• ☝️ Earth’s magnetic North Pole has officially moved, continuing its shift away from Canada (left) and towards Siberia (right), according to government scientists from the US and UK.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 📈 US markets rose across the board (S&P: +0.5%; Dow: +0.9%; Nasdaq: +0.2%). | ✈️ Boeing expects a $4 billion loss in Q4 2024, in part due to a labor strike. | 🎮 Electronic Arts shares fell ~17% after the video game giant cut its full-year bookings guidance due to underperforming games, particularly EA Sports FC.
• 🗣️ President Trump delivered a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; among other things, he demanded OPEC lower oil prices and that interest rates drop immediately; he also threatened tariffs.
• 🏥 UnitedHealthcare named company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• 🎭 Oscar nominations: Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language musical regarding transgender identity, led the way with 13 nods, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked with 10 nods apiece. | 🏈 Finalists for the AP’s NFL awards were unveiled yesterday; the winners will be announced February 6.
• 🎮 David Haddad, the head of Warner Bros. Discovery’s gaming division, is leaving the company after 12 years in the role; Haddad oversaw hits like Hogwarts: Legacy and Game of Thrones Conquest.
• 🦆 A&E is rebooting Duck Dynasty; it’s been eight years since it left the air.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🤖💻 OpenAI unveiled Operator, a new AI agent that can use websites autonomously to do tasks like shop for groceries, book a restaurant, and more.
• 🧬🧠 Researchers identified 36 genes linked to bipolar disorder in the largest such study to date (covering 2.9+ million people).
• 👂 Humans’ outer ears – and those of other mammals – may have first evolved from the gills of ancient prehistoric fish, per a new study.

MISCELLANEOUS

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• 🔥 LA fires update: Firefighters made progress on the fast-moving Hughes Fire, which had burned 10,000+ acres and was 24% contained as of yesterday afternoon; 1,100+ other firefighters have been “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address the "ongoing critical fire weather,” per Cal Fire.
• 🇸🇦🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia announced plans to increase its investment and trade with the US by at least $600 billion over the next four years.
• 🏛️ The Senate voted 51-49 to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, who’s expected to pass a formal Senate confirmation vote today. | 📝 Trump announced plans to declassify any remaining files from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | ⚖️ A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for unauthorized immigrants until arguments over its legality can be held. (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

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CLICKBAIT

• ❄️🚜 "Bozo the Plown" leads Chicago’s 2025 snowplow naming contest.