🤖 AI — Beijing software engineer Feng Qingyang launched installation services for OpenClaw AI tool on Chinese marketplace Xianyu in January 2024. Niantic Spatial uses Pokémon Go player data to build world models for training delivery robots to navigate environments more precisely. Meta announced Wednesday new account protections against scammers and revealed a Thai law enforcement operation that resulted in 21 arrests.
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🔬 TECH — Lucid Motors shipped a software update Thursday enabling Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for North American Gravity SUV owners. Meta announced Wednesday it will deploy new scam detection tools across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger to alert users about suspicious activity. Amazon expanded its Shop Direct program Wednesday to let U.S. customers buy products from third-party retailers through Amazon's platform.
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🚀 SCIENCE — University of Gothenburg researchers found sulthiame drug reduced breathing interruptions by 47% in moderate-to-severe sleep apnea patients during European clinical trial. Scientists confirmed a 160-meter asteroid struck the North Sea seabed 43-46 million years ago, creating the Silverpit Crater and 330-foot tsunami. Scientists at Boyce Thompson Institute discovered March 11 that hornwort plants use molecular clustering to boost photosynthesis efficiency in crops.
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🌍 WORLD — Ukrainian forces struck a Russian missile component factory in Bryansk region using British Storm Shadow missiles, killing six civilians. The European Union and United Kingdom demanded Israel halt increased West Bank settler violence against Palestinians following Iran war that killed six Palestinians. The International Energy Agency's 32 member countries agreed to release a record 400 million barrels from emergency oil reserves amid soaring prices.
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🇺🇸 US — UK mortgage rates climbed above 5% and lenders withdrew 500 products amid Middle East conflict concerns this week. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed a teenage girl at Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich. Russian operatives sent incendiary devices disguised as consumer goods in parcels from Lithuania to Britain and Poland in 2024.
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💼 BUSINESS — Three cargo ships were struck by projectiles Wednesday off Iran's coast near the Strait of Hormuz, according to UK maritime authorities. The International Energy Agency agreed Wednesday to release a record 400 million barrels from reserves due to Iran war supply disruptions. U.S. consumer prices rose 2.4% year-over-year in February 2026, unchanged from January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
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🏥 HEALTH — Billionaire Seemay Chou aims to improve scientific research methods, particularly for artificial intelligence applications, according to STAT News. FDA warned Novo Nordisk while Eli Lilly announced China investments, according to Wednesday pharmaceutical industry reports. FDA approved leucovorin drug for rare metabolic disorder without requiring clinical trial data, the agency announced this week.
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🏟 SPORTS — NFL free agency begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, with teams already agreeing to terms with players during the legal negotiation window. The Baltimore Ravens signed free agent defensive end Trey Hendrickson to a four-year, $112 million contract on Tuesday. Syracuse University fired men's basketball coach Adrian Autry on Wednesday after three seasons without NCAA tournament appearances.
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🏛 POLITICS — An Atlantic writer examines their personal resistance to popular television shows despite widespread recommendations from friends and critics. President Trump launched military strikes against Iran in June despite warnings of potential catastrophic retaliation, according to analysis by The Atlantic. An Atlantic article argues artificial intelligence will not eliminate all employment opportunities despite automation concerns.
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