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ISSUE №49・September 9-13, 2026

This week's pulse: BRICS leaders close New Delhi summit with the New Delhi Declaration; Nvidia reportedly in talks to invest up to $10B in Anthropic's IPO; Venice Film Festival awards its Golden Lion to Woman Unknown

This site covers eleven categories: Tech, Business, Finance, Disasters, Politics/International Relations, Health, Sports, Esports, Motorsports, Culture/Arts, and Fun. Politics/International Relations is strictly neutral, reporting only objective facts without commentary; Finance states only market figures and events that have happened, with no investment advice; Disasters relies only on official or authoritative observatory data, never speculating on casualties; every other item includes a source link, and where we can't verify something we say so rather than making it up. This issue, Finance had no new closing data over the weekend market closure, and Disasters and Esports had no sufficiently verifiable new developments, so all three are skipped.

Published: Coverage:09-09 – 09-13 Items:8
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Tech

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Apple opens iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders on September 12, unveils first foldable "iPhone Duo"

Pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max opened Saturday, September 12 at 5am Pacific Time (8pm Taiwan time), starting at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, built on Apple's 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip with a variable-aperture 48-megapixel main camera; global availability follows on September 18. Apple reportedly chose Saturday over Friday, September 11 — the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks — echoing a similar move with the iPhone 6s in 2015. The same event revealed Apple's first foldable device, the "iPhone Duo," featuring dual screens and a foldable inner display that combine into a single frame; it will not ship alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and may not go on sale until at least October.

MacRumors report (09-09)↗ Digital Trends report↗
Verification note: Compiled from reporting by MacRumors and Digital Trends; official specs, pricing, and the foldable's release timing should be confirmed against Apple's own announcements.
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Business

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Report: Nvidia in talks to invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic's IPO at up to $2.3 trillion valuation

Reuters and other outlets reported September 12 that Nvidia is in talks with AI company Anthropic to commit as much as $10 billion as an anchor investor in Anthropic's upcoming IPO — which, if it happens, would be one of Nvidia's largest single strategic investments ever. Anthropic is reportedly seeking to raise as much as $100 billion in a listing that could value the company at $2 trillion to $2.3 trillion, which would set a record for the largest IPO in history; the deal is said to be targeted to price before the November 2026 US midterm elections. Talks remain at an early stage and the size and terms could still change; nothing has been finalized. This site states only what has been reported and offers no investment advice.

Benzinga report (09-12)↗ 24/7 Wall St. report (09-12)↗
Verification note: Compiled from reporting by Benzinga and 24/7 Wall St. The deal remains under negotiation and terms may change; confirm against official announcements from Nvidia and Anthropic. Not investment advice.
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Politics

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Our Politics/International Relations principle: we report only objective facts that have occurred — meetings, agreements, resolutions — without commentary or value judgments, and cross-reference multiple sources on contested issues.

BRICS summit closes in New Delhi as 11 leaders unanimously adopt the New Delhi Declaration

The 18th BRICS summit was held September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." On the summit's opening day, September 12, leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration as the summit's outcome document, covering economic, political, technological, security, energy and development issues, calling for restraint amid Middle East tensions and stressing the need to keep global trade, supply chains and energy flowing smoothly. Modi proposed a "10-point roadmap" for BRICS nations to jointly develop global governance reform proposals, and held bilateral talks with Putin during the summit. China will chair the next BRICS summit. This site states only the objective facts from official statements and media reporting, without commenting on any party's position.

Al Jazeera report (09-12)↗ Prime Minister of India, official statement (09-12)↗
Verification note: Compiled from Al Jazeera's reporting and the official statement from the Prime Minister of India's office; confirm the full declaration text and follow-up statements against the summit's official documents. This site states objective facts only and does not comment on any party's position.
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Health

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WHO: DRC's Ebola outbreak reaches 6,942 confirmed cases and 3,349 deaths; suspected new case in South Ubangi unconfirmed

A World Health Organization (WHO) update issued September 10 (data through September 9) shows the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak has reached 6,942 confirmed cases, up 99 from the previous report, with 3,349 deaths, up 39, for a case fatality rate of roughly 48.2%; 823 patients are currently hospitalized in isolation. The outbreak has spread across 61 health zones in 6 of the country's 26 provinces — Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tshopo. Local media and officials reported on September 10 a suspected new case in South Ubangi province, involving a patient with recent travel to South Kivu, Ituri, and Tshopo as well as Rwanda and Uganda; this case has not yet been officially confirmed by WHO, so this site lists it as "unconfirmed" and excludes it from the official tally.

