Quick highlights across space, weather, technology, policy, and sports.
NASA reports that three near‑Earth asteroids—2026 FJ, 2026 FZ6, and 2026 FV3—are making close approaches to Earth on March 31, 2026. All are at safe distances and NASA’s monitoring indicates 0 impact risk.
Source: newsbytesapp.com
Regions of the Upper Midwest and High Plains are still dealing with the aftermath of the March 13–17, 2026 blizzard, unofficially named “Winter Storm Iona.” The storm brought up to 3–4 feet of snow, ice storms, and severe weather including tornadoes across parts of the Central and Eastern United States, leaving ongoing cleanup efforts.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells announced that the government will investigate Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube for potential violations of the country’s ban on social‑media use by children under 16. The announcement came on March 31.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Reporting on the AI industry describes OpenAI arranging a large multi‑billion‑dollar credit facility running to 2027 to support compute and infrastructure expansion. Competitors such as Google and Meta are pursuing advances including internal AI “memory compression” technologies, with associated stock‑market reactions. These developments highlight rising capital needs and intensifying competition around frontier AI systems.
Source: factflow.click
Recent work in the AI research community emphasizes the importance of long‑term coordination between AI systems and hardware development. Efforts on AI‑plus‑hardware road‑mapping aim to guide planning over the next decade, supporting more coherent policy and technical decisions as capabilities advance.
Source: arxiv.org
The 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament has produced an all‑No. 1‑seed Final Four. South Carolina and Texas are among the teams advancing, setting up a high‑profile closing weekend for this year’s March Madness.
Source: new.cbssports.com