• ☝️ Apple unveiled its slate of next-gen devices at yesterday’s “Glowtime” event, including the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4 series; the tech giant also revealed new features coming with its iOS 18 update next month, including AI offerings packaged and billed as “Apple Intelligence.”

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets rose across the board (S&P: +1.2%; Dow: +1.2%; Nasdaq: +1.2%).
• ⚖️ Google's second antitrust lawsuit in less than a year begins; this one is focused on the company’s dominance in ad-tech.
• 🍔 Activist investor Nelson Peltz steps down as chairman of Wendy's board. | 🏡 Big Lots, the discount home goods retailer, files for bankruptcy and announces a sale to private equity firm Nexus Capital.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🙏 James Earl Jones, the legendary film and Broadway actor known for voicing Darth Vader and Mufasa among other roles, passed away at 93 years old; Jones is one of 27 entertainers ever to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). | 🏥 Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized for emergency heart surgery; the disgraced film producer is serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York for rape and sexual assault.
• 🏈 Monday Night Football: The San Francisco 49ers defeated the New York Jets 32-19; 49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey was a surprise inactive. | ⚖️ Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson was accused of a 2020 sexual assault in a new civil lawsuit filed yesterday; Watson previously faced 20+ similar civil suits, nearly all of which have been settled.
• 🎶🤠 The Country Music Association announced the nominees for the 58th  Annual CMA Awards; Morgan Wallen led the way with seven nominations, while Post Malone earned four nods; Beyoncé failed to make the list despite a chart-topping album.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🎮🤖 Roblox announced plans to roll out a new AI tool that'll enable creators to generate whole 3D scenes using only text prompts.
• 🕷️ Tarantula hair acts as a defense mechanism to prevent the scavenging army ants that clean their nests from eating the spiders alive, according to a new study.
• 🚀 SpaceX is planning to launch its historic – and weather-delayed – Polaris Dawn mission as early as this morning. (Dive deeper: Polaris Dawn is attempting the first private spacewalk)

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🐳 Hvaldimir, the recently deceased beluga whale suspected of being trained as a spy by Russia’s military, died after a stick became stuck in its mouth, per a police report; officials say the whale wasn’t shot to death, as claimed by some animal rights groups.
• 🗣️🗳️ The first presidential debate between former President Trump and VP Kamala Harris kicks off tonight at 9 pm ET; the event will be hosted by ABC News and simulcast on other major networks.
• 🏛️🇦🇫 The House Foreign Affairs Committee released a 354-page report on the 2021 withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, culminating a three-year investigation by the GOP-led panel. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

CLICKBAIT

• 🤑 The 10 people most likely to reach trillionaire status.

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