Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

North Jutland Museums announced on 31 August 2026 an 18.5-kilogram hoard of about 700 silver pieces, struck by a homeowner preparing ground for a terrace in Rebild, nearly three times the size of the previous Danish record.

Late on 31 August 2026 the very large crude carriers Sidr and Senegal Prosperity, each carrying about two million barrels of Saudi crude, were hit by unidentified projectiles minutes apart as they left the Strait of Hormuz; no one claimed the attacks and crews were safe.

Japan's Ministry of Defense asked for a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for the fiscal year starting April 2027, stressing AI and drones, with about 160 unpriced items that could push the final budget past 10 trillion yen.

A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed with prejudice the Center for Biological Diversity's suit over BOEM's decision to let Sable Offshore restart Platform Harmony without revising its 1980s development plan, finding the groups lacked standing.

Purina's first factory built from the ground up since 1975, a 1.3-million-square-foot plant making Purina Pro Plan, Purina ONE and Dog Chow, officially opened east of Cincinnati. It is the largest investment Nestlé has made in a Purina plant and employs more than 430 people, heading for 500.

Massport shut Boston Logan's Runway 9-27 from 31 August 2026 for 75 days to finish an Engineered Material Arresting System, a crushable bed on a deck partly over the harbour that stops planes overrunning Runway 27.

A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by killing of Tupac Shakur, the first conviction in the case, after less than three hours of deliberation.

Nestlé's Allen's has put Block Party, Sherbet Fizz and Strawberries & Cream chocolate blocks (170g, RRP A$7.50) on shelves at Coles, Woolworths and independents from 31 August 2026.

Salesforce closed its roughly $1.5 billion purchase of Contentful, adding the headless content platform to Headless 360 so Agentforce can assemble personalised content across channels.

Hershey's new Creme Bars, milk chocolate with Salted Caramel or Affogato creme fillings, are on shelves in 2.2 oz bars and 8.4 oz pouches, backed by a KATSEYE "Pinky Up" campaign.

Gaming headset with a cardioid condenser boom microphone and detachable cable.

4K OLED TVs with gaming-specific features, available in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes.

First Roland digital piano with built-in Wi-Fi and the Piano Sphere learning app.

PAHO's Situation Report #10 reports 51,027 confirmed measles cases and 55 deaths in 17 countries and territories in epidemiological weeks 1-33 of 2026 (to 22 August), led by Guatemala, Mexico, the US and Canada.

Shein's shares fell 9% in their Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading debut on 1 September 2026, after an IPO that raised about HK$13.60 billion ($1.74 billion) at HK$48.56 a share and valued the fast-fashion retailer at roughly $26.5 billion. That is close to a quarter of the $100 billion valuation Shein commanded in a 2022 private funding round.

The FY2027 application window for the NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs runs from 1 September to 19 November 2026, with the old six subcategories merged into clinical research, pediatric research and a renamed FOCUS track.

Uber cut about 10% of its staff, roughly 3,300 jobs, as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi removed management layers, merged teams and pulled remote workers back into offices.

HPE posted record fiscal third-quarter revenue of $12.2 billion, up 34%, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.11, then raised its fiscal 2026 and 2027 outlook as AI and networking orders ran ahead of memory-constrained supply.

Alo reunited with Joe Burrow for a fall 2026 campaign led by its new Speed sunglasses and men's staples, timed to the start of the NFL season.

Hershey promoted Dave Hulays, its SVP Finance, at Hershey since 2012 after 15 years at P&G, to CFO with immediate effect. Steve Voskuil, CFO for seven years, moved to strategic projects ahead of retiring in early 2027.

H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, was signed on 2 September 2026, four weeks before the fiscal year ran out. Its appropriations run from 1 October to 11 December 2026, pushing the next shutdown fight past the midterm elections.

Geneva Watch Days ran from 2 to 6 September 2026 across Geneva, with a record 71 brands showing new watches in boutiques, hotels and the central pavilion at the Rotonde du Mont-Blanc. The decentralised fair began in 2020 with eight founding brands.

Berlin's abandoned, billion-mark ICC convention centre, nicknamed the 'spaceship', went out to tender for a 99-year ground lease, and the Land Berlin has now tied itself to one bidder: the Projektpartnerschaft Quartier ICC, which has until 30 June 2027 to negotiate the lease and a reuse plan built around events and the creative industries.

Brown-Forman's first-quarter net sales slipped 1% to $911 million as the Korbel exit, lower used-barrel sales and a 13% tequila slide offset New Mix's growth, and the Jack Daniel's maker reaffirmed flat organic sales for fiscal 2027.

From 3 September 2026 Zoox riders could book driverless trips between Harry Reid International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip, the company's first airport service, with pickups at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.

OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra, which it calls the world's most intelligent and aligned model, first to a limited set of organizations and then to paid ChatGPT plans, the API and AWS; it is the first OpenAI model rated Critical for cybersecurity.

The 74-storey, 1,022-foot tower above Waller Creek opens in stages, starting with its 251-room 1 Hotel, and stacks 703,000 square feet of offices and 352 flats above it. At full height it passes Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower, which had been the tallest building in Texas since 1981, by 23 feet.