BBC: four dead after Typhoon Dujuan battered Tokyo and surrounding prefectures with torrential rain and destructive winds; six others reported missing (NHK).
At the peak Monday, authorities warned of an “imminent threat to life” and urged about 1.9 million people toward shelters; most evacuation orders lifted Tuesday as the storm moved offshore.
Power cut for ~50,000 people; hundreds of flights suspended; Tokyo Game Show cancelled Monday’s programme; Rock in Japan concerts cancelled.
Why it matters —The clearest overnight human-impact story — landslides and mass shelter orders around Tokyo, with transport and major events knocked offline as leaders head into UNGA week.
heise (dpa): amid the fight with CNN, MS NOW and Politico over White House access, the administration launched a round-the-clock “Trump TV” stream of “essential” government moments.
Early feed mixed Trump speeches with U.S. military exercise footage and commentary; little original production at first; available on YouTube.
Why it matters —A direct distribution channel past the traditional TV pool — timed to an access fight that already broke Monday’s shared camera coverage.
POWER Magazine (Sep 21): Google and Georgia Power agree Google will support extended power uprates at Plant Vogtle and Plant Hatch — about 96 MW of added nuclear capacity if approved.
Georgia PSC approval still needed; utility filed for a new NU-1 nuclear-uprate tariff; Google would subscribe and receive zero-emission credits tied to the uprate output.
Why it matters —Another hyperscaler bet on squeezing more MWs from existing U.S. reactors — billed as grid capacity for data-center growth with shared customer benefits.
heise: European Court of Auditors special report says EU action only partially helps detect and respond to significant/large-scale cyber incidents — information-sharing gaps are the biggest weakness.
ECA Facts & Findings (SR 19/2026): calls to enhance information-sharing and cut task overlap, make the European Cybersecurity Alert System operational, and tighten security assessment/monitoring for EU-funded entities.
Why it matters —An official EU audit, not a vendor white paper — documenting that cross-border incident response still fails under national-security exceptions.
heise: Paramount Skydance settles with 12 U.S. states and the Writers Guild, clearing antitrust suits that stood in the way of buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
Deal terms cited: ~$31/share for Warner (~$81B equity; ~$111B including debt/obligations); close targeted for end of September.
Why it matters —The last big courtroom blockers are bargained away just as daily reverse-termination pressure kicks in — the megadeal’s closing window is now measured in days.
