Police K9 helps seize approximately 180 pounds of meth hidden in nine suitcases at Dallas airport.

Military judge sets a June 2028 trial date for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

OpenAI launches a $400 million venture fund to back early-stage AI startups.

Israel unveils plans to develop weapons capable of striking targets on Earth from space.

Brazil seeks nearly $100 million in damages from Discord, accusing the platform of inadequate protections for children & women.

Federal judge rejects DOJ’s request to dismiss Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress case.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise Moscow visit was reportedly aimed at warning Putin not to attack NATO.

Scientists turn plastic bottle waste into “edible” cookies, with human taste tests set to follow pending approval.

Cheesecake Factory shares have surged +118.42% year-to-date.

OpenAI calls the Hugging Face incident a “warning shot” for the world.

Enes Kanter Freedom sends letter to WNBA demanding answers over his ejection & arena ban.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares AI has reached its “inflection point” and demand is accelerating.

Tesla unveils a new collection of pet products, including a Dog Mode chew toy, plushie, & a $145 Cybertruck Pet Liner.

Bill Gates warns AI could cause mass unemployment, mass cyberattacks, & mass bioterrorism.

Nvidia beats revenue expectations with a forecast of $108,000,000,000.00.

U.S. designates the Autistici/Inventati Collective as a global terrorist organization, accusing the group of hosting a site used to dox ICE agents & incite attacks against them.

Bernie Sanders reveals he will soon introduce legislation to “STOP FLOCK” & AI mass surveillance.

Pentagon reveals it uncovered documents on the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal that were “hidden away in safes where they would not be found.”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declares Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America is "silly talk."

What will Nvidia say during their earnings call?

Maryland judge blocks Democrats’ redistricting referendum from appearing on the November ballot.

More than 100 campaign ads have mentioned data centers this midterm election cycle, and not a single candidate-run ad has portrayed them positively. — Politico

Texas startup Actinide reveals it has become the first startup in history to enrich uranium using a particle accelerator.

Sam Altman reveals he expects OpenAI to have an internal system he "would call AGI" by the end of 2026.

Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson makes his Serie A debut for Lazio.

Pentagon policy chief will brief NATO allies Thursday as the U.S. reviews its 80,000 troops stationed in Europe.

AOC officially rejoins the Democratic Socialists of America after it was revealed her membership had been expired since 2019.

Florida AG refuses to join Meta’s $17 billion settlement over alleged teen social media harms, calling the deal a “weak payoff attempt” & vowing to take Meta to trial.

Tempe, Arizona permanently shuts down its Flock cameras & ends its contract with the company, citing concerns over misuse of the technology.

TIME magazine reveals its upcoming September cover.

43 of 50 U.S. states have now hit temperatures of 100°F this year.

TIME ranks Stanford the #1 college in America for 2026-27, followed by MIT & Harvey Mudd College.

Communist Party USA pays tribute to Dolly Parton, declaring “the working class has lost one of its brightest and boldest.”

15 year old Dean Roy is running for Governor of Vermont & will officially appear on the November ballot despite being too young to vote.

Gov. Ron DeSantis declares Flock license plate cameras are “out of control” & calls for new privacy safeguards in Florida.

Anthropic reportedly agrees to spend $45 billion renting AI computing power from Nscale’s West Virginia data center.

Teens will now face a default 2 hour daily limit on Instagram & Facebook that can only be disabled with parental permission.

White House to announce a new round of drug pricing deals with biotech companies.

Elon's The Boring Company wins approval for 19 more stations for its underground Tesla transit network in Las Vegas, bringing the total to 123 planned stops.

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve sinks toward its "operational minimum" after another 3.7 million barrels are withdrawn.

Trump issues a global pause on all immigrant visa appointments.

Apple sets September 9 for its next major launch event, where it is expected to unveil the first foldable iPhone.

Jill Biden reveals Joe Biden told her “Jilly, I had no choice” after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.

Will @DataRepublican publicly testify before congress?

FDA approves new pancreatic cancer drug, daraxonrasib, after a key trial showed patients lived more than twice as long as those on chemotherapy.

Marco Rubio announces U.S. sanctions on multiple alleged far-left terrorist networks.

JPMorgan has reportedly explored launching its own stablecoin.

Anthropic’s next “Mythos” model now projected to be released by the end of the month. >50% chance.

Kremlin confirms CIA Dir. John Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials in Moscow, calling the talks a “positive development.”

Meta calls on TikTok & YouTube to adopt its new restrictions for teens “right away”

Vanguard agrees to acquire fintech platform Altruist.

U.S. formally designates Palestine Action a global terrorist organization.

DOJ & FBI dismantle Chinese hacking platforms used to target NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, & other government networks.

Slovakia’s government approves bill to ban children under 16 from using social media.

Small businesses are starting to use handwritten cardboard signs to reassure customers their ads were not generated by AI.

Nordic companies & investors are exploring a single unified stock exchange spanning Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland.

Samsung ordered to pay Swatch $11.6 million over smartwatch apps that copied designs from luxury brands including Omega, Longines, & Breguet.

SEC sends White House a proposal to overhaul crypto custody rules for investment firms holding digital assets for clients.

IRGC announces Iran & Oman have agreed on how to divide control & revenues from the Strait of Hormuz.

Meta agrees to pay $16,700,000,000.00 to U.S. states to settle claims Facebook & Instagram harmed children.

Nike stock on pace for its worst year since Michael Jordan’s retirement in 1993.

Netanyahu declares a diplomatic agreement with Iranian “savages” is impossible.

Bill Gates reportedly wants to meet with Xi Jinping to push for global restrictions on dangerous AI models.

Jim Cramer announces that his senses predict "a monumental day"