• ☝️ Forget Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos – artist Mikael Genberg aims to put the first house on the Moon. Ispace’s Resilience Moon lander, which launched last week, is carrying the “Moonhouse,” a toy-sized Swedish cottage designed by Genberg as a piece of art that “questions our perception of what is possible and meaningful in the cosmos.”

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 📈 US markets rose across the board (S&P: +0.9%; Dow: +1.2%; Nasdaq: 0.6%). | 🪙 The SEC announced a “crypto task force” aimed at developing clear regulations for the industry.
• ⚖️ KPMG is poised to become the first accounting giant to own a US law firm. | 🤖 Goldman Sachs rolled out an AI assistant for its employees.
• 📺 Netflix is raising the prices on most of its streaming plans (again); the company reported strong Q4 earnings, with a record 19 million subscribers added (now 300+ million in total).

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• ⚾ The MLB's 2025 Hall of Fame class was revealed: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner are headed to Cooperstown.
• 🎾 Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s quarterfinals; on the women’s side, Coco Gauff was eliminated by Spain’s Paula Badosa. | 🏈 CFB: See the final AP top-25 rankings. | 🏈 The Chicago Bears hired Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson as the franchise’s next head coach.
• ✌️ IMDb founder Col Needham is stepping down as the entertainment site’s CEO after 35 years; COO Nikki Santoro will replace him.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 💉 GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are associated with reduced risks of 42 health conditions, including heart attacks and Alzheimer’s, per the largest-ever study of such drugs. | 🧠👃 The FDA approved Spravato, Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray for depression; it’s the first-ever standalone therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
• 🪐 A planet-sized interstellar object may have visited our Solar System in the distant past and altered the orbits of the four outer planets, per a new study.
• ⭕ Having a talent for hula hooping is more dependent on body shape than technique, according to new research.

MISCELLANEOUS

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• 🔥 Los Angeles fires: Local officials remained on high alert yesterday amid strong winds and dry conditions, as firefighters made progress against ongoing blazes; the larger Palisades and Eaton fires were 63% and 89% contained, respectively, as of yesterday; at least 27 deaths have been attributed to the fires, as well as the destruction of ~15,800 structures.
• ⚖️ The federal judge who oversaw President Trump’s classified documents case blocked the DOJ from sharing former special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his probe with members of Congress.
• ✍️ President Trump signed an executive order to begin withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization; it mirrors a similar decision from his first term that was later reversed by former President Biden.

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CLICKBAIT

• 💼 The professions Americans trust the most – and least.