• ☝️ Delta opened its first Delta One lounge this week; the 39,000 square-foot lounge, only available for travelers with the Delta One or secretive invite-only “360” status, is located in Terminal 4 at the JFK Airport in New York and features an array of elevated amenities and experiences, including shower suites, spa treatments, relaxation/work pods, an outdoor terrace, signature bar, and full service restaurant. Delta One lounges are also expected to be unveiled in Boston and LA later this year.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed up across the board (S&P: +0.2%; Dow: +0.04%; Nasdaq:+0.5%). | 📦 Amazon crossed $2 trillion in market cap for the first time during intraday trading; the e-commerce giant is the fifth company to ever achieve the milestone. | 🏡 New home sales hit a six-month low in May; sales fell 11.3% from April to a seasonally adjusted rate of 619,000.
• ✈️ Southwest Airlines cut its revenue guidance for the current quarter due to trouble adapting to shifts in booking patterns; shares closed down 0.2%. | 📈 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang answered questions at the company’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday; the chipmaker’s value has grown ~200% since its last annual shareholder meeting.
• 🤔 Verizon’s new logo looks suspiciously like Netflix’s.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏈🏟️ Jacksonville’s City Council approved an agreement with the NFL’s Jaguars for a $1.4 billion renovation of EverBank Stadium; the team will contribute $625 million (and stay in Jacksonville for at least 30 more years), while the city will pay $775 million.
• 🏀 The NBA Draft took place last night; the Atlanta Hawks selected French forward Zaccharie Risacher as the No. 1 overall pick. | 🏀 Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges was traded to the New York Knicks for a package including five first-round picks.
• 🤝 The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union representing most behind-the-scenes film and TV crews, reached a tentative three-year deal with Hollywood studios, likely avoiding a potential strike next month. | 🎭 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars, invited 487 new members including Jessica Alba, Catherine O'Hara, and Lily Gladstone.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🌉🚕 Waymo officially opened its self-driving taxi service in San Francisco to the general public.
• 🤖 Japanese researchers developed a self-healing artificial skin for robots; the not-at-all creepy invention is comprised of lab-grown human skin cells.
• 💻 ChatGPT’s desktop app is now available to all macOS users, instead of only paying subscribers.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• ☕🚫 Nearly 300 types of canned coffee distributed across the US by Snapchill are being recalled due to risk of potentially deadly food poisoning.
• 🏛️ Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), a member of “The Squad” of progressive House lawmakers, lost his Democratic primary to challenger George Latimer.
• 📱 The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration unlawfully pressured social-media platforms to remove content flagged as disinformation. | 📝🤭 SCOTUS also accidentally posted a draft decision to its website showing the Court appears ready to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, superseding the state’s near-total abortion ban; the Court later issued a statement saying no decision was final.

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