• ☝️ The National Science Foundation’s Inouye Solar Telescope this week published eight extremely close-up images of the Sun; scientists said the unprecedented level of detail will help them better understand the Sun’s magnetic field and the drivers behind solar storms.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed mixed yesterday (S&P: +0.9%; Dow: -0.1%; Nasdaq: +1.7%).
• ⚡🚗 Ford EVs will soon be granted access to over 12,000 Tesla charging stations, both companies’ CEOs said yesterday.
• 🖥️📈 Nvidia shares increased 24% following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report; the chipmaker said it expects sales of about $11 billion in this coming quarter, ~50% higher than Wall Street estimates; the company's market cap is now approaching $1 trillion.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 📺 Succession’s 90-minute series finale will air on MAX this Sunday at 9 pm ET.
• 🏈🤝 DirecTV agreed yesterday to a multiyear deal that will allow the company to provide NFL Sunday Ticket to commercial businesses including bars and restaurants.
• ⚾🎰 The Oakland Athletics and Nevada governor Joe Lombardo reached a tentative agreement that will see the A’s move to Las Vegas; it marks the second instance of a majors sports team moving from Oakland to Vegas this decade (Raiders were the first).

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• ⚡ Researchers at UMass Amherst invented a device that can continuously generate electricity from thin air, per a peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in Advanced Materials.
• 🛰️ South Korea successfully launched its first commercial-grade satellite in history yesterday; the launch came a week after rival North Korea announced plans to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.
• ☀️🌍 Life on Earth may have first originated due to enormous superflares from a hyperactive young Sun; that’s per a new peer-reviewed study in which researchers fired charged particles found in solar winds at a concoction of gasses present in Earth's early atmosphere.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 📞🤖 The attorneys general of 48 states plus D.C. filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, accusing it of being behind billions of illegal robocalls, including some impersonating companies or government agencies.
• 🏛️ The White House and House Republicans are close to reaching a deal that would raise the federal debt ceiling for two years in exchange for government spending cuts, per multiple reports. (Background | From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)
• ⚖️🌊 The Supreme Court issued a new ruling yesterday that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate US wetlands and waterways. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

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