• ☝️ Boston Dynamics unveiled a new all-electric version of its humanoid robot Atlas yesterday; the next-gen machine is designed to move in the most efficient way possible, rather than being constrained by a human range of motion like its old hydraulic version.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 💰 US markets closed down across the board (S&P: -0.6%; Dow: -0.1%; Nasdaq: -1.2%). | 📉 Wall Street economists largely predict the Fed will wait until at least September before cutting interest rates, per the CME Group’s FedWatch gauge.
• 🗳️ Tesla’s board asked shareholders to again vote in favor of CEO Elon Musk’s pay package – valued at a maximum of $55.8 billion – after a Delaware court struck it down in January; shareholders were also asked to approve moving Tesla's incorporation from Delaware to Texas.
• 🚙 Ford is recalling ~456,000 Bronco Sport SUVs and Ford Maverick pickup trucks due to a battery issue. | 🦞 Red Lobster is reportedly exploring bankruptcy.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🏀 Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter was banned from the NBA for life for allegedly betting on games, passing on information to gamblers, and claiming illness to influence a wager. | ⛹️‍♀️ WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league is “pretty confident” it will expand to 16 teams, up from its current 12, by 2028.
• 🎶🏛️ Music by ABBA, Biggie, and Green Day were among the 25 recordings added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry this year.
• 📽️ The Sundance film festival – which has been held in Park City, Utah, for the past 43 years – announced that it’s open for pitches from US cities that wish to become the festival’s new permanent home starting in 2027.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

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• 🫂 Hugs and other forms of physical touch can help reduce feelings of pain, depression, and anxiety in people of all ages, per a new meta-analysis of 212 previous studies. | 💉❗ The FDA warned that fake Botox is responsible for recent reports of vision problems and difficulty breathing or swallowing across at least nine states.
• 🛒 Amazon will license its Dash Cart-cashierless tech to other retailers.
• ☄️ The annual Lyrid meteor shower kicked off this week; peak meteor activity is expected to be reached on Monday.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🎓 The president of Columbia University testified before Congress yesterday over a reported surge in antisemitism on campus amidst the Israel-Hamas war.
• 🏛️ House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a trio of separate bills that would provide billions in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
• 🚫📝 Senate Democrats dismissed both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that were previously approved by House Republicans, deeming them “unconstitutional.” (From the Left | From the Center | From the Right)

CLICKBAIT

• 😬📺 An AI rom-com looks about as bad as you’d expect.