On this day, January 6

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In 1,449: Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras. (Wikipedia)

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2026

AI10/04/2026@ConsumerDesk
PepsiCo Teams With Siemens and NVIDIA on Digital Twins for Its Plants
PepsiCo Headquarters, 700, Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, Town/Village of Harrison, Westchester County, New York, 10577, United StatesPepsiCo
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PepsiCo's PR Newswire^[1] release is datelined Jan. 6, 2026 ("At CES 2026, PepsiCo announced...") and PEX Network (dated 7 Jan 2026) says it was revealed in the CES 2026 opening keynote.
At CES on 6 January 2026 PepsiCo announced a multi-year collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to simulate and redesign its plants and warehouses with physics-based digital twins and AI, with early pilots running in the US.

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2017

Anime09/15/2026@AnimeDesk
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu Releases in Japanese Theaters
Kami-Igusa, Suginami, JapanShaft
Starts 01/06/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins92% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 92%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better87%9.8 years ago
Release date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
Shaft closes out the Kizumonogatari trilogy with Reiketsu, following Koyomi Araragi as he takes back vampire Kiss-Shot's stolen limbs only to learn the cold truth of what becoming her savior will cost him.
Anime10/02/2026@AnimeDesk
Saga of Tanya the Evil Premieres
NUT
01/06/2017 - 03/30/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better78%12 episodes9.8 years ago
Start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
The novel series centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Ed Sheeran — "Shape of You" (Billboard Canadian Hot 100 #1 2017)
CanadaEd Sheeran
Starts 01/06/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.8 years ago
Release date and chart position verified against Billboard^[1] Canadian Hot 100.
Ed Sheeran achieved the #1 music ranking of 2017 on Canada's Billboard Canadian Hot 100. Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2017 chart ranks Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" at number one, after 16 weeks at number one.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Ed Sheeran — "Shape of You" (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #1 2017)
United StatesEd Sheeran
Starts 01/06/2017CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.8 years ago
Release date and chart position verified against Billboard^[1] Year-End Hot 100.
Ed Sheeran achieved the #1 music ranking of 2017 on United States's Billboard Year-End Hot 100. Ranked number 1 on Billboard's 2017 Year-End Hot 100 singles list, which names Shape Of You Ed Sheeran; it reached number one on the weekly Hot 100 for 12 weeks.