Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Paris Saint-Germain tops Arsenal to advance to UEFA Champions League Final (May 31) where they'll face off against Inter Milan (More) | Utah's expansion NHL franchise announces "Mammoth" mascot name after yearlong process (More)
> Music legend Smokey Robinson accused in $50M lawsuit by four women of sexual assault over a number of years dating back to 2006 (More)
> Netflix to roll out major user interface overhaul beginning May 19, including vertical video previews and AI-incorporated search tools (More) | Everything you want to know about Netflix (More)
Science & Technology
> Amazon unveils "Vulcan," an AI-powered warehouse robot equipped with a sense of touch; company says it will operate alongside workers and can handle and sort 75% of the company's products (More)
> Neuroscientists reveal how brain circuitry rewires itself when learning new movements; findings may lead to new therapies for neuromotor disorders and spinal injuries (More)
> UK innovation agency to fund $75M in geoengineering research, supporting projects on modifying the Earth's environment and atmosphere to address climate change (More)
Business & Markets
> Alphabet shares close down 7.5% after Apple’s services chief says AI chatbots from OpenAI, Perplexity, and Anthropic will replace search engines like Google; remarks came during testimony in DOJ's antitrust trial against Alphabet (More)
> Ford to raise prices on three models manufactured in Mexico, partly due to pressure from increased tariffs (More) | Trump administration to rescind and modify Biden-era regulations on the number of advanced AI chips individual countries can buy; rule was set to take effect May 15 (More)
> WeightWatchers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to shed roughly $1B in debt from its balance sheet, expects to emerge from bankruptcy process in 45 days and remain a publicly traded company (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Jury acquits three former Memphis police officers of all state charges, including second-degree murder, in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> The first day of the papal conclave ends with black smoke as 133 cardinals fail to reach the two-thirds majority to elect a new pope in the first vote (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Pakistan says it downed five Indian fighter jets following Indian airstrikes that killed 31 people, wounded 57 others earlier this week; India has not yet commented on the claim, says Pakistani gunfire wounded 15 people in the Indian-administered region of Kashmir (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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