Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NCAA women's Final Four set as UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, and Connecticut advance from the Elite Eight; see updated bracket (More)
> Kendrick Lamar live-action comedy film from the creators of "South Park" sets March 2026 release date (More)
> NFL adds United Arab Emirates to slate of new international markets as the league looks to play up to 10 international games in 2026 (More) | NFL owners meeting this week to discuss potential for 18-game regular season (More)
Science & Technology
> Amazon unveils AI agent that can take control of a web browser and perform simple tasks as well as a tool kit for developers to build personalized agents (More) | The history of Amazon (1440 Topics)
> Engineers develop brain-computer interface that converts thoughts to speech in near real time; device may allow patients with severe paralysis to regain verbal communication (More)
> Fecal transplants from elite athletes into mice improve insulin sensitivity and help muscles store more energy (More) | Explore the best resources on the gut microbiome (1440 Topics)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq -0.1%); Nasdaq, S&P 500 post worst quarters since 2022 as investors await new US tariffs to take effect tomorrow (More) | Conservative cable channel Newsmax shares surge over 700% in first trading day on NYSE (More)
> Google DeepMind’s drug discovery spin-off Isomorphic Labs raises $600M (More) | Mortgage company Rocket to buy competitor Mr. Cooper Group in all-stock deal valued at $9.4B; comes three weeks after Rocket bought Redfin (More)
> CEO of fast-fashion brand Primark, Paul Marchant, resigns over allegations of improper behavior; Marchant had led the company since 2009 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Death toll from earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday surpasses 2,000, with more than 3,000 injured; at least 20 people dead in Bangkok, Thailand, which also felt the quake (More)
> Trump administration says it is reviewing roughly $9B in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, claiming the school failed to address issues of antisemitism on campus; review comes after similar probe into Columbia (More)
> Israeli military orders evacuation of Gaza’s southern border city of Rafah as it seeks to reoccupy 25% of the enclave (More) | Three US Army soldiers found dead in Lithuania after their armored vehicle sank in a bog during training; search for fourth soldier continues (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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