A billion-dollar smash and grab

Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: Uber's London jam, Frozen 2's red-hot debut, and the next leg of impeachment. Jewel trove snatched in Dresden One of the largest treasure collections in Europe is now the site of the biggest heist in post-WWII German history. Just before 5 a.m. Monday, thieves broke into Dresden's historic Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault), a museum in the Royal Palace, and made off with jewels, diamonds and other precious stones worth a reported $1.1 billion. Dresden police said the burglary took just minutes, and security footage showed two people clad in black smashing a display case in the Jewel Room. Officials pledged to "do everything in their power" to recover the relics and capture the perpetrators. More: A fire set to a nearby electrical box may have disabled the museum's alarm system, police said. Overnight guards were on duty. The museum houses about 4,000 jewels and 18th-century artifacts collected by Augustus the Strong between 1723 and 1730. In 2017, burglars stole a 220-pound solid gold coin worth $4 million from Berlin's Bode-Museum. It's still missing. $ignificant figures 14,000. Uber lost its license to operate in London after transit officials said an app flaw failed to verify drivers' IDs and protect passengers on thousands of trips. 389 seats. Pro-democracy parties triumphed over their pro-Beijing rivals in Hong Kong's District Council elections, winning 265 seats amid a record 70% voter turnout. $358.4 million. Frozen 2's opening weekend gave Disney Animation Studios its biggest debut ever, raking in $127 million in the U.S. and $223 million overseas.  Highly quotable "Flabbergasted." Defense Secretary Mark Esper said ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spencer's private White House deal regarding a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes came as a surprise. "Soon after Congress returns." House Intel chief Adam Schiff aims to send an impeachment report to the House Judiciary Committee after members come back from Thanksgiving on Dec. 3. "The ultimate fighter." Trump honored Conan, the military dog injured in last month's raid to capture ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as a hero at the White house. This is not normal No slowdown in sight. Atmospheric greenhouse gases, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high in 2018, the UN's weather agency said, calling for swift action to safeguard "the future welfare of mankind." The future is now Sci-fi brought to life. For the first time ever, scientists have engineered touchable, 3D holograms, not unlike sentient ones seen in Star Wars, by using sound waves to suspend and shape polystyrene beads in the air. What's good Augmented contact. This avatar-style robot is helping disabled people remotely see through its eyes, talk with its voice and gesture with its arms, allowing them to interact with people and places they couldn't before. Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Before you go: Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla received 200,000 orders for its futuristic Cybertruck since last week's rocky reveal. Thanks for reading! -Andrew Mach FOLLOW US SEND TO A FRIEND You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's TicToc Tonight newsletter. Unsubscribe | Bloomberg.com | Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022