Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

At 36, Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, introduced by Steven Spielberg at the 2026 gala in New York alongside Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins and KISS's Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored as co-host Mexico won the opening match of the 48-team World Cup; three red cards were shown, two to South Africa.

Olivia Rodrigo's third album, made with Dan Nigro and featuring the Cure's Robert Smith, opened at No. 1 with 485,000 US units, her biggest week and the largest of 2026 for any soloist at the time.

Cyle Larin equalised with his first touch off the bench to give co-host Canada its first-ever World Cup point after Jovo Lukić had put Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

The donghua Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan Di Wu Ji (A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, fifth season) begins streaming, continuing Original Force and Wonder Cat Animation's adaptation of Wang Yu's xianxia novel.

The No. 7 Toyota TR010 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries won the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans on 13-14 June 2026, 10.621 seconds ahead of the second-placed No. 20 BMW and ending Ferrari's three-year run of overall wins.

Kai Havertz scored twice as Germany ran out 7-1 winners over debutants Curaçao, who scored their first ever World Cup goal through Livano Comenencia.

John McGinn's deflected strike settled Scotland's return to the World Cup, their first win at the tournament since beating Sweden in 1990.

The Grade II-listed west London exhibition halls reopened as a mixed-use district with rooftop restaurants, offices, two hotels and the 3,800-capacity British Airways ARC music venue, which launched the following night. The GBP 1.3 billion transformation, designed by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC, opens the 14-acre site to the public for the first time in 140 years; the 1,575-seat British Airways Theatre follows in 2027.

HPE's four-day Americas conference at the Venetian Expo, where Antonio Neri's keynote pitched the network as the foundation of the agentic enterprise and HPE launched Juniper switches for AI factories, agent governance with NVIDIA and eight new quantum partnerships.

Verizon scrapped activation and upgrade fees, launched a Verizon Dollars and Verizon Shine loyalty program for every customer, and introduced the $45 Simplicity plan with unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband for all.

Robinhood cut about 10% of its full-time employees, roughly 290 people, to flatten management layers, booking about $28 million in charges.

The Air Force awarded both General Atomics (FQ-42) and Anduril (FQ-44) development and production contracts for its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, at least 150 semi-autonomous wingman drones by the end of the decade, four months ahead of schedule.

President Trump signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles after the G7 summit, committing both sides to a final deal within 60 days, lifting the US naval blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz toll-free.

Luis Diaz provided an assist and a goal as Colombia beat World Cup debutants Uzbekistan 3-1 in Mexico City, with Uzbekistan scoring their first World Cup goal.

Jonathan David scored a hat-trick as Canada won their first men's World Cup match, 6-0 over a Qatar side reduced to nine men, the biggest Concacaf win margin at a World Cup.