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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 NFL regular season schedule announced, highlighted by seven international games across five countries (More) | NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Round Two continues; see latest bracket and schedule (More) | ... and see latest NBA playoff bracket (More)

> Warner Bros. Discovery to revert its streaming service Max to its original name, HBO Max, beginning this summer (More) | Netflix's ad-supported tier tops 94 million active monthly users, up from 70 million in November (More)

> The 2025 PGA Championship tees off today (12 pm ET, ESPN) from Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina; see first round schedule and tee times (More)


Science & Technology
> Google's DeepMind unveils AlphaEvolve, an AI-powered model capable of developing algorithms to solve general-purpose problems and reduce hallucinations by chatbots (More) | Generative AI 101 (More)

> Investigation uncovers "rogue" communication devices inside Chinese-made solar panel power inverters; source of threat not fully determined, experts say devices could allow outside control of the systems (More)

> Engineers develop gel to help speed up coral reef recovery times; the substance accelerated new coral seeding by up to 20 times in lab tests (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq +0.7%), with Nvidia shares continuing to drive up the Nasdaq following US-Saudi investment summit earlier this week (More)

> Stock and cryptocurrency trading app eToro shares jump more than 30% in Nasdaq debut; public trading values the company at around $5.6B, above $4.2B initial public offering valuation (More) | Tesla stock closes up on news Tesla is exploring a new pay package for CEO Elon Musk (More)

> Burberry says it will cut 20% of its global workforce, an estimated 1,700 jobs, by 2027; shares jump 18% on the news (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Direct Ukraine-Russia ceasefire talks begin today in Turkey, reportedly without Russian President Vladimir Putin (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) unveils $322B state spending plan for 2025 fiscal year; he reveals $12B state budget deficit, blames higher-than-expected Medicaid costs, and says he plans to end undocumented immigrants' access to state's healthcare program (More)

> Dozens of people reported killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza this week, including in hospitals; Israel says it notified civilians of impending strike, targeted Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants (More) | See war updates (More)

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