Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

NHTSA's Chief Counsel ordered Tesla to answer 21 questions under oath by 30 September 2026 on how it self-certified the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors, as meeting federal safety standards.

Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on 30 September as its new frontier model, rolling out soon to Google AI Ultra subscribers and paid API customers at an introductory $2/$10 per million tokens, with no firm release date.

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.

The Fed's main inflation gauge rose 0.3% in August and 3.4% from a year earlier, while core PCE, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2% and 3.0% - both annual rates below what economists expected, in a report that also showed spending jumping 0.9%.

First Phase 2 results for eloraTZP - Lilly's once-weekly amylin drug eloralintide combined with tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) - in adults with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes, unveiled at an EASD symposium on amylin in Milan.

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

Amazon's new Fire TV Stick 4K went on sale in the US on 30 September for $59.99, moving from Android to Vega OS, which ends sideloading, with a new remote.

Under its settlement with Chip Wilson, Lululemon must appoint another independent director with apparel product and brand expertise by 1 October 2026, subject to Wilson's approval.

sacai and Levi's third denim collaboration - 12 pieces built on a Sherpa Jacket, Blouson Jacket and belted wide and flare pants, JPY 66,000 to 132,000 - goes on sale in Japan on 1 October 2026 by lottery.

Benjamin Cowen, founder of Into The Cryptoverse and a former NASA researcher, argues Bitcoin's current cycle should bottom around October 2026 — about a year after its October 2025 peak near $126,000, matching the gap between top and bottom in each of Bitcoin's two prior cycles. He leaves room for an earlier low around May 2026 only if a sharp capitulation event pushes the year's returns well outside the range typical of past midterm-cycle years; CryptoQuant's on-chain models point to a similar September-November window.

War follows two of London's most prestigious rival firms – Cathcarts and Taylor & Byrne – as they go head-to-head in the divorce case of the century. Each side is certain they'll win. But as the case spirals and loyalties fracture, reputations are on the line, and everyone's playing to win. The premiere, "It's Done": Tech billionaire Morgan Henderson sleeps with a woman who secretly takes a photograph of them and sends it to his film star wife Carla. Her lawyers Nicholas Taylor and Serena Byrne reel at their client's honeytrap tactics, but can't resist a case that might make their name. Soon they are in a race with Morgan's lawyers Cathcarts & Sons to serve divorce papers first. Season 1 starts on HBO.

Fiscal year 2027 starts on 1 October 2026 with none of the twelve appropriations bills through both chambers, so the government runs on the continuing resolution signed in September rather than on a budget.

IKEA and Xbox's nine-piece YXSTABY collection - a thumbstick stool, a D-pad cushion, a rolling TV stand and more - arrives in IKEA stores on 1 October 2026, from $17.99.

The first stretch of Europe's largest transport project: a 33 km automated orbital metro ring around Paris. Estimated date.

LEGO's 6,130-piece Ultimate Collector Series model of Darth Vader's flagship, at over 53.5 inches the longest LEGO Star Wars brick-built model yet, goes on sale at $799.99 with all six Empire Strikes Back bounty hunters.