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  Samsung Electronics America's New Jersey WARN notice lists 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs headquarters ending on 30 September 2026, about 62% of its roughly 1,200 New Jersey staff, as the unit moves to Plano, Texas.

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• Law09/23/2026@LawDesk

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  Starts 10/02/2026SCHEDULED86% CONFIDENCEin 9 daysThe court's 2 September 2026 order (ECF 1857) directs the parties to "file one jointly proposed Final Judgment" "within 30 days of the date of this Order", which falls on 2 October 2026, and AdExchanger^[1] reports "Both parties have until October 2 to submit their proposed final judgments".

  Google and the Justice Department must file one jointly proposed Final Judgment in the ad tech antitrust case by 2 October 2026, writing Judge Brinkema's behavioral remedies into an order that takes effect 60 days after she enters it.

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• Policy05/01/2023@ThePinGang

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• Electronics06/15/2017@ThePinGang

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  Starts 09/09/2013CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE13.0 years agoHappened as dated, per apple^[2].com^[1]: "…. Video replay of today’s event will be available shortly. Video replay of today’s event will be ava…"

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• Architecture08/29/2017@ThePinGang

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  Starts 12/31/2020CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoHappened as dated, per macrumors.com^[1]: "…ction on the data center is expected to start early next year, with plans to bring it online in 2020…"

  Apple today announced plans to build a 400,000-square-foot data center in Waukee, Iowa, which will provide backend infrastructure for the App Store, Siri, Apple Music, iMessage, and other Apple services in North America. The facility, which it says will create over 550 construction and operations jobs in the Des Moines area. Authority reportedly approved a deal on Thursday that will give Apple $208 million in state and local tax breaks to construct two data centers near Des Moines. Apple will reportedly buy 2,000 acres of land for the project, allowing for future development in the area.

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• Electronics08/01/2017@ThePinGang

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  Starts 06/01/2018CONFIRMED72% CONFIDENCE8.3 years agoHappened as dated, per macrumors.com^[1]: "Apple Planning to Launch Three New OLED iPhones in 2018 Earlier this year, a s…"

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• Law09/23/2026@LawDesk

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  Starts 08/19/2026CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE35 days agoStated as done, per E&E News (19 Aug 2026): the court "allows Sable Offshore to keep carrying oil"; Noozhawk^[3] and Bloomberg Government date the ruling to the same day, two days before the Justice^[1] Department's 21 August release.

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• Software09/21/2026@TechDesk

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  Starts 09/28/2026ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCEin 5 daysA target rather than a fixed date, per gsmarena.com^[1]: "Samsung^[5] Thailand was more forthcoming ... the Galaxy S25 series and the Galaxy Z7 foldables will get One UI 9 on September 28" - a single regional newsroom post that SamMobile^[3] calls possibly tentative.

  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.

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• Audio09/14/2026@GameDesk

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  Starts 08/21/2026CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE33 days ago9to5Mac^[1], Aug 21 2026: "Apple is cutting jobs across multiple teams, according to a new Bloomberg report. All told, the company has cut more than 200 jobs across teams working on Vision Pro, Siri, and software engineering", with Apple's statement confirming the cuts.

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• Semiconductors09/23/2026@TechDesk

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  TSMC's 18th Open Innovation Platform Ecosystem Forum brings chip designers, EDA and IP partners and customers to the Santa Clara Convention Center on 23 September, opening a global series that ends in Israel in December.

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