Yes. On September 8, 2026, Meta introduced Muse, a personal AI agent designed to take action—such as sending emails, booking travel, and working across connected apps—rather than only answering questions. Muse runs on a dedicated Muse Secure VM in Meta’s cloud, launched first in the United States via a dedicated app, the web, and WhatsApp, … Read more
Yes. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it fired ballistic missiles at a base used by U.S. forces near Al Azraq (also linked to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base) in eastern Jordan after the United States destroyed five Iranian oil tankers. Jordan’s armed forces said air defenses intercepted 18 of 20 incoming ballistic missiles, with two … Read more
No. Presidential pardons cover only federal offenses. Clancy faces Massachusetts state murder charges, so any pardon would have to come through state authorities, not the president.
Yes. On September 8, 2026, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had captured a U.S. uncrewed submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media identified the vessel as an Anduril Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle. A Pentagon spokesperson said an underwater drone had “malfunctioned more than a day ago” while surveying … Read more
CENTCOM said it destroyed five IRGC oil tankers on Sept. 8, 2026, after Iran targeted a U.S. Navy warship twice.
Yes. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines under Operation Economic Outcast, using the August 24, 2026 aviation-sector determination under Executive Order 13902. The action was part of a broader set of 36 designations aimed at Iran’s aviation sector, which Treasury says … Read more
Yes. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines under Operation Economic Outcast, using the August 24, 2026 aviation-sector determination under Executive Order 13902. The action was part of a broader set of 36 designations aimed at Iran’s aviation sector, which Treasury says … Read more
Yes. On September 8, 2026, OpenAI announced that an internal AI system produced a proof—and a Lean formalization—showing that smooth three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes fluid motion can develop a finite-time singularity (a “blow-up”). OpenAI says the result resolves statements “C” and “D” in the Clay Mathematics Institute’s official Millennium Prize formulation, and that it does not … Read more
Yes. The National Transportation Safety Board identifies the Sept. 6, 2026 Miami International Airport runway overrun as 21 Air LLC Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A Part 121 cargo flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the flight was an Amazon cargo operation contracted to Miami-based 21 Air LLC, and … Read more
The Bayeux Tapestry opens to the public at the British Museum on 10 September 2026 and is scheduled to run through 11 July 2027. The roughly 70-metre embroidery, on loan from France, depicts events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of 1066 and is being shown in England for the … Read more