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March 25

Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

Napster, a brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service, has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million
March 25
FILE- In this Aug. 2, 2006 file photo, promotional Napster stickers are seen at the Napster studio in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
March 24

Han Jong-Hee, who elevated Samsung's television business, dies

Samsung Electronics says the executive credited with elevating its television business has died
March 24
Han Jong-Hee, a senior Samsung Electronics executive credited with elevating the South Korean tech giant's TV business to global leadership, speaks during the company's annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Yonhap via AP)
March 24

Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop
March 24
An undated image from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope shows an outflow from a nearby still-forming star in infrared light, with a spiral galaxy off in the distance. (NASA via AP)
March 24

A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight

A private European aerospace company has scrubbed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle
March 24
In a photo provided by Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media, the first stage of Isar Aerospace Launch Vehicle "Spectrum" rolls out at Andoya Spaceport in Nordmela, on Andøya island, Norway, on Oct. 9, 2024. (Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media via AP)
March 23

A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China's Forbidden City

A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive the more than 1.8 million relics in the collection of Beijing's Forbidden City
March 23
The details of an elaborate antique clock is seen in a restoration workshop on the sprawling compound of the Forbidden City also known as the Palace Museum in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
March 22

Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes
March 22
FILE - A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
March 21

A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun

A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun
March 21
FILE - This image made available by NASA shows an artist's rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. It's designed to take solar punishment like never before, thanks to its revolutionary heat shield that's capable of withstanding 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 degrees Celsius). (Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP, File)
March 21

Ocean dumping – or climate solution? An industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more
March 21
In this photo provided by Gigablue, circular structures called booms containing particles engineered by the company Gigablue, float near a research vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Dunedin, New Zealand, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, as part of a project to grow tiny organisms known as phytoplankton that absorb carbon dioxide from the ocean. (Gigablue via AP)
March 21

Democrats' new internet strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery

Democratic lawmakers are courting online content creators, podcasters and celebrities in a bid to find new ways to boost their message to voters
March 21
FILE - Content creators Kerry Robertson, from left, Sari Beth Rosenberg and Juan Acosta Macias are pictured during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
March 21

Office uses robots, AI to make their March Madness picks

The robots at Phoenix company Handwrytten usually spend their days bringing back the lost art of handwritten notes, but not this year.
March 21
The robots at Phoenix company Handwrytten usually spend their days bringing back the lost art of handwritten notes, but not this year.
March 20

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano
March 20
An Indonesian volcanology agency official takes photos of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, Indonesia Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ester Narek)
March 20

Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists
March 20
This frame grab taken from an undated video released by the Orbetello Fishermen's Cooperative on Thursday, March 20, 2025, shows a swarm of midges in the lagoon area near Orbetello, central Italy. (Orbetello Fishermen 's Cooperative via AP, HO)
March 20

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains

Hawaii’s most active volcano has resumed erupting after a weeklong pause, sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky
March 20
This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (United States Geological Survey via AP)
March 20

Paralyzed man can vacuum, feed his dog thanks to brain chip

Peter Yoo, the head of neuroscience for Synchron, explains the technology that allows people to control digital devices with their thoughts.
March 20
VIDEO: Paralyzed man can vacuum, feed his dog thanks to brain chip
March 20

Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction
March 20
This image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows Venus taken from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
March 20

AI-powered brain chip turns thoughts into action

New technology is helping people with severe physical disabilities interact and do everyday things simply by thinking about them.
March 20
New technology is helping people with severe physical disabilities interact and do everyday things simply by thinking about them.
March 20

Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

States and cities across the country are grappling with how to stay on the right side of government transparency laws as the use of encrypted messaging apps becomes more widespread
March 20
An image of the Signal app is shown on a mobile phone in San Francisco, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
March 19

Researchers find hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms

An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age
March 19
Jake Heinrichs plays with his 3-year-old son, Sam, after his infusion treatment with an experimental anti-amyloid Alzheimer's drug in New York, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
March 19

Amazon sues Consumer Product Safety Commission over recall order

Amazon is suing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for finding the e-commerce giant legally responsible for the recalls of hundreds of thousands of products sold on its site
March 19
FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building, March 18, 2022, in Schoenefeld near Berlin. AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
March 19

How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer

Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance
March 19
This image provided by NSF’s NOIRLab shows the trails of stars above Kitt Peak National Observatory, where a telescope is mapping the universe to study a mysterious force called dark energy. (NSF’s NoirLab via AP)
March 19

Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls short of any endurance record
March 19
FILE - NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on a Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
March 19

European telescope studying the dark universe unveils new images of distant galaxies

