• ☝️ A memorial bust of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison, which was stolen from his grave in Paris 37 years ago, was recently discovered by chance during a French police investigation unrelated to the original theft.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 🗣️ Elon Musk in an interview yesterday committed to leading Tesla for the next five years; also said he plans to pull back political spending.
• 👖 Authentic Brands is buying Dockers and its iconic khakis for $311 million; the purchase comes as previous owner Levi Strauss plans to focus on its core labels (Levi’s + Beyond Yoga).
• 🚗 Honda announced it’s scaling back its EV transition to refocus on hybrids; becomes the latest automaker to rethink previous EV commitments.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• 🎮 Nintendo is partnering with Samsung Electronics Co. to help make the main chips for the Switch 2, hoping to produce 20 million units by March 2026.
• 👥 Elle Fanning headlines the latest casting announcement for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. | George Wendt, Who Played Norm on Cheers, died at 76.
• 📲 Fortnite was approved by Apple; the Epic Games title will now return to the App Store for the first time in five years.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🔋 Scientists created a new battery that can stretch and bend while retaining its charge, per a new study; the discovery could open the door for new wearable tech.
• ⭐ Customers perceive visual star ratings for businesses as higher than ratings presented numerically, per a new study; in other words: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 is seen as better than 3.5/5 “moons.”
• 💉 The FDA released a more stringent set of guidelines for approving Covid vaccines for healthier adults.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

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• 🏢 The city of Austin’s reign as a tech hub may be coming to an end, per a new report that found Big Tech and startup employment both declined last year.
• 🌍 Israel permitted some aid trucks to enter Gaza for the first time in nearly three months; the UK, France, and Canada later issued a joint statement calling the aid “wholly inadequate” and warning of sanctions against Israel over its renewed Gaza invasion.
• 🏛️ President Trump visited congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill yesterday to urge passage of his “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill; some GOP holdouts are urging larger Medicaid cuts, while others are seeking higher SALT deductions.

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