- ☝️ Alex Trebek is getting a stamp: The US Postal Service announced a new postage stamp honoring the late Jeopardy! host, as well as the show’s 60th anniversary.
BUSINESS & MARKETS
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- 💰 US markets closed mixed yesterday (S&P: -0.3%; Dow: +0.7%; Nasdaq: -1.1%). | 📉 Nvidia shares have fallen 13% in the past three trading days – including a 6.7% dip on Monday – after it briefly became the world’s most valuable company last week.
- 📊 Jain Global, a new hedge fund led by Bobby Jain, raised $5.3 billion in the biggest hedge fund debut since ExodusPoint in 2018; Jain Global will reportedly start trading July 1.
- 🛍️ Target announced a deal with Shopify that will help the big box retailer discover hot items and quickly make them available to its online shoppers.
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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
- 🏒🏆 Stanley Cup Finals: The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 last night to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. | ⚾🏆 Men’s College World Series: No. 1 Tennessee defeated No. 3 Texas A&M to win their first baseball national championship in program history. | 🏟️ Charlotte (NC) city leaders approved a $650 million public contribution toward renovations at the Carolina Panthers' stadium, which is one of the oldest in the NFL.
- 🎶 Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” is the first No. 1 single of her career, per the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- 📺 Paramount Global is raising the price of Paramount+ by $1-$2 per month.
SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH
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- 🚀 Yet another Starliner delay: The crewed return of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule has been delayed for a third time, with officials now targeting July 2 at the earliest; Starliner’s first crewed mission was initially supposed to run from June 5-12.
- 🧠 A UK boy with severe epilepsy became the first patient to trial a new brain implant aimed at controlling seizures; the neurostimulator, which sends electrical signals deep into the brain, successfully reduced his daytime seizures by 80%.
- 🤖📹 Drexel University researchers developed an algorithm that can identify AI-generated video content with 98% accuracy, representing the highest such percentage on the market, per a new pre-print study. | 🤔 Wanna test how you stack up against the algorithm? Check out this 10-picture AI-generated challenge by the NY Times.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 🌊 Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam is in "imminent failure condition" due to flooding of the nearby Blue Earth River, officials warned yesterday; as of this writing, the dam is still intact and there are no plans for mass evacuation.
- 📝 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the US Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve his long-running legal saga. | ⚖️✈️ US prosecutors are recommending the Justice Department bring criminal charges against Boeing after the planemaker violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes, per multiple reports.
- 🏛️ The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will decide whether states can restrict gender-transition treatments for transgender minors, including puberty blockers and hormones. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)
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