Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> James Beard Foundation announces 2025 James Beard Award finalists for America's best restaurants and chefs (More)
> "The Simpsons" renewed through its 40th season, extending the show's record as the longest-running scripted prime-time series (More) | Want to go deep into the cultural zeitgeist each week? Sign up for 1440 Society & Culture (More)
> Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now just three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record (More)
Science & Technology
> Engineers develop large language model to solve multistep logistical problems with reasoning similar to that of humans; approach showed 85% success rate on problems such as optimizing the route of robots on a factory floor (More)
> Researchers repurpose modified smartphone camera sensors to image matter-antimatter collision events in real time (More)
> Genetic analysis reveals the first DNA profile of the pastoral culture that inhabited the Sahara during the African Humid Period; the now-desert landscape was a lush savanna between 14,000 and 5,000 years ago (More)
Business & Markets
> Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTok ahead of Saturday deadline for TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell its stake in the app or face a US ban; mobile technology company AppLovin also submits bid (More)
> Tesla reports 336,681 vehicle deliveries in Q1, a 13% year-over-year drop; shares still rise on reports CEO Elon Musk could leave role in Department of Government Efficiency (More) | President Donald Trump's social media company files paperwork with SEC to allow Trump's trust to sell over $2B of Trump Media and Technology Group shares (More)
> HR software company Rippling publicly releases affidavit of employee who admitted to carrying out corporate espionage for rival firm Deel (More) | Cryptocurrency firm Circle files for initial public offering, seeks valuation of up to $5B (More) | Want to learn more about crypto, IPOs, and more? Join 1440 Business & Finance (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge dismisses bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) with prejudice, barring prosecutors from renewing charges in the future (More) | See previous write-up on the case (More)
> Over 65 million Americans across 13 states, from Texas to Ohio, brace for extreme weather event that could spawn tornado outbreaks, record flooding, and heavy rain into the weekend (More) | See tracker (More)
> US Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood (More) | ... and rules the Food and Drug Administration acted lawfully in blocking two manufacturers from marketing fruity- and dessert-flavored vapes (More)
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