• ☝️ You’re looking at a map of the world’s 20 tallest countries, based on average height of men and women combined; for context: the global average height of a human is 5’4’’ (at the opposite end of the spectrum, see the world’s shortest countries).

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets rose across the board (S&P: +0.6%; Dow: +0.3%; Nasdaq: +0.6%); the S&P and Dow closed at record highs.
• 🚘🔌 Rivian is receiving a $6.6 billion loan from the Department of Energy to build an EV factory in Georgia. | 🤖 Intel and the Commerce Department finalized a ~$7.9 billion Chips Act grant.
• 📝 Walmart becomes the latest company to roll back its DEI efforts.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🍿 Moana 2 hits theaters nationwide today; it’s projected to earn $135 million–$145 million through Sunday, which would mark the best ever Thanksgiving-era performance (currently Frozen II at $125 million).
• 🏎️ General Motors is joining Formula 1 as the racing league’s 11th team beginning in 2026; GM will race under its Cadillac brand.
• 🏈 The University of North Carolina fired head football coach Mack Brown in the sixth season of his second tenure at the school.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🤖👂 Nvidia revealed a new AI model called Fugatto that can “transform any mix of music, voices, and sounds," including creating sounds that have never existed.
• 🧠🦾 Neuralink is launching a study to test whether its brain implant can control a robotic arm via thoughts; if successful, it would be the first-ever wireless brain implant to do so.
• 🪐🌊 Uranus and Neptune may both contain vast underground oceans of water, per a new study published in PNAS.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• ✈️ A Senate committee called on executives from several airlines to testify next week following the publication of its new report scrutinizing seating fees within the industry.
• 🇵🇰 Four Pakistani troops were killed yesterday as thousands of supporters of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan clashed with law enforcement during a protest in Islamabad.
• 🏛️ President-elect Trump’s transition team is reportedly investigating longtime aide Boris Epshteyn over allegations he requested payments from prospective political appointees to promote them. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right) | 🏛️ President-elect Trump selected Kevin Hassett to lead the National Economic Council; Hassett formerly served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers for two years under Trump.

CLICKBAIT

• 📱🏆 Apple reveals 45 app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards.