Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

WHO's 25 September Disease Outbreak News reports the DRC outbreak spread to Bulu (Sud Ubangi, a new province) and Dungu (Haut-Uele, bordering South Sudan), for 63 health zones in seven provinces. As of 23 September the DRC had 7,890 confirmed cases including 3,799 deaths (CFR 48.1%).

Bad Bunny's first signature adidas shoe returns in a blue-heavy “Night Navy” colorway inspired by Puerto Rico's night sky, with indigo and navy suede over light blue nylon, for $160.

After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental S.W.A.T. unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city — and saving the program that made him who he is. Season 1 starts on STARZ.

OpenAI switches off 4 models and endpoints on 28 September 2026; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements. Going: gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct, babbage-002, davinci-002, gpt-3.5-turbo-1106.

The International Whaling Commission's biennial meeting, its 70th, opens in Hobart, with a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary proposal and a pro-whaling 'sustainable use' resolution among the items before it.

The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode's Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear calendar ran September 28 to October 6, 2026, closing Fashion Month after New York, London and Milan.

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5, the second model in its Claude 5.5 family, which it says runs more than 30% faster than Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30% less per task at the same $2 and $10 per million token prices.

The third season of the reincarnation fantasy moves to GeyeG Pictures, and its first episode airs at midnight on September 28, 2026 in the CBC/TBS Agaru Anime block.

President Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET on 28 September 2026 that Mesabi Metallics will invest about $15 billion in a steel plant in Iowa, which the White House calls the largest of its kind in US history and the first mega steel plant built in the country since the 1960s. The plant is due to start producing steel in 2030. Its first phase is put at about 7.5 million tons a year with up to 6,000 construction jobs, rising to 10 million tons a year and at least 1,750 permanent jobs. It will run on iron ore from Mesabi's new mine at Nashwauk on Minnesota's Iron Range, and Iowa lawmakers have discussed tax incentives for a plant in Lee County in the state's southeast. The announcement came weeks before the November midterm elections, as Trump pointed to his 50% steel tariffs as the driver of new US steel investment.

Samsung Thailand's schedule puts the Galaxy S25 series and the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 on One UI 9 from 28 September 2026, alongside the Galaxy S26, which it moved to the same day. Samsung's global announcement gave no date for older phones.

Winners of Buffalo Trace Distillery's first Bottle Draw lottery have from 28 September to 11 October 2026 to buy the first uncut, unfiltered Elmer T. Lee single barrel bourbon, 124.8 to 138.6 proof, for $99.99 at the distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Soundbar with nine drivers delivering true 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos in a similarly sized body to the previous model.

Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre announced on 29 September a wild poliovirus case in a 17-month-old girl from Khandar Khankhel union council, Domel tehsil, Bannu district, the fifth of 2026. Four of the five cases are from Bannu division; Pakistan reported 31 in 2025.

The first stop of VMware Explore on Tour 2026 brings two days of sessions, Hands-on Labs and workshops from the Las Vegas show to Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre on 29-30 September.

Bangladesh's health directorate (DGHS) reported six more dengue deaths in the 24 hours to 8 am on 29 September, taking the 2026 toll to 239, with 142 deaths in September alone, the highest month this year. Hospitals admitted 1,942 patients in the day and 77,672 since January.

Canadian spirits, wine and malt beer are barred from entering the US from 29 September 2026, escalating the 50% tariff into a near-total import ban over provinces' boycott of American alcohol.

Budget wireless headphones with active noise cancellation and a 50-hour battery.

Portable wireless speaker now available in a new sand finish.

Portable CD player with a half-exposed design, Bluetooth, and a MagSafe ring mount.

Three party speakers with LED lighting and Bluetooth Auracast Party Chain support.

Midrange noise-canceling headphones with a 10-band equalizer.

Jakarta's government targeted September 2026 to break ground on its 19km stretch of a hybrid concrete-and-mangrove sea wall, part of a revised, roughly 500km national coastal defence plan that has replaced the earlier Garuda-shaped bird design.

Limited-edition direct-drive turntable in seven colors with gold details, limited to 12,000 units.

High-end turntable using a patented magnetic non-contact drive system for vibration isolation.