Pulse Daily — Tuesday, September 1, 2026

On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Apple entered the John Ternus era with AI as its defining challenge, DeepSeek neared a $74 billion valuation ahead of a 2027 IPO, Runway unveiled its mind-bending Solaris Interface World Model, the Pentagon opened GenAI.mil for 3 million personnel, and Tesla's confidential NHTSA filing revealed its Autopilot was engaged at 104mph in a fatal Texas crash police had publicly blamed on a medical episode. Stories: John Ternus Steps In as Apple CEO — With Apple Intelligence His First Test · DeepSeek's $74B Round Has Closed — Shanghai IPO Filing Targeted for Year-End · Runway's Solaris Renders Apps Frame-by-Frame — No Code Underneath · Pentagon Opens ChatGPT Mil and Grok to 3 Million Personnel on GenAI.mil · Alibaba's Wan 3.0 Hits General Availability — 30-Second Video From a Single Pass · Tesla's Own NHTSA Filing: Autopilot 'Verified Engaged' at 104 mph in Fatal Crash.