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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's longtime husband, dies at age 82 (More) | Adrien Brody's Oscars acceptance speech breaks all-time record at five minutes and 40 seconds (More)

> Jay-Z files defamation lawsuit against former accuser and lawyers over sexual assault allegations; the lawsuit against Jay-Z was dropped in February (More)

> Serena Williams joins ownership group of WNBA's newest franchise, Toronto Tempo, which is set to begin play in 2026 (More)


Science & Technology
> Google announces Gemini Live is ready to launch; feature allows the company's Gemini AI to look through a user's camera, approximate face-to-face interactions (More) | Everything you need to know about Google (1440 Topics)

> Chinese electric carmaker BYD debuts roof-mounted drone launchpad for all models; devices can follow the car at speeds of up to 33 mph (More)

> New simulations reveal how corrosion of metal surfaces unfolds, offering route to development of longer-lasting materials; roughly 3% of US GDP is spent annually repairing failing materials (More)


Business & Markets
> Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic valued at nearly $62B after closing latest funding round, up from $16B a little over a year ago (More) | Fintech startup Ramp secures $13B valuation in deal allowing employees, investors to sell shares (More)

> Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC announces it will invest at least $100B to build chip manufacturing facilities in the US over the next four years (More) | Nvidia-backed cloud provider CoreWeave files for US initial public offering (More)

> Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen resigns from his role at the nation's largest grocery chain; comes after internal probe found McMullen's personal conduct was inconsistent with Kroger's business ethics policy (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Senate confirms Linda McMahon to lead Education Department by a vote of 51-45; the former WWE executive previously headed the Small Business Administration during President Donald Trump's first term (More)

> Man pleads guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for mass shooting that left seven people dead during 2022 Fourth of July festivities in Highland Park, Illinois; the 24-year-old faces sentencing April 23 (More)

> Pope Francis, 88, back on noninvasive ventilation after suffering two episodes of acute respiratory failure, Vatican says (More)

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