• ☝️ The winners of the 2024 World Nature Photography Awards were announced last week; the competition, which plants a tree for each entry, saw photographers from dozens of countries around the world submit their work.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets rose across the board (S&P: +0.9%; Dow: +1.2%; Nasdaq: +0.5%); the S&P 500 notched another record-high close.
• 🤖 Amazon announced an additional $2.75 billion in funding for AI startup Anthropic, bringing the tech giant’s total investment in the company to $4 billion.
• ⚖️🪙 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced later today for his crimes tied to the crypto exchange’s 2022 collapse; prosecutors are seeking 40-50 years in jail, while SBF’s lawyers are arguing for 5-6 years.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🎶💰 Recorded music revenue in the US rose 7.7% last year to reach $17.1 billion, marking the eighth consecutive year of revenue growth, per the Recording Industry Association of America.
• 🎮 Marvel announced a new video game called Marvel Rivals, which is a 6 v. 6 hero shooter involving characters like Iron Man, Black Panther, and Magneto.
• 🏀 The NBA is reportedly investigating Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter in connection with unusual betting activity. | 💰 NCAA President Charlie Baker said the organization is encouraging states to ban prop bets involving student athletes.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 💉 Ozempic, the weight-loss/diabetes drug which Novo Nordisk sells for ~$1,000/month in the US, could be profitably produced for less than $5/month, per a new study published in JAMA Network.
• 🐄🐦 Dairy cows in Texas and Kansas have tested positive for bird flu, in what experts say is likely the world’s first known cases of bird flu in cows.
• 👶 Employers see a net gain of between $0.90 and $4.25 for every dollar spent on childcare benefits for their employees, per a new study by Boston Consulting Group and nonprofit Moms First.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🎰 The $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won on Tuesday night by a single ticket sold in New Jersey; it marks the eighth-largest jackpot in US lottery history.
• 🐭🤝 Disney and appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed yesterday to settle all litigation over control of the special tourism district that includes Walt Disney World.
• 🏭 The Biden administration announced a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan; it would become the first such plant to be reopened in the US.

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• 🏘️🥇 2024 Best ZIP Codes to Live in America.