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Your Daily BriefJuly 25th, 2022 |
Good morning, and welcome to the top of the week! Today is the last Monday in July this year (we didn’t believe it at first, either)–so while you try to wrap your head around the fact that there are only seven days until August, here’s what we have for you:
In Today’s Brief
- China: Launches second module to its Tiangong space station
- President Biden: Doctor reports continued improvements in Covid-19 symptoms
- Marvel: Unveils plans for phases 5 & 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Snap Inc: Stock price crashes almost 40% after Q2 earnings
- Rage Against the Machine: Guitarist Tom Morello tackled in Toronto
- Top Tips: Elon Musk had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife, Oak Fire near Yosemite prompts evacuations, Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France
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Reports surface of an affair between Elon Musk and Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife
According to a report published yesterday by the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk engaged in an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s wife Nicole Shanahan late last year.
The affair allegedly prompted Brin to file for divorce in January from Shanahan–his second wife whom he wed in 2018–and resulted in tension between the two men, including Brin selling all of his personal investments in Musk’s companies, according to people familiar with the matter. Musk and Brin were longtime friends prior to the affair, with Musk saying that he has spent time at Brin’s house in Silicon Valley over the years. He also received about $500,000 from Brin for Tesla during the 2008 financial crisis when the company was struggling to increase production.
Per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk ranks as the richest person in the world with an estimated fortune of $240 billion. Brin is currently the world’s eighth wealthiest person, the index shows, with a net worth of $95 billion.
Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park forces thousands to evacuate
A wildfire near Yosemite National Park in California has burned over 14,000 acres this weekend and forced thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities.
As of yesterday evening, the Oak Fire–which began Friday southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County–had consumed over 22 square miles of forest land and is 0% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website. Cal Fire also reported that 2,000 firefighters are working to stop the blaze along with aircraft and bulldozers, and are facing conditions such as dry vegetation, steep terrain, and spiking temperatures that make containing the fire difficult.
Due to the fire’s effects, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County, which will allow the state access to federal aid to help fight the blaze.
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins his first Tour de France title
The Tour de France concluded yesterday on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, with 25-year-old Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark coming in first place to win the men’s championship title.
This year’s race was Vingegaard’s second attempt at the Tour de France, and his first time winning. Last year, Vingegaard finished second behind Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia, but beat the two-time defending champion in this year’s race with a 3-minute and 34-second lead to start yesterday’s final stage. Pogacar finished runner-up overall in this year’s race, and Geraint Thomas–who won the Tour in 2018–came in third to complete the podium.
Vingegaard’s win makes him the first Danish rider to come in first place at the Tour de France since Bjarne Riis in 1996. However, Riis was ordered to give up his yellow first-place jersey eleven years later, after he admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs.
Around the Globe
- At least 17 individuals died after a vessel carrying dozens of Haitian migrants capsized about 7 miles off the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, according to local authorities
- In a speech given to Arab League ambassadors in Cairo, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed claims that Moscow caused the global food crisis through its invasion of Ukraine
- China successfully launched its space station laboratory module Wentian, the second of three modules the nation will send to its long-term Tiangong space station in low Earth orbit
On the Homefront
- Representative Liz Cheney, vice chair of the House committee investigating the events of January 6th, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol building, said the committee plans to interview additional members of former President Donald Trump’s cabinet and campaign staff in the coming weeks, as well as Secret Service members
- President Biden’s physician reports that the President’s Covid-19 “symptoms continue to improve significantly” and that his “predominant symptom now is sore throat” following his third full day of receiving antiviral treatment Paxlovid
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink satellites lifted off from Kennedy Space Center yesterday; it is the program’s fifth launch in July and the company’s 33rd overall launch this year
Glitz and Games
- Marvel outlines phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con, beginning with Fantastic Four and followed by two new Avengers movies titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars; check out all of Marvel’s upcoming projects for Phase 5 here
- Allyson Felix–the most decorated sprinter in U.S. history–was called out of retirement and ran in Eugene, Oregon to help Team USA qualify for the women’s 4x400m relay final at the World Athletics Championships
- Writer, director, and producer Bob Rafelson, best known for his work on Head, Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, and The King of Marvin Gardens, died of natural causes at his Aspen home at age 89
Money Moves
- Stock futures stayed relatively unchanged as of yesterday evening ahead of a week of earnings reports from companies such as Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and others
- Snap stock (NYSE: SNAP) crashed by almost 40% at the end of the trading week after the company reported Q2 earnings; the stock is now trading below $10 a share, lower than where it was during the March 2020 bear market induced by Covid-related shutdowns
- Major shareholders in the Volkswagen Group alongside labor leaders voted to oust CEO Herbert Diess; Diess will be succeeded by Oliver Blume, current CEO of Volkswagen’s sports-car maker Porsche AG
Tip & Tricks
- Sneak Peek: Check out the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever that Marvel unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend (spoiler alert: it’s epic)
- Bump This: The title doesn’t give it away, but Panic! At the Disco’s new track “Middle Of A Breakup” is just what you need to get motivated on a Monday - listen on Apple Music and Spotify
- Nerd Out: Read about a telescope dubbed the Gravitational Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) on Spain’s island of La Palma tasked with spotting neutron stars as they collide
- Go Deep: Learn the real story behind the origins of One Direction and how big of a role X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger played in their formation
- Say What: “People were searching to try to find a picture of the dress, so they created Google Images search. In terms of my career, this dress really marked a moment in time; you don’t know my music, you don’t know my movies, people know about that moment and that dress,” Jennifer Lopez said when discussing the green Versace dress she wore to the 2000 Grammy Awards that led to the creation of Google Images
- Hot Goss: Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morrello was accidentally tackled by a security guard sprinting towards a fan who snuck onto the stage during the band’s concert at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto over the weekend
- Life Hack: Taking a cold shower stimulates your immune system, increases alertness, accelerates your metabolism, and helps prevent colds
Looking Back…
On July 25th: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops (306 AD); Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya becomes the first woman to walk in space (1984); Puerto Rico attains its own government as a commonwealth of the United States (1952); football Hall of Famer Walter Payton is born (1954).
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