• ☝️ A newly renovated home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is slated for demolition after selling for a local-area record of $70 million; the anonymous purchaser’s agent says the buyer plans to demolish the 20,000-square-foot residence and build a smaller home.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed mixed (S&P: -0.2%; Dow: +0.1%; Nasdaq: -0.3%) | 🏡 Mortgage refinance demand last week was 94% higher than the same period one year ago. | 💼 Job openings fell to their lowest level in ~3.5 years in July, per new Labor Department data.
• 🙅 President Biden is set to block Japan-based Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion acquisition of US Steel, per multiple reports, though a final signoff hasn’t yet occurred.
• 🤔 Nvidia says it didn't receive an antitrust subpoena from the DOJ, contradicting a previous Bloomberg report; Bloomberg followed up to say Nvidia is splitting hairs about the type of request it received, but it was in fact asked to answer questions by the DOJ.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏈 The NFL regular season kicks off tonight with a matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and defending Super Bowl champs Kansas City Chiefs. | 🏈 Denver Broncos CB Patrick Surtain reportedly signed a 4-year, $96 million contract extension; the deal would make him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
• 🤖🎶 A North Carolina man allegedly used bots and thousands of AI songs to fraudulently earn $10 million in royalties from streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, per federal prosecutors; it marks the first criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming.
• 🏌️ PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will face off this December against LIV Golf stars Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas. | 🎾 An American is guaranteed to play in the men’s US Open finals for the first time since 2006; Americans Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz are set to square off in Friday’s semifinals; the women's semifinals matchups are also set.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🤖🍄 A team of researchers created two types of robots whose hardware is intertwined with living mushrooms; the robots can sense and respond to their environment by harnessing electrical signals the fungus creates due to its sensitivity to light.
• 🦈 A pregnant porbeagle shark who was tagged by scientists appears to have been eaten by a larger shark, per a new study; it represents the first known instance of a porbeagle shark – an apex predator – getting eaten by another animal.
• ⚛️🕰️ Scientists recently created the first-ever rudimentary nuclear clock, per a new study; the breakthrough is key to scientists’ attempts to observe whether the laws of physics vary over time, as predicted by many fundamental theories.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🙏🏫 A 14-year-old student opened fire yesterday at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, killing at least four people and hospitalizing at least nine others; the student was arrested and charged with murder; officials say he’ll be tried as an adult.
• 🇷🇺🗳️ The Departments of Justice, State, and Treasury announced actions targeting alleged Russia-backed efforts to manipulate American opinion leading up to the 2024 election; the alleged efforts include the use of Russia-backed media network RT to influence US opinion. | 🇧🇷🚀 SpaceX is evacuating its employees from Brazil and warning others against traveling to the country; the move comes amid CEO Elon Musk’s ongoing battle with Brazil’s Supreme Court over one of his other companies, X.
• 💰 VP Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, announced a proposal to tax long term capital gains at 28% for Americans who earn $1+ million/year; the proposed top capital gains tax rate is nearly 12 points lower than a plan from President Biden earlier this year, but higher than the current top rate of 23.8%. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

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