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  • Wed, March 26, 2025

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Napster Is Still Worth $200 Million in 2025, for Some Reason

The original Napster went out of business in 2001 but, despite its short, fiery life and premature, litigation-fueled death, it has soldiered on throughout the years, thanks largely to newer tech companies that are eager to capitalize on the legendary music platform's brand.
  • Fri, March 21, 2025

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Gizmodo Is Hiring a Consumer Tech Reporter

Gizmodo—a tech, science, and pop culture news site founded in 2002—is hiring a reporter to join our NYC-based newsroom. Gizmodo is looking for a writer

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Gizmodo Is Hiring a Senior Consumer Tech Reporter

Gizmodo—a tech, science, and pop culture news site founded in 2002—is hiring a senior reporter to join our NYC-based newsroom. Gizmodo is looking for an
  • Wed, March 19, 2025

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The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA's Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years

Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA's Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology first developed in the 1960s—to keep running billions of miles from Earth.
  • Tue, March 18, 2025

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Tesla's Self-Driving Fails the Wile E. Coyote Test

At the risk of spoiling the video for you, the Tesla leaves a cartoonishly large hole in the wall after Autopilot plows right through the thing at about 40 miles per hour.
  • Tue, March 11, 2025

by: Gizmodo

Trump's Dismantling of NASA Has Officially Begun

Newly announced layoffs highlight the troubling impact of DOGE on the space agency and federal workers as a whole.
  • Fri, March 7, 2025

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Intuitive Machines Moon Lander Confirmed Dead After Toppling on Its Side

Less than a day after Intuitive Machines landed on the Moon, the company declared an early end to its mission after its Athena spacecraft would up lying sideways on the lunar surface.
  • Mon, March 3, 2025

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Firefly's Blue Ghost Lander Is on the Moon. Here's What to Expect Next

Firefly Aerospace's successful touchdown marks a new era of frequent commercial trips to the Moon, paving the way for a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. Before we get too ahead of ourselves, however, we've got the ongoing mission to attend to.
  • Sat, February 15, 2025

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Meet Grace, the Hopping Robot That Will Dive Into the Moon's Darkest Craters

Meet Grace, the brave hopper robot that's designed to jump into the darkest depths of the Moon, providing never-before-seen views of permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole.
  • Wed, February 12, 2025

by: Gizmodo

Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days

Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.
  • Wed, January 22, 2025

by: Gizmodo

For Just $70, Govee's Smart Floor Lamp Brings Music and 16 Million Colors to Your Home

Customizable light and sound shows are always a voice or app command away with this top-rated floor lamp, now 30% off at Amazon.
  • Tue, January 21, 2025

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First-Ever Documented Supersonic Winds Are Ripping Through This Exoplanet

Astronomers discovered the exoplanet in 2016, a gas giant that's slightly larger than Jupiter with a fraction of its mass, making it rather puffy. WASP-127b takes a little over four days to orbit around its star, a yellow dwarf, or G-type star, which are typically less massive and cooler than our Sun.

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Supersonic Winds Are Ripping Through This Exoplanet at Record-Breaking Speeds

The farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune, is the windiest place in the solar system, with winds that whip through at speeds reaching more than 0.3 miles per second (0.5 kilometers per second). That's a relatively pleasant wind speed compared to a giant, puffy planet located around 500 lightyears away from Earth.
  • Tue, January 14, 2025

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Two Private Moon Landers Are Launching Wednesday: Here's What You Should Know

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the landers on Wednesday at 1:11 a.m. ET. You can catch the action live right here.
  • Tue, December 24, 2024

by: Gizmodo

Webb Telescope Solves a 20-Year-Old Planetary Mystery Sparked by Hubble

Perplexing data in the early 2000s raised questions about how planetary formation began in the universe, and new data from Webb provides some answers.
  • Wed, December 18, 2024

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YouTube Will Help Celebrities Find Videos Using Their Likeness in AI Deepfakes

The video sharing platform is partnering with talent agency CAA to test out new "likeness management technology."

by: Gizmodo

Squirrels Caught Hunting and Eating Meat for the First Time

Scientists thought this species stuck to eating grains, but this summer's open season on voles suggests otherwise.
  • Mon, December 16, 2024

by: Gizmodo

AI Could Be Making Scientists Less Creative

A new study examining 68 million scientific papers shows using AI boosts researchers' careers, but narrows the questions they ask.
  • Sat, December 7, 2024

by: Gizmodo

How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?

A hat and sunglasses may not be enough to fool the most sophisticated facial recognition algorithms.

Napster Is Still Worth $200 Million in 2025, for Some Reason

The original Napster went out of business in 2001 but, despite its short, fiery life and premature, litigation-fueled death, it has soldiered on throughout the years, thanks largely to newer tech companies that are eager to capitalize on the legendary music platform's brand.
The article from Gizmodo discusses the surprising valuation of Napster, the once-revolutionary music file-sharing service, which is now valued at $200 million in 2025 despite its tumultuous history. Originally launched in 1999, Napster became infamous for enabling widespread music piracy, leading to its shutdown in 2001 after legal battles with the music industry. However, the brand was resurrected multiple times, transitioning into a legal music streaming service. Despite its checkered past and the dominance of competitors like Spotify and Apple Music, Napster has managed to maintain a niche market presence. The article highlights the nostalgia factor, the brand's recognition, and its pivot to blockchain technology for music distribution as reasons for its continued, albeit modest, relevance in the music industry.

Read the Full Gizmodo Article at:
https://gizmodo.com/napster-is-still-worth-200-million-in-2025-for-some-reason-2000580536

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