• ☝️ Deep, a UK-based ocean-exploration startup, plans to send humans to test its new underwater Sentinel habitat sometime in Q1 2025; Sentinel, which aims to fully launch in 2027, will enable scientists to live on the seafloor at depths up to 650+ feet for months at a time.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 📉 US markets fell last week (S&P: -0.5%; Dow: -0.6%; Nasdaq: -0.5%). | 📈 Rivian shares had their best day in history on Friday (+25%) after the EV-maker revealed 2024 production and delivery numbers. | 🚗 GM and Ford both reported their best annual US sales since 2019; shares rose 0.8% and 2.4% on the day, respectively.
• 🚫 President Biden blocked Japan’s Nippon Steel from acquiring US Steel for ~$15 billion; Nippon has indicated it'll sue to preserve the deal.
• 🏦 Credit Suisse’s ties to Nazis in WWII ran deeper than the bank has let on, per recently unearthed documents reported on by the Wall Street Journal.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🙏 Jeff Baena, 47, an indie filmmaker married to actress Aubrey Plaza, was found dead in the couple’s LA home.
• 🏆 Golden Globes: ____ led the pack with ___ wins; see the full list of winners here.
• 🏈 The NFL wrapped up its regular season over the weekend; see the full playoff picture here.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🌬️🦇 A handful of bat species migrate ~1,000 miles each spring by “surfing” on strong winds from storm fronts, per a new study published in Science.
• 💉 The use of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy rose ~10% in 2024, per insurance claims data provided to Axios by health analytics company PurpleLab.
• 🦖👣 Scientists in the UK discovered a “dinosaur highway” containing ~200 tracks dating back 166 million years; it’s the country’s largest dino footprint site.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🌨️ An ongoing winter storm is forecast to bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temps in a decade-plus to parts of the US; through Friday, 234 million Americans in 40+ states could see temperatures at or below 32°F, per WeatherBell Analytics.
• 🌐⚖️ The Biden admin’s net neutrality laws were struck down by a federal appeals court. | 🧑‍⚖️ President-elect Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money case will take place on January 10; the presiding judge indicated Trump won’t face jail time.
• 🏛️ Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) narrowly won a vote to remain House Speaker in the newly elected chamber. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

CLICKBAIT

• 🔮 From immortality to ugly people: predictions about 2025 from 100 years ago.