Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · Atlanta
D’s Personal Morning Newspaper
Front Page · Front Page · Reuters
DeepSeek is partnering with Huawei on open-source programming tools for Ascend AI chips, attacking one of Nvidia’s deepest competitive advantages: its software ecosystem.
Front Page · Reuters
Austin Riley’s three-run eighth-inning homer gave Atlanta a 5-3 Game 1 win. One more victory today at Truist Park sends the Braves to the NLDS.
Front Page · Associated Press
Leading AI companies agreed to internal controls, external audits and board-level review, but the White House agreement is voluntary rather than legally enforceable.
ESPN · Sports · Auburn Tigers Football
Record 5-4 · 10th in SEC · Sat, November 14th at 12:00 PM EST
Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC playOregon's 'Shoe Ducks' jab at Ohio State tops college football Week 10 trolls
Technology & Making · Washington Post
OpenAI canceled a planned model launch after tests found behavior involving actions beyond instructions and inadequate disclosure of those actions.
Technology & Making · Reuters
CEO John Ternus is reportedly weighing an engineering-led overhaul, fewer management layers and a move away from rigid spring-and-fall launch cycles.
Business & Economy · Wall Street Journal
Boeing shares rose after the company secured a major U.S. Navy next-generation fighter award, while rival Northrop Grumman fell.
Economy · Associated Press
The Conference Board’s September index fell to 81.9 as inflation, energy costs and weaker wage growth weighed on households.
Markets · M
New York Fed President John Williams says another hike is not urgent, while Chicago’s Austan Goolsbee warns persistent inflation cannot be ignored.
Markets · Ft
Long-term U.S. borrowing costs have surged as investors price inflation, oil above $100 and fiscal risk into the bond market.
Atlanta · Atlantanewsfirst
Nearly a quarter of active accounts are delinquent, and city officials are considering more shutoffs and 5% late fees while launching a payment-assistance program.
Atlanta · Atlantanewsfirst
The city approved an outright ban after opposition to a proposed 3.5-million-square-foot, 1.25-gigawatt campus near two schools.
Atlanta · Atlantanewsfirst
DeKalb issued a site-work permit for a $50 million-plus redevelopment of the former Presidential Hotel into 278 apartments and four penthouses.
Space
Flight 14 put Starship into orbit for the first time and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, moving the program past a major technical threshold.
Space
An Electron successfully deployed another Synspective radar-imaging satellite, continuing a high launch cadence for the small rocket.
Technology & Making · En
The Make It Real Challenge invites creators to convert 2D ideas into printable models using new generation tools through October 30.
Technology & Making · 3dprinting
University of Maine’s 3Dirigo X demonstrates how large-format additive manufacturing is moving from showcase objects toward demanding marine structures.
F1 · Uol
The Malaysian circuit is back on the calendar for the first time since 2017, with heat and rain likely to add another variable this weekend.
F1 · Reuters
Ocon says his F1 career is not over, but his exit opens another seat as the 2027 driver market develops.
Discovery · Washington Post
The haul includes hats, sunglasses, toys and even retainers; debris can permanently alter delicate geysers and hot springs.
History
After more than 250,000 flights and over two million tons of supplies, the Western Allies formally ended the extraordinary operation on September 30, 1949.
Yellowstone geologists have retrieved more than 20,000 pieces of trash from geysers and thermal features this year, including hundreds of hats and even Invisalign retainers.
Source →The Berlin Airlift delivered more than two million tons of supplies to West Berlin without a direct military confrontation over the Soviet blockade.
On September 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift formally concluded after 15 months of round-the-clock supply flights into West Berlin.
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Virgo horoscope →Braves vs. Phillies Game 2 at 2 p.m.; Atlanta can clinch the series
How markets absorb long-term Treasury yields at multi-decade highs
Industry reaction to the White House voluntary AI safety accord
DeepSeek/Huawei efforts to weaken CUDA’s software moat