Tuesday, February 4

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Dallas Mavericks trade star Luka Doncic to Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in blockbuster deal also involving the Utah Jazz (More)

> Fay Vincent, former MLB commissioner, dies of cancer at age 86 (More) | Dick Button, two-time Olympic gold medalist in figure skating, dies at age 95 (More)

> "Atropia" wins top prize at 2025 Sundance Film Festival; see full list of winners (More) | Beyoncé reveals concert tour for her "Cowboy Carter" album (More)


Science & Technology
> OpenAI may reveal reasoning steps behind outputs from its AI models, will consider open source approach following success of China's DeepSeek (More) | What is DeepSeek? (More)

> Chemists develop AI model predicting the 3D structure of genetic material inside the cell; platform cuts computation time from days to minutes (More)

> Scientists make first analysis of how a healthy bacterial species in the gut breaks down sugars from intestinal mucus; study may lead to new ways to prevent stomach bugs (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close down Friday (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -0.3%) in anticipation of tariff order (More) | Volkswagen sues India over $1.4B import tax; India alleges Volkswagen attempted to evade full levies by importing vehicles in separate components (More)

> Costco agrees to pay raises as company and Teamsters avoid a Friday night strike deadline; entry-level rate to increase to $20 per hour (More)

> X owner Elon Musk adds Lego, Shell, Nestlé, Pinterest, and others to lawsuit alleging illegal coordination of an advertising boycott against the social media network (More)


Politics & World Affairs

> Six Americans released from detention in Venezuela following diplomatic talks with senior Trump administration officials; President Nicolás Maduro reportedly agrees to receive unauthorized Venezuelan migrants deported from the US (More)

> Fire officials say deadly Eaton and Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles now 100% contained more than three weeks after blazes began; final death toll stands at 29, causes still under investigation (More)

> Aides to Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, gain access to $6T Treasury Department payment system (More) | Two US Agency for International Development security officials put on leave after reportedly refusing access to system with classified material to DOGE staff; pair say they were legally obligated to deny access, claim DOGE staff lacked appropriate credentials (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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