• ☝️ The purported discovery of Amelia Earhart’s plane by adventurer Tony Romeo earlier this year turned out to be an “unfortunate rock formation” on the ocean floor, according to new images gathered by Romeo.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets rose across the board (S&P: +1.2%; Dow: +1.0%; Nasdaq: +1.4%). | 😬 Super Micro, at risk of being delisted by the Nasdaq, reported unaudited quarterly results after the bell; revenue and guidance missed estimates, while the release of its 2024 financials has no timetable; shares fell 17% in extended trading.
• 🤖 Perplexity, an AI search startup, is raising $500 million at a $9 billion valuation; the company was valued at $3 billion in a funding round this past summer, and $520 million at the start of the year.
• 🙏 Bernard Marcus, billionaire philanthropist and cofounder of Home Depot, died at age 95.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🎤🕺 Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic starring the late pop star’s nephew Jafaar Jackson, had its release date pushed back six months to October 2025.
• 📽️💰 The American Film Market, an annual film festival debuting in Las Vegas this year, is projected to generate $1 billion in movie sales from Tuesday-Sunday; buyers are reportedly targeting horror and action titles, and shying away from comedies and dramas.
• 🏈🤝 The NFL trade deadline came and went yesterday afternoon. See a full breakdown. | 🏈 Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, and Miami sit atop the season's first College Football Playoff rankings.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🛰️🪵 The world’s first wooden satellite, developed by Japan’s Kyoto University, was successfully launched into space yesterday; the satellite, which should burn up when re-entering the atmosphere, is part of a study on using wood to help reduce space junk.
• 🚁 Amazon received FAA approval to fly its newer, smaller delivery drones beyond pilots’ visual line of sight. | 🏥🤖 Roughly 1 in 5 UK doctors use a generative AI tool – like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini – to assist with clinical practice, per a recent survey of ~1,000 doctors.
• ⚾ UPenn scientists studied the special mud rubbed on all MLB baseballs – which is harvested from a secret spot along a Delaware River tributary – and found it contains “magical” properties allowing it to spread smoothly but also grip like sandpaper.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🥤 Coca-Cola is reintroducing Barrilitos, an 86-year-old fruity Mexican soft drink it acquired in 2008, in Nevada, Oklahoma, California, and Texas; Barrilitos will be reformulated to appeal to younger consumers.
• 🌀 Tropical Storm Rafael is projected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Cuba later today.
• 🇮🇱 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu fired the country’s defense minister yesterday, following disagreements over the war in Gaza and domestic political issues.

CLICKBAIT

• 🦛 Who Deng? A baby pygmy hippo in Scotland named Haggis is the new sensation.