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2026

Finance09/24/2026@EnterpriseDesk
Oracle Plans to Raise Up to $50 Billion in Debt and Equity in 2026
2300, Oracle Way, Lakeshore, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78741, United StatesOracle
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The release is datelined "Austin, Texas—Feb 1, 2026" and PR Newswire^[5] stamps it "Feb 01, 2026, 18:00 ET".
Oracle said it would raise $45 billion to $50 billion in 2026, half from a single bond sale and half from mandatory convertible preferred stock and a $20 billion at-the-market share programme, to build capacity for its AI customers.
$47.5B

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2025

Fashion09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk
Jean-Jacques Guiony Becomes CEO of Moët Hennessy
24, Rue Jean-Goujon, Quartier des Champs-Élysées, Paris 8e Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, 75008, FranceMoët Hennessy
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Both the announcement and LVMH's^[2] own appointments page state Guiony was named CEO of Moët Hennessy "effective February 1, 2025", replacing Philippe Schaus.
LVMH's former chief financial officer Jean-Jacques Guiony became President and CEO of Moët Hennessy, the group's wines-and-spirits division, succeeding Philippe Schaus after 21 years with the group.
Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk
UK Alcohol Duty Rises With Inflation as Draught Duty Is Cut 1.7%
HM Treasury, 1, Horse Guards Road, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2BQ, United KingdomHM Treasury
02/01/2025 - 01/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate 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 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 better1.8 years ago
HMRC, published 30 October 2024: 'These changes take effect from 1 February 2025'; the rates applied until the next uprating 'on and after 1 February 2026'.^[1]
UK duty on bottled and canned beer, cider, wine and spirits rises with RPI inflation while draught drinks under 8.5% ABV get a 1.7% cut, taking a penny off the duty on an average pint, and the temporary wine easement ends.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
汪蘇瀧 (Silence Wang) — "像晴天像雨天" (KKBOX Mandarin Yearly Cumulative Singles Chart #3 2025)
Taiwan汪蘇瀧 (Silence Wang)
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Dated to the release; ranking per KKBOX^[1] Mandarin Yearly Cumulative Singles Chart (KKBOX).
汪蘇瀧 (Silence Wang) achieved the #3 music ranking of 2025 on Taiwan's KKBOX Mandarin Yearly Cumulative Singles Chart. Silence Wang's heart theme for the drama Hard to Coax is third on KKBOX's 2025 Mandarin yearly cumulative singles chart.

2024

Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Port of Melbourne Finishes Swanson Dock Rail Overhaul
Swanson Dock, West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3003, AustraliaPort of Melbourne
Starts 02/01/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 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 better2.8 years ago
Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "completed earlier in 2024 and took around two years".
A two-year, AUD $125M rail overhaul at Melbourne's Swanson Dock wrapped up, adding a new terminal so more shipping containers move by train instead of truck.
≈$83.3M
Sports10/04/2026@RacingDesk
Ferrari Announces Lewis Hamilton Will Join From 2025
Ferrari S.p.A., SP467R, Il Borgo, Bell'Italia, Maranello, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, 41053, ItaliaFerrari
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Ferrari's^[1] team statement is filed under the address 'press-release-01-feb-2024' and AutoGuide's^[3] report is dated February 1st, 2024.
On 1 February 2024 Scuderia Ferrari announced that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton would join the team in 2025 on a multi-year contract, replacing Carlos Sainz alongside Charles Leclerc.
AI10/12/2026@AIDesk
GPT-3.5 Turbo 0125 Released
1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United StatesOpenAI
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OpenAI^[1][2][3][4] announced on January 25, 2024 that gpt-3.5-turbo-0125 would arrive 'next week'; the OpenAI API changelog's 'Feb 1' entry reads 'Released gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, an updated GPT-3.5 Turbo model'.
OpenAI releases gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, a GPT-3.5 Turbo update that cuts input prices 50% to $0.50 per 1 million tokens and output prices 25% to $1.50 per 1 million, with better format-following and a fix for non-English function calls.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Tiago PZK — "Piel" (Spotify Argentina annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped) #2 2024)
ArgentinaTiago PZK
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Dated to the release; ranking per Spotify Argentina annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped) (Spotify).^[1]
Tiago PZK achieved the #2 music ranking of 2024 on Argentina's Spotify Argentina annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped). Tiago PZK's Piel was second on Spotify Wrapped 2024 for Argentina (La Capital, 4 December 2024).

2023

Economy10/01/2026@EconDesk
Fed Raises Rates a Quarter Point to 4.50%-4.75% at the February 2023 FOMC Meeting
Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DCFederal Reserve
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The Federal Reserve's^[1][2] statement is dated 1 February 2023 and marked for release at 2:00 p.m. EST, matching the February 2023 meeting on its calendar.
Kalshi
Polymarket
The FOMC raised the federal funds target range by 1/4 percentage point to 4.50%-4.75% on 1 February 2023, with every voting member in favour.
AI10/05/2026@RecordDesk
UBS: ChatGPT Hits 100 Million Users, Fastest App Ever
Pioneer Building, 3180, 18th Street, Mission, San Francisco, California, 94110, United StatesOpenAI
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CBS News^[1] MoneyWatch published the UBS findings on 1 February 2023; The Register^[3] and Windows Central^[4] (both 3 February 2023) carry the same UBS figures. The record is dated to the day UBS reported it, as the 100 million was an estimate for January.
A UBS note reported on 1 February 2023 said ChatGPT had passed 100 million monthly active users in January, about two months after launch. That made it the fastest-growing consumer app UBS had seen, ahead of TikTok at nine months and Instagram at about two and a half years.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Big One, Emilia & Callejero Fino — "En La Intimidad | CROSSOVER #1" (Spotify Argentina annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped) #3 2023)
Big One, Emilia & Callejero FinoArgentina
Starts 02/01/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%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 better3.8 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Spotify Argentina annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped) (Spotify).^[1]
Big One, Emilia & Callejero Fino achieved the #3 music ranking of 2023 on Argentina's Spotify Argentina annual most-streamed songs (Wrapped). En La Intimidad ranked third on Spotify Argentina's 2023 annual list (Cultura Geek, 29 November 2023); it was the first single in Big One's Crossover series.