Napster Music Streaming Service Abruptly Shuts Down in Pivot to AI—’Napster is No Longer a Music Streaming Service’

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Photo Credit: Napster After its acquisition by AI company Infinite Reality, Napster abruptly shuts down its music streaming service and pivots to… AI assistants? Back in November, Digital Music News covered Napster’s $3 billion funding apparently falling through, leaving the music streaming platform’s future uncertain. Now, the company has abruptlyContinue Reading

Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate “Politics of Optimism” at His Inauguration

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Image Credit: NYC Mayor’s Office/Flickr Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, about what theContinue Reading

Lower Doses of Peanut Immunotherapy Could Make Allergy Treatment More Accessible

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Children undergoing immunotherapy for peanut allergies may achieve the same results with a lower dose. According to new research from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Montreal Children’s Hospital, a smaller dose of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) can offer fewer side effects than the current standard treatment while stillContinue Reading

Bitcoin eyes longest daily winning streak in 3 months

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Bitcoin rose over 1% during Monday’s Asian trading session, marking a potential five-day winning streak. Updated Jan 5, 2026, 1:10 p.m. Published Jan 5, 2026, 5:28 a.m. Bitcoin BTC$93,839.23 climbed over 1% during Monday’s Asian trading session, positioning itself for a five-day winning streak, the longest since early October. The leading cryptocurrencyContinue Reading