WHO Disease Outbreak News page↗ ECDC outbreak tracking page↗
Verification note: Case and death figures are compiled from WHO's official update (issued September 10, data through September 9). The suspected South Ubangi case comes from local media and officials and has not been officially confirmed by WHO; this site does not count unconfirmed cases in the official tally. Confirm the latest figures against WHO's own announcements. This site does not provide medical advice.
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Sports

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World Athletics Ultimate Championship wraps up in Budapest: Jefferson-Wooden takes women's 100m gold, Paulino wins the 400m

The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship ran September 11-13 in Budapest, Hungary, with Sunday, September 13 as the final day. In the women's 100m, American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won gold in 10.62 seconds, Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred took silver in 10.74, and American Sha'Carri Richardson took bronze in 10.76. In the women's 400m, Dominican Marileidy Paulino won in 49.07 seconds, Norway's Henriette Jaeger was second in 49.28, and Jamaica's Nickisha Pryce was third in 49.56. American Masai Russell won the women's 100m hurdles gold in 12.22 seconds.

NBC Sports report (09-13)↗ Yahoo Sports report (09-13)↗
Verification note: Results compiled from reporting by NBC Sports and Yahoo Sports; confirm official results and rankings against World Athletics' own event pages.
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Motorsports

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F1 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying: Norris edges out Antonelli by 0.011 seconds for pole

Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Spanish Grand Prix was held Saturday, September 12 at the new Madring circuit in Madrid. McLaren's Lando Norris took pole with a lap of 1:31.824, beating championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes by just 0.011 seconds. Four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull was third, 0.140 seconds off Norris's pace; Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton took fourth despite a crash in FP3, ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc in fifth; Mercedes' George Russell was sixth, and Norris's McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri was seventh. The race itself takes place Sunday, September 13; this site will report the official result in a future issue.

Formula 1 official report (09-12)↗ Crash.net report (09-12)↗
Verification note: Qualifying results compiled from Formula1.com and Crash.net; confirm official results and standings against the FIA and Formula 1's own announcements.
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Culture

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83rd Venice Film Festival closes: Danish-set drama Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion

The 83rd Venice Film Festival held its closing awards ceremony Saturday, September 12. A jury led by actress Maggie Gyllenhaal awarded the festival's top prize, the Golden Lion, to Woman Unknown, a drama set in the aftermath of Denmark's Nazi occupation directed by May el-Toukhy. The Best Actor award went to John Malkovich for his role in the dark CIA comedy Wild Horse Nine; he was absent, shooting in Montreal, and thanked the jury by video message. Other winners included director Ilya Khrzhanovsky, who won the Silver Lion for Best Director for DAU; South Korean director Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love, which won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize; and NAZA, which received the Special Jury Prize.

The Hollywood Reporter report (09-12)↗ La Biennale di Venezia, official announcement↗
Verification note: Compiled from reporting by The Hollywood Reporter and the festival's official announcement; confirm the full winners list against La Biennale di Venezia's own website.
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Fun

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Canadian's record for solving 211 Rubik's cubes on a pogo stick gets new spotlight

UPI reported September 11 that Saul Hafting, 21, of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, is getting renewed media attention for his Guinness World Record for "most rotating puzzle cubes solved while on a pogo stick," as it's featured in the newly published Guinness World Records 2027 book. Hafting, who took up speedcubing at age 11, trained for about three months before attempting the record in October 2021, solving 211 cubes in one hour and 12 minutes to beat the previous record of 65; the achievement was officially certified by Guinness World Records in February 2022. Hafting recently learned the record would be included in the new 2027 edition of the book.

UPI report (09-11)↗ Guinness World Records, official record page↗
Verification note: Compiled from UPI's reporting and Guinness World Records' official record page. The record itself was set in 2021; this item covers the renewed coverage tied to the 2027 book's publication. Confirm certification details against Guinness World Records' own site.
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