Austin
seat of Travis County, and capital of the State of Texas
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- 6h ago
Elon Musk funds $158 million for Paxton's Texas Senate bid as Talarico leads polls
Elon Musk sent $158 million in September to a super PAC that passed the same sum to a group backing Republican Ken Paxton, federal filings released on Thursday show. The Democratic nominee, James Talarico, leads in polls.
- 4d ago
Antonelli on the Singapore podium, with Wolff's cushion joke over track limits
Antonelli finished on the Singapore Grand Prix podium on Sunday, 11 October 2026, while Mercedes managed a track-limit count that could have cost him five seconds. Sources differ on whether he finished second or third, and the title could be settled at Austin.
- 4d ago
Bumble in advanced talks to go private in roughly $1 billion deal with Ithaca Holdings
Shares of the Austin, Texas dating app operator jumped about 52% after a report that Ithaca Holdings could announce a deal as soon as the week of 12 October 2026.
- Oct 8
FIA pledges rigorous software testing after power failures strand cars in Malaysia
The governing body will revise power unit testing and release updated wet weather code after low engine speeds triggered unexpected 250-kilowatt power cuts during formation laps at the Sepang circuit.
- Oct 7
OpenAI publishes 377 solutions to open math problems, and mathematicians are alarmed
OpenAI released AI-generated answers to 377 open mathematical questions, including results on conjectures that stumped researchers for decades. Several mathematicians told The Atlantic that some papers appear not to prove what they claim, and OpenAI has withdrawn three of them.
- Oct 6
AMD plans substantial chip supply increase in 2027, Lisa Su announces
AMD will substantially increase processor shipments in 2027 to meet artificial intelligence demand, CEO Lisa Su announced in Taipei while meeting manufacturing partners Foxconn and TSMC.
- Oct 3
Senate Republicans pull North Carolina ad money to defend Kansas seat
The Senate Leadership Fund canceled $18 million in North Carolina ads to launch an $8 million defense in Kansas, as polls show Democratic candidates competitive in five Republican states.
- Oct 3
Democrats lead congressional generic ballot as Republicans defend narrow House and Senate majorities
With one month before the 3 November 2026 midterm elections, Democrats hold an eight-point lead on the generic ballot as Republicans seek to defend a razor-thin 218-seat House majority and 53 Senate seats.
- Oct 2
Shivon Zilis announces abrupt split from Elon Musk after five-year relationship
Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis announced on X that Elon Musk abruptly ended their five-year relationship, stating she hopes they remain collaborative co-parents to their four children.
- Oct 2
Tesla delivers 486,532 vehicles in third quarter to beat analyst forecasts
Tesla delivered 486,532 electric vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, surpassing Wall Street expectations as sales growth in Europe offset continued weakness in the United States and China.
- Oct 1
Hormel Foods agrees to acquire Brakebush Brothers in $1.06 billion chicken deal
Hormel Foods has agreed to purchase family-owned chicken processor Brakebush Brothers in a deal valued at about $1.06 billion, expanding its value-added poultry business.
- Oct 1
Texas authorities arrest suspect over alleged plot to attack state capitol in Austin
SWAT officers arrested 40-year-old Benny Caldera Jr. in Converse, Texas, after law enforcement uncovered an alleged plot to attack the state capitol building in Austin on Thursday.
- Sep 30
Leaked audio captures Ken Paxton blaming Trump convention for drop in poll numbers
Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately told donors that a Dallas convention headlined by Donald Trump hurt party poll numbers, even as the campaign announced a $20 million advertising buy.
- Sep 26
MotoGP unveils 22-race 2027 calendar with Adelaide street circuit and Buenos Aires return
Dorna has published the 2027 MotoGP schedule featuring 22 rounds across five continents, introducing an Adelaide street race, welcoming back Buenos Aires, and dropping Hungary.
- Sep 23
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson launch Apple TV+ comedy Brothers based on kinship rumor
The eight-episode comedy series follows fictionalized versions of the two actors exploring whether they share the same biological father.
- Sep 20
Federal immigration agents shoot delivery driver in Texas and injure mistaken citizen in Illinois
A 28-year-old Venezuelan DoorDash courier is hospitalised with partial paralysis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot him in Austin, Texas on 20 September. In Illinois, agents injured a US citizen during a mistaken stop the same day.
- Sep 19
Texas, Utah, and BYU secure victories in college football non-conference slate
Top-ranked programs including Texas, BYU, Utah, and Tennessee secured non-conference victories on Saturday, while Oklahoma leaned on late defense and Tulsa recorded its first shutout since 2002.
- Sep 17
Texas financier gets 11 years in prison and $31.35M restitution in Ponzi scheme targeting Travis Kelce
A federal judge sentenced Swiftarc Capital creator Siddharth Jawahar to 11 years in prison and ordered $31.35 million in restitution for a fraud scheme that took over $35 million from 64 investors, including NFL player Travis Kelce.
- Sep 14
Tesla schedules Roadster hypercar reveal for October 1 after nine years of delays
Tesla will unveil its redesigned Roadster hypercar on October 1 in Texas, concluding nearly nine years of project revisions and postponed timelines.
- Sep 5
Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. launches $10 million ad buy for Ken Paxton in Texas
The pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. has launched a $10 million ad buy backing Ken Paxton in Texas, marking its first general election expenditure of 2026 to counter James Talarico's fundraising lead.
