🎂 NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON TURNS 68 The renowned astrophysicist and “Cosmos” host celebrates his birthday today.

🚨 NORTH KOREA FIRES TWO SUSPECTED BALLISTIC MISSILES North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea from Wonsan. Japan said both landed outside its exclusive economic zone.

🚀 Flight 14 is not just another Starship test it could be the mission where ambition becomes routine. SpaceX is aiming to push Starship further than ever: reach orbit, deploy production Starlink V3 satellites, circle Earth roughly six times over about 10 hours, then test reentry and a Pacific splashdown. Super Heavy is also expected to attempt its boostback and offshore landing, while upgraded hardware and software face their biggest test yet. Every great machine is built twice first in failure, then in understanding.

🚀 Some missions begin long before the engines ignite. Falcon 9 stands vertical at SLC-4E in California, ready for tonight’s USSF-259 mission. For now, it waits in silence. Soon, fire will replace stillness and another payload will begin its journey beyond Earth.

The future is often priced before it fully arrives. OpenAI is reportedly weighing a new funding round that could value the company at $1.2 trillion, according to the Financial Times, as demand rises following its latest models. Talks remain preliminary, while a public listing is considered unlikely before 2027. The question is no longer whether AI will reshape the economy but how much investors are willing to pay for that future today.

📞 WHEN THE PRESIDENT CALLS, EVEN THE AI BOOM PAUSES. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang put President Donald Trump on speakerphone live at the All-In Summit, where Trump dismissed fears of an AI takeover and argued the industry should keep moving forward. Huang agreed that America should not slow its AI development. Every technological revolution brings the same question: how fast should humanity move when the future is arriving faster than certainty?

🏎️ The Valkyrie combines a carbon fibre structure and an open underfloor with a 6.5 litre naturally aspirated V12 capable of reaching 11,100 rpm. Every line serves the air. Here, beauty is physics given form.

🎾 ZVEREV WINS HIS FIRST U.S. OPEN TITLE Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 in the men’s final at Flushing Meadows. The victory gave Zverev his second Grand Slam title after his French Open triumph in June. Shelton was contesting his first major final.

⚡Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rejected a proposal to prepay 25 trillion won approximately $18.7 billion to support electricity infrastructure for planned South Korean semiconductor clusters. A document submitted to a lawmaker said both companies considered the requested advance difficult to accept. An industry official cited uncertainty over long term chip demand, while the companies declined to comment.

🥃 Donald Trump announced that the United States would remove its 10% tariff on Irish whiskey following requests from Irish officials and industry representatives. Trump made the announcement at the Irish Open in Doonbeg. The tariff remains part of wider duties on European Union products, and an implementation date was not immediately provided.

🚢 129 MISSING AFTER INDONESIAN PASSENGER SHIP CAPSIZES More than 600 rescuers are searching the Java Sea after the Virgo Transport 8 capsized with 243 people aboard. Authorities have rescued 108 people and confirmed six deaths. Another 129 people remain missing. Officials said strong waves struck the vessel during bad weather, but the cause is still under investigation.

🗳️ SWEDEN’S CENTRE LEFT HOLDS NARROW ELECTION LEAD Preliminary results give the centre left bloc led by Magdalena Andersson 176 of parliament’s 349 seats, compared with 173 for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s governing alliance. Ballots from 6,195 of 6,312 districts have been counted. Overseas votes remain outstanding, and final results may not be available until Wednesday.

🤖 ZUCKERBERG CALLS FOR FASTER AI DEVELOPMENT Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for faster progress in artificial intelligence as the global race to develop more powerful AI systems intensifies. The question is no longer whether AI will advance but how quickly society can adapt.

A Falcon 9 lifted off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:49 p.m EDT carrying the final three SES O3b mPOWER satellites. All three were deployed to medium Earth orbit. First stage booster B1080 landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas on its 29th flight.

🖥️ NASA’S BILLION PIXEL WINDOW INTO SUPERCOMPUTER DATA NASA Ames’ Hyperwall is a 300 square foot display capable of showing more than one billion pixels of data produced by NASA supercomputers. It allows researchers to examine enormous simulations from different viewpoints and adjust parameters to uncover new scientific insights.

📉 FBI DIRECTOR REPORTS SHARP DECLINES IN U.S. CRIME FBI Director Kash Patel said the murder rate fell 20%, carjackings 47% and robberies 17%, describing it as a historic year for crime reduction. Patel also cited more than 57,000 arrests and 5,258 kilograms of fentanyl seized, crediting President Trump’s leadership.

⛳ TRUMP JOKES SECRET SERVICE MAKES GOLF CHEATING IMPOSSIBLE Trump laughed off longstanding allegations that he cheats at golf, saying hundreds of Secret Service agents make it impossible to move the ball unnoticed. “It’s not that I wouldn’t cheat,” he joked during remarks in Dublin. Trump has previously denied cheating at golf.

🤖 ALTMAN SAYS US–CHINA AI SAFETY DEAL COULD WIN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could receive the Nobel Peace Prize if the United States and China agreed on shared AI safety standards and testing. He described such cooperation as a “wonderful accomplishment” The remark was hypothetical; no agreement or Nobel nomination has been announced.

🎾 РЫБАКИНА АҚШ АШЫҚ ЧЕМПИОНАТЫНДА АЛҒАШ РЕТ ЖЕҢІМПАЗ АТАНДЫ Қазақстандық Елена Рыбакина әйелдер арасындағы финалда соңғы екі турнирдің чемпионы Арина Соболенконы 6:4, 5:7, 6:2 есебімен жеңді. Бұл жеңіс Рыбакинаға «Үлкен дулыға» турнирлеріндегі үшінші титулын әкеліп, әлемнің бірінші ракеткасы атануына мүмкіндік берді. Ол биыл Австралияның ашық чемпионатында да жеңіске жеткен болатын.

⚖️ U.S. Judge Rules FEMA Workforce Cut Plan Unlawful A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the law by directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its workforce in half. The judge found that the Department of Homeland Security unlawfully interfered with FEMA’s authority over its personnel. Remedies will be addressed separately. FEMA and DHS did not immediately comment.