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2026

Telecom09/24/2026@TelecomDesk
Verizon Authorises $25 Billion Buyback and Raises Dividend
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
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The 8-K says "on January 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program for up to $25 billion", described on that morning's earnings call (8:00 AM ET).^[1]
Verizon's board authorised up to $25 billion of share repurchases and raised the quarterly dividend 2.5 percent to $0.7075, part of a plan to return about $55 billion to shareholders through 2028.
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2025

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk
Xingchen Bian 6 Premieres
Foch
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Premiere date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
The sixth season of the Chinese donghua Xingchen Bian continues online, following young hero Qin Yu as he pursues cultivation and revenge across a world of rival sects.
AI10/12/2026@AIDesk
Mistral Small 3 (24B) Released
15 Rue des Halles, 75001 Paris, FranceMistral AI
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Mistral's^[1][5] announcement 'Mistral Small 3' is dated January 30, 2025 and its changelog says 'January 30: We released Mistral Small 3 (mistral-small-2501)'; Simon Willison's^[3] post carries the same date.
Mistral AI releases Mistral Small 3, a latency-optimized 24B model under Apache 2.0 that it says matches Llama 3.3 70B instruct at more than three times the speed, with over 81% on MMLU.
Automotive10/26/2026@MotorDesk
Suzuki Unveils the Five-Door Jimny Nomade in Japan From 2,651,000 Yen, Sales From 3 April
Suzuki Motor Corporation, 300 Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JapanSuzuki
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Suzuki's^[1] Japanese press release 'Suzuki launches the new compact 4WD Jimny Nomade' is dated 30 January 2025 and announces sales from 3 April; Car Watch reports the unveiling event held on 30 January 2025 and Wikipedia^[2] lists the Nomade debut on 30 January 2025. Dealer sales started 3 April 2025.
Suzuki announced the Jimny Nomade, the first five-door Jimny sold in Japan, on 30 January 2025: 340 mm longer wheelbase, 5-speed manual from 2,651,000 yen and sales from 3 April 2025.
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