- 👆 A colossal squid—the world's largest squid species—was filmed and photographed in its natural habitat for the first time since it was discovered a century ago; scientists also captured the first-ever confirmed footage of the glacial glass squid.
BUSINESS & MARKETS
- 📊 US markets closed mixed (S&P: +0.1%; Dow: -1.3%; Nasdaq: -0.1%).
- 📉 UnitedHealth Group shares fell ~22%, their worst daily performance in ~25 years, following a weaker-than-expected profit report.
- 📺 Netflix’s revenue grew 13% in Q1; the streamer didn't disclose quarterly subscriber data for the first time. | The company whose name appears frequently next to “and chill” set an internal goal of reaching a $1 trillion market cap by 2030.
SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
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- 🏈 Lee Corso is retiring from College GameDay in the fall after nearly four decades on air; his final appearance will be on August 30.
- 🔥 Fyre Festival 2 has been indefinitely postponed and ticket refunds issued.
- 🌴 A new Love Island spinoff called ‘Love Island: Beyond The Villa’ will premiere this summer.
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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH
- 💊 Eli Lilly’s experimental GLP-1 diabetes/weight-loss pill showed positive results in its first of several studies; the drug is expected to be approved by regulators later this year.
- 🚀 SpaceX and two partners—Palantir and Anduril—are the frontrunners to land a key contract to build President Trump’s planned "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, per Reuters.
- 🧠 A brain implant from Precision Neuroscience, a neurotech startup and rival to Elon Musk’s Neuralink, received FDA approval for a core component.
US, WORLD & POLITICS
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- 🙏 Two people died and at least six others were injured in a mass shooting at Florida State University yesterday.
- 🧑⚖️ The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments next month over President Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship.
- 🏦 President Trump hinted at potentially dismissing Fed Chair Jerome Powell; it came after Powell warned the Fed could face a difficult situation as tariffs raise prices and weaken the economy.
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