🤖 AI — San Francisco startup Random Labs launched Slate V1, a "swarm-native" coding agent for parallel engineering tasks, on Tuesday. Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley said Thursday that Palantir's Maven Smart System has reduced target selection time during Operation Epic Fury strikes on Iran. Wired reports Birdfy offers up to 40% discount on smart bird feeders during spring bird activity season.
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🔬 TECH — Apple's $599 MacBook Neo with A18 Pro chip and 8GB RAM receives mixed reviews from technology critics. Chinese brain-computer interface startup Gestala raised $21.6 million in funding two months after launching, founder Phoenix Peng said Tuesday. WireGuard functions as both a VPN application and a standalone cryptographic protocol based on the Noise Protocol Framework.
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🚀 SCIENCE — Trinity College Dublin researchers discovered March 12 that all Earth species follow identical temperature-performance curves despite having different optimal temperature ranges. Kobe University scientists found Japanese red elder plants deliberately drop beetle-infested fruits, allowing larvae to survive while maintaining stable pollination partnerships. University of Birmingham researchers detected a black hole and neutron star collision with an unusual oval orbit in gravitational-wave event GW200105.
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🌍 WORLD — France holds municipal elections Sunday with Marine Le Pen's National Rally seeking gains ahead of 2027 presidential race. BBC security correspondent analyzes how President Bush's 2003 "Mission Accomplished" declaration regarding Iraq continues influencing current Middle East conflicts involving Iran. Iranian threats to fire on vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz have stranded sailors on oil tankers and freight ships in the Gulf.
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🇺🇸 US — The Academy Awards ceremony featured record-breaking wins and notable achievements across multiple categories this year in Hollywood. A driver died Thursday after ramming his vehicle into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, prompting an FBI investigation. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband warned Monday that Britain will not tolerate oil companies profiteering from rising Middle East conflict-driven prices.
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💼 BUSINESS — The U.S. Treasury authorized Thursday the temporary purchase of Russian oil already at sea to help stabilize global energy markets. A U.S. KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq Thursday during Operation Epic Fury, prompting ongoing rescue efforts for crew members aboard. The United States launched Section 301 trade investigations Thursday into 60 countries including China over alleged forced-labor import practices.
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🏥 HEALTH — Aldeyra Therapeutics criticized short sellers this week ahead of an upcoming FDA approval decision for the biotechnology company. Federal lawmakers advanced a proposal to create a government office dedicated to men's health and disease prevention within health agencies. The FDA warned over 70 telehealth companies in six months for misleading marketing of unapproved compounded GLP-1 weight loss drugs.
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🏟 SPORTS — The Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Kyler Murray to a one-year, $1.3 million contract Thursday after Arizona released him Wednesday. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Thursday he makes no apologies for Bam Adebayo's 83-point performance against Washington Tuesday. Miami-Dade prosecutors charged Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. with three felonies Thursday stemming from a February 7 incident involving his ex-girlfriend.
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🏛 POLITICS — Detective novelist Raymond Chandler clashed with The Atlantic editors over his 1948 essay criticizing Hollywood's Academy Awards ceremony. President Trump launched military conflict against Iran this month without clear public messaging strategy, according to Atlantic analysis. Writer deposits $500 on DraftKings betting app before NFL season opener despite not being natural gambler.
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