Wednesday, March 27

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
In partnership with The Ascent

> Comedian and actor Kevin Hart becomes 25th recipient of prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (More) | Golden Globes tapped to air on CBS for next five years (More)

> Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves released from prison after posting $1.1M bail while appealing rape conviction (More) | Tiger Woods' tech-infused golf league TGL set to launch January 2025, one year later than anticipated after the league's dome collapsed in November (More)

> Sean "Diddy" Combs' residences in Miami and Los Angeles raided by federal officials amid ongoing investigations of sex trafficking and sexual assault (More)



Science & Technology
> European regulators announce probes against Google, Apple, and Meta, the first set of investigations under the European Union's new Digital Markets Act antitrust law (More)

> Engineers use large language models to help robots predict motions to allow them to self-correct after mistakes, continue on without needing human intervention (More)

> Honeybee colonies in the Pacific Northwest at risk of collapse as temperatures warm; study suggests older worker bees emerge earlier in the spring, grow fatigued and die before new replacement workers emerge (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.3%) to start shortened trading week (More) | Truth Social owner Trump Media and Technology Group to begin trading today on Nasdaq under stock ticker DJT (More)

> Civil fraud trial of former cryptocurrency giant Do Kwon begins in New York; Kwon, who will be tried in absentia, is accused of driving a $45B crash of the TerraUSD and Luna coins in 2022 (More) | Adam Neumann reportedly submits bid to buy back WeWork for over $500M (More)

> Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors raises $1B from affiliate of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (More) | Electric vehicle startup Fisker shares halted after falling 28% since Friday on news of potential deal collapse with large automaker (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> New York appeals court temporarily pauses enforcement of $454M judgment in former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud case if Trump posts a lowered bond of $175M within 10 days as appeals process plays out (More) | Trump's hush money trial set to begin April 15 with jury selection (More)

> Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signs legislation banning children under 14 from signing up for social media accounts while requiring 
parental permission for 15 and 16 year olds; the law, effective Jan. 1, is expected to be challenged (More)

> US charges group of China-linked hackers with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, accuses group of spending 14 years targeting US and foreign critics, businesses, and political figures (More)


SOURCE:  1440 News

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