Quartz Daily Brief—NASA’s new planet, Uber’s Korean retreat, Germany’s intelligence leak, safari door locks

Good morning, Quartz readers! What to watch for today NASA visits a new planet. The Dawn spacecraft is due to enter the orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres. Scientists hope to learn more about two bright spots of light on the planet’s surface. Staples checks in. The office supply retailer is expected to report a strong fourth-quarter, but investors will be most interested in details of its planned $6.3 billion acquisition of Office Depot. US unemployment figures. The labor department’s February jobs report is expected to show a dip in unemployment to 5.6% from 5.7%, which would be impressive in the face of global uncertainty and bad weather. The UN mulls chemical weapons in Syria. The security council will vote on a US-drafted resolution condemning of the use of chlorine weapons in the Syrian civil war. The resolution does not assign blame for past incidents, but calls for measures to be taken against those who use chlorine weapons in the future. While you were sleeping Uber hit the wall in South Korea. The on-demand car company said it would suspend its UberX service as it attempts to bring the business in line with local laws. South Korean regulators have made life especially difficult for Uber by filing an indictment against CEO Travis Kalanick. Sharp went looking for a lifeline. The struggling Japanese electronics manufacturer asked a turnaround fund for a $250 million investment. Sharp has been hamstrung by low demand for its smartphone screens and TVs, and is likely to report its third loss in four years. SAP announced more job cuts. The German business software giantannounced 2,200 jobs will have to go, as it transitions from selling software to leasing it through the cloud. The cuts will total about 3% of SAP’s overall workforce. German industrial production rose for a fifth month. The low price of oil and the cheap euro helped push industrial output in the euro zone’s biggest economy up by 0.6% in January. Construction activity also increased, adding to signs that the German economy is back in good health. A merger to rival 7-Eleven. FamilyMart and UNY Group, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, are discussing a deal that would create Japan’s second-largest convenience store chain. The companies have a combined value of 680 billion yen ($5.7 billion), compared to the 4 trillion yen market cap (paywall) of 7-Eleven Japan’s parent company, which also owns the country’s Denny’s outlets. Harrison Ford crash-landed a World War II-era plane. The 72-year-old actor was flying a Ryan PT-22 Recruit when he encountered engine trouble and made a hard landing on a Los Angeles golf course. He sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries. Bangladesh caught a North Korean diplomat with $1.4 million in gold. Son Young Nam of the North Korean embassy was discovered to be carrying sixty pounds (27 kg) of gold through the Dhaka airport. The gold was impounded and Son was released, though he is likely to face criminal smuggling charges. Quartz obsession interlude Leo Mirani on growing public concern about online privacy. “For years, conventional wisdom has had it that people just don’t care about privacy online. Mark Zuckerberg famously declared back in 2010 that privacy was no longer a social norm. Similar sentiments continue to find their way into the headlines, including at this publication. But various pieces of research have shown the very opposite.” Read more here. Matters of debate Hillary Clinton isn’t ready to run for president. Her email scandal suggests there are more skeletons in her closet. Japan should let Sharp die. It might frighten other Japanese zombie companies into becoming more efficient. Video games will power the future. Designers, architects, and filmmakers will all use gaming technology on the job. One-night stands lead to better marriages. Casual hook-ups are often a gateway to long-term, committed partnerships. Surprising discoveries Anti-nuclear activists tried to destroy early GPS satellites. The “Harriet Tubman-Sarah Connor Brigade” attacked one with an axe. Germany’s intelligence agency suffered a major leak. Thieves stole faucets from its headquarters, causing extensive water damage. Lions can open car doors. One family learned why you shouldalways lock your doors during a safari. You can watch the same supernova more than once. Gravitational lensing means the same explosion appears in different parts of the sky. A Toronto tunnel-digger caused a security scare. Police suspected terrorists but instead found a literal man cave. “The greatest show on earth” is phasing out elephants. The Ringling Bros. circus was the target of animal cruelty complaints. Our best wishes for a productive day. Please send any news, comments, freed elephants, and lion-proof door handles to hi@qz.com. You can follow us on Twitter here for updates throughout the day.