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April 10

Tech-enabled abuse online: What parents need to know

It’s a growing problem that could be playing out on your child’s phone. Artificial intelligence is being used to create sexually explicit images of children from pictures posted online.
April 10
VIDEO: Tech-enabled abuse online: What parents need to know
April 10

Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in U.S.

President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the U
April 10
Chinese people visit an Apple Store, inside a shopping mall, in Beijing, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
April 10

OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitions

OpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the billionaire who helped bankroll the artificial intelligence start...
April 10
FILE - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a screen showing part of the company website in this photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
April 10

La Nina exits after three weak months, leaving Earth in neutral climate state

La Nina, the natural cooling flip side of the better-known and warmer El Nino climate phenomenon, has dwindled away after just three weak months
April 10
FILE - Jean Chatelier walks through a flooded street from Hurricane Irma after retrieving his uniform from his house to return to work today at a supermarket in Fort Myers, Fla., Sept. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
April 10

A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish

Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s level of fattiness that’s used to judge its quality and pricing
April 10
A display shows tuna sushi sets being sold at a market stall in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill)
April 09

Trump's 'buy' tip on social media before tariffs pause made money for investors

President Donald Trump offered some financial advice on Wednesday morning that ended up making a lot of money for any lucky investor who listened to him
April 09
President Donald Trump is displayed on a television on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
April 09

Microsoft says it's 'slowing or pausing' some AI data center projects

Microsoft says it's “slowing or pausing” some of data center construction, including a $1 billion project in Ohio
April 09
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman speaks during a presentation of the company's AI assistant, Copilot, ahead of a 50th Anniversary presentation at Microsoft headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
April 09

Scientists map part of a mouse's brain that's so complex it looks like a galaxy

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date
April 09
This photo provided by the Allen Institute shows, from left, Associate Director of Informatics Forrest Collman, Data Analyst Leila Elabbady and Senior Investigator Clay Reid reviewing neuron reconstructions for the Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks project in Dec. 2024, in Seattle, Wash. (Jenny Burns/Allen Institute via AP)
April 09

Soil from the moon's far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth
April 09
FILE - This China National Space Administration (CNSA) handout image released by Xinhua News Agency, shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe taken by a mini rover after it landed on the moon surface, June 4, 2024. (CNSA/Xinhua via AP, File)
April 09

Billionaire highlights Mars trip for astronauts in bid to become NASA's next chief

The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration
April 09
FILE - Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
April 09

Kidnapping charges dropped against college students in ‘Catch a Predator’ fad

A judge has dismissed conspiracy and kidnapping charges against five Massachusetts college students who were accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on social media
April 09
This Jan. 16, 2025 photo shows an entrance to Assumption University in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert Bukaty)
April 08

Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without consent

Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval
April 08
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
April 08

A US-Russian crew of 3 launches to the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates have arrived at the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft
April 08
In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, lifts off for the International Space Station from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Roscosmos space corporation, via AP)
April 07

National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers

The National Weather Service is no longer providing translations of its products after its contract with an artificial intelligence company was allowed to lapse
April 07
Community members steer a boat past flooded vehicles, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
April 07

Microsoft workers: We were fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract

Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers
April 07
CORRECTS DATE - A pro-Palestinian demonstrator, Ibtihal Aboussad, is escorted away by security as they interrupt Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman during a presentation of the company's AI assistant, Copilot, ahead of a 50th Anniversary presentation at Microsoft headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
April 07

A day on Uranus just got 28 seconds longer

A day at Uranus just got a little longer
April 07
This image provided by ESA/Hubble showcases 3 frames from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the dynamic aurora on Uranus in Oct. 2022. (ESA/Hubble via AP)
April 04

First space crew to explore Earth's polar regions returns with splashdown landing

The crew observed Earth's polar regions 430 kilometers above the surface, allowing the Crew Dragon Resilience to travel from the Northern to Southern Pole.
April 04
VIDEO: First space crew to explore Earth's polar regions returns with splashdown landing
April 04

Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

Four space tourists are back on Earth after orbiting over the north and south poles
April 04
In this image from video provided by SpaceX, a Dragon capsule carrying four space tourists prepares to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, April 4, 2025. (SpaceX via AP)
April 04

Brown University to see federal funding halted by Trump administration

A White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University
April 04
FILE - Passersby walk past Sayles Hall on Brown University's campus in Providence, R.I., May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
April 03

Bill Gates reflects upon a 50-year-old computer code that reshaped technology

Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago that opened up a new frontier in technology
April 03
CORRECTS THAT PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN RECENT TIMES - This recent photo provided by Gates Ventures shows Microsoft founder Bill Gates holding a printout of the computer coding that launched the software maker in April 1975. (Ian Allen/Gates Ventures via AP)
April 02

Two meteor showers will happen simultaneously in April, astronomers say

Mark your calendars for several spectacular events this month.
April 02
A view of the Lyrids Meteor Shower and Milky Way in Panamint Springs of California, April 24, 2023.
April 02

A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna

Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery
April 02
A skull with a sharp trauma fond at an excavation of a Roman mass grave from the end of the 1st century AD in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria photographed on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (S. Strang/Novetus via AP)
March 28

What OpenAI’s new image generator means for our future

ABC News contributor Mike Muse discusses the new development in artificial intelligence that can turn your favorite photos into realistic-looking cartoons.
March 28
VIDEO: What OpenAI’s new image generator means for our future
March 26

DIY biohacker community seeks a cybernetic reality by merging with machines

ABC News' Nathan Rousseau Smith went to Grindfest, an annual meetup where biohackers implant themselves with microchips while advancing their cybernetic mission on regulation-friendly Roatán.
March 26
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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

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

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 19

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 19
VIDEO: American astronauts could face health challenges after 9 months in space
March 19

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 19
VIDEO: Retired astronauts on the 'magical' moment they said goodbye to space