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Phil: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026? Photo of wartime devastation in Ukraine by Jade Koroliuk of Kyiv, Ukraine. Source: https://unsplash.com/@jadekoroliu

Photo of wartime devastation in Ukraine by Jade Koroliuk of Kyiv, Ukraine. Source: https://unsplash.com/@jadekoroliu

Phil: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026?

Phillip Godzin October 2, 2026

Within the first 9 months of 2026, there was one successful declared ceasefire (Easter) and at least...

Jeremy: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026? Fire burning at the Dobrobut medical center following a Russian aerial attack on Kyiv on Sept. 28, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Korbinian Leo Kramer) Source: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85952

Fire burning at the Dobrobut medical center following a Russian aerial attack on Kyiv on Sept. 28, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Korbinian Leo Kramer) Source: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85952

Jeremy: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman October 2, 2026

A ceasefire in Ukraine in 2026 seems unlikely based on the current positions of the involved parties....

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Oct. 2, 2026 Photo: AI expert Gary Marcus. Background image by Quillette. Source: https://quillette.com/2026/10/02/skeptic-vs-doomer-how-scared-should-we-be-of-rogue-ai-2/

Photo: AI expert Gary Marcus. Background image by Quillette. Source: https://quillette.com/2026/10/02/skeptic-vs-doomer-how-scared-should-we-be-of-rogue-ai-2/

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Oct. 2, 2026

EditorialTeam October 2, 2026

Sceptic vs. ‘Doomer’: How Scared Should We Be of Rogue AI? Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews...

LNG traffic in Hormuz picks up despite US-Iran war. Data from Kpler and LSEG show the return of tankers carrying cargo from Qatar’s Ras Laffan terminal, although some vessels may have traveled with AIS transponders switched off. More liquefied natural gas vessels linked to QatarEnergy have resumed visible transit through the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks despite the ongoing US-Iran conflict, according to shipping data from Kpler and LSEG. Source: Screenshot from https://en.royanews.tv/news/74262/LNG-traffic-in-Hormuz-picks-up-despite-US-Iran-war.

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Phillip Godzin October 1, 2026

Recent Uptick vs. Normalcy: Late September 2026 reports in gCaptain and other trade publications indicate a slight...

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026? Screen shot of Oct. 1, 2025 of LNG tankers in the region of the Strait of Hormuz. Source: the Live map at https://tankermap.com/

Screen shot of Oct. 1, 2025 of LNG tankers in the region of the Strait of Hormuz. Source: the Live map at https://tankermap.com/

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman October 1, 2026

LNG traffic has yet to achieve full restoration to pre-disruption levels. The geopolitical situation continues to...

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027? Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company, reveals here the interior design features of Haven-1, likely to become the world’s first commercial space station. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-unveils-its-final-haven-1-space-station-design

Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company, reveals here the interior design features of Haven-1, likely to become the world’s first commercial space station. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-unveils-its-final-haven-1-space-station-design

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin September 30, 2026

Haven‑1 is currently targeting a Falcon 9 launch in Q1 2027, with hardware in final integration. The...

Phil: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below 50 dollars per barrel at any point in 2026? An Aramco Manifa oil field worker. Aramco's program for health and safety was awarded the International Corporate Health and Productivity Prize by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management in 2013. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field

An Aramco Manifa oil field worker. Aramco's program for health and safety was awarded the International Corporate Health and Productivity Prize by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management in 2013. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field

Phil: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below 50 dollars per barrel at any point in 2026?

Phillip Godzin September 29, 2026

From the current price of ~$103.29, Brent would need to decline by more than $53.30 (a drop...

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026? A crude oil extraction platform in Saudi Arabia's Manifa oil field — a huge six-reservoir field stretching 45 km long and 18 km wide, lying in less than 15 meters of water. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field#overcoming-the-impossible

A crude oil extraction platform in Saudi Arabia's Manifa oil field — a huge six-reservoir field stretching 45 km long and 18 km wide, lying in less than 15 meters of water. Source: https://www.aramco.com/en/what-we-do/mega-projects/manifa-offshore-oil-field#overcoming-the-impossible

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman September 29, 2026

Brent Crude prices, averaging $88 per barrel in Q3 2026, appear unlikely to fall below $50 by...

OpenAI, Anthropic and security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents in which their frontier models took steps that outside evaluators would consider problematic, sources told Axios...The episodes include bypassing guardrails, creating message boards, escaping sandboxes, website hijacking, self-prompting or seeking to bypass monitors. Source: https://www.axios.com/2026/09/26/openai-anthropic-thousands-ai-security-incidents

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Sept. 29, 2026

EditorialTeam September 29, 2026

OpenAI said on Monday that it would not release its newest artificial intelligence model because of security...

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027? All four RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engines, built by L3 Harris Technologies, were delivered to NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. NASA/Ben Smegelsky. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/08/05/nasa-joins-artemis-iii-orion-modules-rocket-hardware-update/

All four RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engines, built by L3 Harris Technologies, were delivered to NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. NASA/Ben Smegelsky. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/08/05/nasa-joins-artemis-iii-orion-modules-rocket-hardware-update/

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Jeremy Lichtman September 28, 2026

Artemis III's outcomes will influence not only the timelines but also the operational maturity required for subsequent...

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Phil: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026?

Jeremy: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026?

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Phil: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below 50 dollars per barrel at any point in 2026?

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Sept. 29, 2026

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

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