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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Super Bowl LIX hauls in 127.7 million viewers across all platforms, a new record and 3% jump over last year (More) | UEFA Champions League knockout phase kicks off; see latest matchups (More)

> Shopify pulls down Yeezy website run by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after the online store began selling T-shirts with swastikas on them (More)

> YouTube viewership via TV surpasses phone and desktop viewing for first time (More) | Disney to change content warnings ahead of some classic films as part of overhaul to company DEI policies (More)


Science & Technology
> Tests of AI chatbots suggest platforms struggle to answer questions about the news roughly half the time; about one in five answers include factual errors (More)

> Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD to add self-driving capabilities across its auto lines, including the roughly $10K economy Seagull hatchback; BYD passed Tesla as world's biggest EV maker last year (More) | The best resources on electric vehicles (1440 Topics)

> Researchers report third known case of resistance to inherited Alzheimer's; man in his mid-70s shows no cognitive decline despite genetic mutation causing symptoms around age 50 (More) | Everything we know about Alzheimer's and how it works (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq -0.4%) as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urges caution on rate cuts, says central bank won't create its own digital currency (More)

> Consumer Financial Protection Bureau senior leaders announce resignations after acting Director Russell Vought instructs staff to cease working (More) | Drone maker Anduril Industries to take over managing Microsoft's $22B augmented reality headset program for US Army (More)

> Activist investor Elliott Investment Management builds more than $2.5B stake in Phillips 66, wants the energy company to sell or spin off its oil transport and storage unit (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> US Senate expected to hold vote today for Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation for director of national intelligence (More) | President Donald Trump and Elon Musk appear together to defend efforts to downsize federal government and limit spending (More)

> Ukraine offers rare earth deal to President Donald Trump in exchange for more US military aid; rare earth elements are essential to consumer technology, including cellphones and hard drives (More) | American schoolteacher Marc Fogel released from Russian custody after his 2021 arrest on drug charges (More)

> Dual winter storms to bring heavy snow, ice, and severe weather from the US Midwest to the East Coast this week; largest snowfall of up to 12 inches to hit Washington, DC, area (More)

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