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A peek inside an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday offered a glimpse of the future of the logistics industry.

• Wheeled robots escorted giant pallets of assorted products to human "stowers" (who unloaded fresh inventory) and "pickers" (who filled customer orders).

Singapore-based fast fashion giant Shein Group has confidentially filed to go public in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal.

Why it matters: Valued at $66 billion in May, Shein would likely be one of the largest U.S. listings ever if successful.

Thanksgiving's box office race was won by the latest installment of "The Hunger Games" franchise, with Apple's newest theater-first film "Napoleon" coming in second in U.S. sales, Hope writes.

Why it matters: "Napoleon," backed by Apple and distributed by Sony, is evidence of the iPhone maker's ambitions for the big screen.

• Globally, the Ridley Scott-directed movie surpassed expectations with about $78.8 million in box office sales.

🎬 Hope's verdict: Never one to turn down a few hours with Joaquin Phoenix in a leading role, I found "Napoleon" sadly disappointing.

Daryl Hall's lawsuit against John Oates could pull back the curtain on the secretive and booming music rights market.

Why it matters: The growth of streaming music — coupled with the increase in licensing opportunities in TV shows, movies and video games — is increasing the value of holding song rights and making them attractive investments.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (known as CZ), who pled guilty to money laundering violations last week, cannot leave the United States quite yet.

Driving the news: In an order Monday, U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle ruled that CZ can't return to his home in the United Arab Emirates until the court has reviewed concerns presented by the prosecution.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is leaving X, blaming it for "destroying our democracies."

Why it matters: Hidalgo's skewering of the platform formerly known as Twitter comes after major advertisers exited X following owner Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

Sunday was the busiest day in history for U.S. airports.

The big picture: The Transportation Security Administration screened just over 2.9 million passengers at the end of the holiday weekend, marking an agency record.

U.S. companies' diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are losing momentum this year after the Supreme Court's June affirmative action ruling, per a consulting firm's new report.

Why it matters: The slowdown is a reversal from the explosion in corporate DEI after George Floyd's killing pushed companies to act to address racial inequality.

Brian Ellner has departed BCW and WPP to join the corporate strategy firm One Strategy Group as president, Axios exclusively learned.

Why it matters: Ellner is the latest big hire for One Strategy Group, which recently added Terri Burns, a former partner at Google Ventures, as a strategic advisor and BCW and The Economist alum Sophie Coblence as executive vice president.

It's that time of year on Wall Street when economists and analysts do their best to try to game out what lies in store next year.

Why it matters: The ritual publications of Wall Street forecasts provide a snapshot of widely held views on what to expect. These predictions don't necessarily turn out to be accurate — so they might better be described as a barometer of the current vibes.

Omeed Malik, a financier known for backing companies with conservative values, has raised $170 million for his second blank-check company, sources tell Axios.

Why it matters: Malik sold many more shares than originally intended — a rare success in a very tough year for blank-check companies, and a validation of his "patriotic parallel economy" thesis.