, Paseo del Norte, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, 79912, United StatesElemi
ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCEThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]
Emiliano and Kristal Marentes, owners of the acclaimed Elemi, open a strip-mall taquería in El Paso.
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEThe 8-K says McDonald steps down "effective January 31, 2026" and Frank and Maestrini serve as interim co-CEOs "effective January 31, 2026"; lululemon's[2][4] leadership page confirms they served from February 2026.
Calvin McDonald's seven-year run as CEO ends and CFO Meghan Frank and president André Maestrini take over as interim co-CEOs while the board looks for a permanent chief.
Shenman Entertainment's new donghua adaptation Way of Choices (Ze Tian Ji) begins streaming, following Chen Changsheng, a young man prophesied to die young who defies fate by pursuing an ancient path to prolong his life.
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE68%3 episodes plannedStreaming start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Studio Gohan's Playing Sister begins streaming, a psychological thriller about a middle schooler who comes to suspect the sister just discharged from the hospital isn't really her sister at all.
Yerord Mas Bakery and Deli, 6800, San Fernando Road, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, 91201, United StatesYerord Mas
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCEThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]
Arthur Grigoryan opens a small dine-in-only Armenian restaurant in a former doughnut shop in Glendale, drawing on home cooking from across the Armenian diaspora.
5F Nakano Central Park East, 4-10-1, Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JapanToei Animation
CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE76%51 episodes plannedBroadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList[1] listing.
Star Detective Precure! begins broadcast, the 23rd entry in Toei's long-running magical-girl franchise, following student Anna Akechi after a mysterious pendant flings her back nearly three decades to team up with an aspiring detective and transform into a Precure.
CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCEThe release is datelined "Austin, Texas—Feb 1, 2026" and PR Newswire[5] stamps it "Feb 01, 2026, 18:00 ET".
Oracle said it would raise $45 billion to $50 billion in 2026, half from a single bond sale and half from mandatory convertible preferred stock and a $20 billion at-the-market share programme, to build capacity for its AI customers.
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEConfirmed: the PGA Tour's[1] wrap (published 1 February 2026) says "No one else had a chance to beat Justin Rose at Torrey Pines on Sunday"; the final round was Sunday 1 February, and no finishing time is given.
Justin Rose, 45, closed with a 70 at Torrey Pines to finish at 23-under 265, breaking Tiger Woods' 1999 tournament record and winning by seven shots.
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