Thursday, February 20

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in 2021 shooting; Rocky had faced two felony assault charges, which carried up to 24 years in prison if convicted (More)

> Racing legend Lewis Hamilton makes first public appearance with new Formula One team Ferrari at F1 75 season launch event in London; Hamilton will officially debut at the Australian Grand Prix (March 16) (More)

> Paul Simon announces four-month tour across 20 North American cities; Simon previously retired from touring in 2018 due to hearing loss (More) | China's "Ne Zha 2" hauls in $1.69B at box office to pass "Inside Out 2" as the highest-grossing animated film ever (More)


Science & Technology
> Elon Musk-owned xAI releases Grok 3, the latest version of its flagship AI model (More) | Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati launches AI startup Thinking Machines Labs (More) | How generative AI works (1440 Topics)

> Engineers develop "bio-glue" by combining proteins extracted from the human body with polymers inspired by mussels; biomedical adhesive is water- and bacteria-proof (More)

> Researchers reveal how the bacteria that causes staph infection extracts iron from the hemoglobin in blood; discovery may help develop treatments for antimicrobial-resistant strains (More) | What are superbugs? (1440 Topics) | What's in our blood? (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close roughly flat (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq +0.1%); S&P 500 reaches new record (More) | Intel shares close up 16% in best day since March 2020 on report of Broadcom, TSMC exploring potential deals (More)

> Coca-Cola introduces prebiotic soda brand Simply Pop in the US Southeast and West Coast in bid to compete with startups Olipop and Poppi (More) | KFC moving headquarters from Kentucky to Texas (More) | Nike partners with Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims to launch women's activewear brand this spring (More)

> Argentine President Javier Milei faces fraud probe for role in promoting cryptocurrency token $LIBRA, whose value collapsed shortly after launch (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge allows Department of Government Efficiency staff access to Department of Education databases, including federal student loan information (More) | White House says Elon Musk is not leading day-to-day DOGE operations, is a senior adviser to the president (More)

> Hamas to release six Israelis Saturday, return the bodies of four others Thursday; hostages would be the last freed under the first phase of current ceasefire (More)

> New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) to attend hearing today over Justice Department-led dismissal of corruption charges; seven federal prosecutors and four Adams aides have resigned over the fallout (More) | See previous write-up (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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