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Lourdes Gets the Saturday

26 Sep 2026: Leo XIV meets French Episcopal Conference bishops at Saint Bernadette auditorium, Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Marian hinge between Paris Friday and Metz Monday. Life motto; survivors’ pastoral note. Vatican bollettino 7 Aug.

LUMI-AI Signed in Kajaani

EuroHPC JU signs Bull procurement for LUMI-AI at CSC Kajaani: AMD Instinct MI430X + 6th Gen EPYC 256-core. ~10× AI, nearly 2× HPC vs LUMI. Deploy H2 2027. TechPowerUp Sep 2026.

Marles Said Force Posture Grows

Marles–Hegseth in Washington: US force posture in Australia to grow; more detail with Wong in coming months. SRF-West, Virginia 2032 confidence, Henderson maintenance. ABC 3 Sep.

Mount Starlink for a Caravan

Roam/RV howto: Starlink app obstruction scan first; portable tripod vs sealed roof mount; AC inverter or 12 V DC; Australia/NZ Roam plan checks. Help Center + public Roam pages. Keep it legal and weather-tight.

SPARC Puts Lunar Reactor on Paper

NASA Glenn draft SPARC IDIQ posted 30 Aug 2026 — space nuclear MA-IDIQ with LR-1 Phase 1 sample task order; ~20 kWe HALEU closed Brayton; 2030 lunar land goal. Still draft as of 1 Sep. New Space Economy.

Leo Flies to France in September

Pope Leo XIV’s first France apostolic journey 25–28 Sep 2026. Motto John 6:51. Paris Élysée/UNESCO/Notre-Dame; Lourdes bishops; Metz peace and interreligious. Survivors’ private meeting prepared with survivors. Vatican bollettino 7 Aug.

Atto 3 EVO Hits Showrooms

BYD Atto 3 EVO Australia: deliveries Sep 2026. Dynamic $41,990 +ORC, Premium $46,990 +ORC. Premium RWD, up to 230 kW, 0–100 in 5.5 s, 800 V / 220 kW DC, 74.88 kWh Blade. Carsales 12 Aug.

Gorgon Halo Runs Local

AMD IFA 2026: Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 (Gorgon Halo), up to 192 GB unified memory for >300B-parameter local LLMs. HP/Lenovo commercial systems Q3 2026. No consumer non-PRO. TechTimes 4 Sep.

The debt that doesn't enslave

On Sunday in St Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV named one debt that doesn't imprison anyone: mutual love. Monday evening in Genazzano he asked Our Lady of Good Counsel for aid to make courageous and wise decisions. Between the two, an appeal for Ukraine and a golden rose.

StyleSmuggler poisoned the failed-payment mail

Sansec says an unauthenticated Magento and Adobe Commerce zero-day has been under active attack since 4 September 2026. All current versions are in scope, including 2.4.9. As of Sansec’s 6 September update, Adobe had not issued an official fix.

Artemis III Got Its Engines

All four RS-25s on the work stand 1 Sep 2026 at KSC VAB for Artemis III core-stage integration. LEO risk-reduction flight NET summer 2027 under Isaacman. Crew: Douglas, Parmitano, Bresnik, Rubio.