A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies
March 19
This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows galaxies and clusters captured in fine detail by the Euclid mission. (European Space Agency via AP)
March 19

EU lays out how Apple must open its tech up to competitors under bloc's digital rules

The European Union on Wednesday outlined that steps that Apple must take to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies
March 19
FILE - Google's first datacenter in Germany is pictured during its inauguration in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
March 19

Taiwan's president hails Arizona chips project in meeting with visiting governor

Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to build computer chips supply lines that don’t rely on Chinese producers, in remarks to the...
March 19
FILE - This photo shows the logo of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) during the Taiwan Innotech Expo at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
March 18

American astronauts could face health challenges after 9 months in space

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi about how the bodies of astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams have been changed by their time in space.
March 18
VIDEO: American astronauts could face health challenges after 9 months in space
March 18

Retired astronauts on the 'magical' moment they said goodbye to space

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with retired NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Dr. Scott Parazynski about their emotional and physical reactions upon returning to Earth after months in space.
March 18
VIDEO: Retired astronauts on the 'magical' moment they said goodbye to space
March 18

SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying US astronauts set to splashdown off Florida coast

Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and space industry expert Eric Ingram, react to the anticipated splashdown of NASA's SpaceX Dragon capsule.
March 18
VIDEO: SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying US astronauts set to splashdown off Florida coast
March 18

Canada's new leader announces Australian radar purchase while visiting edge of Arctic Circle

Canada's new leader has announced a radar purchase from Australia and an expansion of military operations in the Arctic while visiting Canada’s far north in an effort to assert sovereignty over the increasingly contested region
March 18
Iqaluit, Nunavut, is shown on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
March 18

Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

Google owner Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion
March 18
FILE - Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, takes part in a discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
March 18

SpaceX craft bringing delayed astronauts home undocks from ISS

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully undocked from the International Space Station and is headed back to Earth, carrying a crew that includes two astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed.
March 18
VIDEO:  SpaceX craft bringing delayed astronauts home undocks from ISS
March 18

Fear at isolated Antarctica base as man accused of attacking colleague, threats

South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues
March 18
FILE - Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
March 18

Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible

Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices
March 18
The Arizona Judicial Council discusses the Arizona Supreme Court's new use of AI-generated avatars that are used to relay information to the public on Thursday, March 13, 2025., in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Sejal Govindarao)
March 17

Timeline: Boeing's Starliner mission that left astronauts aboard ISS for 9 months

NASA's Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were scheduled to return to Earth in June 2024 but spent an unplanned nine months in space. Here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.
March 17
NASA's Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were scheduled to return to Earth in June 2024 but spent an unplanned nine months in space. Here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.
March 17

Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji
March 17
A green Central Fijian Banded Iguana is shown on Ovalau in Fiji. (Robert Fisher/U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
March 17

Does eating grass-fed beef help the planet? Research says not so simple

A new study out Monday finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef is no less carbon-intensive than industrial beef
March 17
FILE - Cattle graze on a ranch in Lufkin, Texas, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
March 17

Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

NASA's stuck astronauts are heading home now that a replacement crew has arrived at the International Space Station
March 17
FILE - In this photo provided by NASA, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard approaches the International Space Station on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)
March 17

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission
March 17
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost's shadow is seen on the moon's surface after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)
March 17

Telegram CEO Durov back in Dubai as France investigates criminal activity on his app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has travelled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app
March 17
FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
March 16

AI nurses: Staffing solution for hospitals or a threat to quality care?

The next time you get a call about an upcoming medical appointment you may not be talking to a human
March 16
This March 2025 image from the website of artificial intelligence company Xoltar shows a demonstration of one of their avatars for conducting video calls with a patients. (Xoltar via AP)
March 16

NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts
March 16
REMOVES REFERENCE TO NICK HAGUE - This image provided by NASA shows one of space station astronauts wearing a grey alien mask before greeting the crew of the arriving SpaceX Dragon Capsule at the International Space Station, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (NASA via AP)
March 14

Space expert on the SpaceX launch of 4 astronauts to the ISS

ABC News’ Terry Moran speaks to space industry expert Eric Ingram about SpaceX’s launch of astronauts to the International Space Station to relieve two Americans whose trip was extended unexpectedly.
March 14
VIDEO: Space expert on the SpaceX launch of 4 astronauts to the ISS
March 14

SpaceX launches crew to replace Starliner astronauts on ISS

The mission will bring the next crew up to work on the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the return of a pair of astronauts back to Earth.
March 14
VIDEO: SpaceX launches crew to replace Starliner astronauts on ISS