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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, and Nicki Minaj among group of 200 artists who penned an open letter to tech and digital music companies, expressing their concerns over the use of AI in music (More)

> Joe Flaherty, prolific actor and comedian, dies at age 82 (More) | Larry Lucchino, former president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, dies at age 78 (More)

> Chicago Symphony Orchestra taps Klaus Mäkelä, 28, as its next music director; will be youngest in the orchestra's 133-year history (More) | SiriusXM to launch Taylor Swift channel April 7 ahead of the release of her new album (More)


Science & Technology
> Amazon to phase out its "Just Walk Out" technology at Amazon Fresh stores; approach, which scanned and billed customers via cameras and sensors, to be replaced with carts that let users scan items while they shop (More)

> Left-handedness linked to specific genetic variation that controls the production of tiny structures known as microtubules; feature was found at almost three times the rate in lefties, who make up about 10% of the population (More)

> Prototype smart contacts for health monitoring and drug delivery demonstrated; devices are powered by light and electrolytes contained in tears (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq -1.0%) as US 10-year Treasury yield rises to highest level since November (More) | US crude oil prices surpass $85 per barrel, highest since October (More)

> Tesla shares close down 5% after Q1 electric vehicle deliveries drop 8.5% year-over-year, the first quarterly decline since 2020 (More) | General Electric completes split into three public companies as aerospace and energy businesses begin trading on New York Stock Exchange; healthcare business split off in January 2023 (More)

> Bernard Arnault and his family ($233B), Elon Musk ($195B), and Jeff Bezos ($194B) top Forbes annual list of the world's billionaires, which features 2,781 people, up from last year; Taylor Swift and Earvin “Magic” Johnson among first-timers on list (More)

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