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The Department of Justice and plaintiff states have objected to Apple's bid to tie the fact discovery deadline in the government's monopolization case to any extension granted in a separate multidistrict litigation, warning that delay is an 'acute concern' given the case seeks only injunctive relief for ongoing harm. The current fact discovery cutoff is January 29, 2027, with expert discovery due to conclude July 9, 2027, and no trial date set. Separately, Apple and the DOJ were reported in July 2026 to be in early settlement talks, though no agreement has been confirmed and no formal link between the scheduling dispute and those discussions has been established.

CISA published eight new industrial control system advisories on September 3, 2026, covering vulnerabilities in products from OPC Foundation, IXON, Rockwell Automation, Inductive Automation, Pyramid Solutions, and Tycon Systems, with severity scores ranging from medium to critical and patches available for most. The most severe finding is a CVSS 9.8 critical stack-based buffer overflow in Pyramid Solutions' NetStaX EtherNet/IP Stack, fixed in version 5.6.1, while a CVSS 9.6 critical CRLF-injection flaw in the IXON VPN Client was addressed by blocking older client connections on August 5. None of the vulnerabilities have known public exploitation, though CISA's index contains a date discrepancy for a Tycon Systems WEB2 advisory whose own revision history shows no September 3 update.

Manila Electric Company and Meralco PowerGen have hired U.S. engineering firm Sargent & Lundy to conduct a vendor-neutral small modular reactor feasibility study in the Philippines, funded by a $2.8 million U.S. Trade and Development Agency grant and targeted for completion in Q4 2027. The study will cover technology assessment, site selection, grid integration, and financial planning, with the goal of producing a shortlist of American SMR technology providers for potential future procurement. No reactor vendor has been selected, no site identified, and the engagement does not constitute a construction commitment or final investment decision.

An oxidizer leak detected in the Dragon spacecraft's propulsion system during prelaunch processing has pushed the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station from its September 12 target to no earlier than late September 2026. NASA and SpaceX have not identified the specific component involved or confirmed a replacement launch date, with timing contingent on additional testing, data review, and any required rework. The four-person crew, commanded by Jessica Watkins, will launch aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral once teams clear the spacecraft.

A federal judge in Virginia ruled that Google will not be required to sell its AdX advertising exchange, instead accepting most of the parties' proposed behavioral remedies with court modifications. The full reasoning remains sealed for up to 14 days, leaving the precise scope of required changes to Google's ad-tech practices unconfirmed in the public record. Parties have 30 days to file a jointly proposed final judgment reflecting the court's sealed instructions.