• ☝️ You’re looking at some of the best science images from July, as selected by the journal Nature’s photo team.

BUSINESS & MARKETS, EARNINGS EDITION

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• 💰 US markets closed up across the board, regaining some ground after Monday’s drop (S&P: +1.0%; Dow: +0.8%; Nasdaq: +1.0%).
• 🏘️ Airbnb reported earnings that missed analysts' expectations; revenue increased 11% year-over-year, though the company warned it's seeing signs of slowing demand; shares fell 14% in after-hours trading. | 🚗 Rivian reported quarterly results that beat analysts' expectations on revenue and earnings; the EV-maker delivered 13,790 vehicles in Q2.
• 💾 Super Micro Computer, a server company, saw shares fall 13% after reporting earnings that missed analysts' expectations; the company also announced a 10-for-1 stock split that will take effect October 1. | ⌨️ Reddit, in its second earnings report as a public company, reported better-than-expected results on both revenue and earnings; the platform averaged 91.2 million daily active unique visitors in the quarter, up 51% from the same time last year.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🥇 The Olympics: The US women’s soccer team beat Germany 1-0, thanks to a 95th-minute goal from Sophia Smith; the US advances to play Brazil in the gold medal match on Saturday. | The USA men's basketball team defeated Brazil 122-87, advancing to a semifinal matchup against Nikola Jokić and Serbia. | Imane Khelif, the Algerian women’s boxer at the center of a gender controversy, advanced to the gold medal fight. | See the overall medal count.
• ⚾ The Chicago White Sox tied an all-time American League record with their 21st consecutive loss on Monday night; their losing streak was finally broken last night against the A's. | 🏀🎙️ Charles Barkley said he’s not retiring from broadcasting next season, reversing his June announcement; he’ll remain with TNT for the remainder of his 10-year, $210 million contract (through 2032), despite the network’s impending loss of NBA rights.
• 📺 Disney is hiking prices for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ starting October 17. | 📲 X is suing an advertising industry coalition and its member companies – including CVS Health, Mars, Orsted, and Unilever – over allegations they violated antitrust law when they pulled their ads from the platform.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🏥🎗️ Americans collectively spend ~$43 billion/year on screening to check for five major cancers, with colonoscopies accounting for 55% of that amount, per a new comprehensive analysis.
• 🐍💪 Columbia University researchers developed a python-tooth-inspired implant that can mend rotator cuff tears with a higher success rate than current procedures.
• 🏌️📲 Recreational golfers perform worse when using their smartphones for work-related activities – but their devices don’t affect performance when used for personal reasons, per a new study.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 💰🎓 Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic foundation announced a $600 million donation to four historically Black medical schools; the gift will more than double the endowments at three of the four schools.
• 🚨 A Pakistani national with alleged ties to the Iranian government was arrested by the DOJ last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Trump and multiple other public officials.
• 🌍 Hamas named Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 attack on Israel, as its new political leader following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh last week in Iran.

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• 🏆👶 Ranking the best and worst states to have a baby in 2024.