Entertainment and media technology

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

NBC's scores are in: Record low Olympics ratings

By David Bauder Feb. 23, 2022 05:22 PM EST

A view of the stage during 'Cavalleria Rusticana' lyric opera, at the Arena di Verona theatre, in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 25, 2021. The Verona Arena amphitheater returns to staging full operas for the first time since the pandemic struck but with one big difference. Gone are the monumental sets that project the scene to even nosebleed seats in the Roman-era amphitheater, replaced by huge LED screens with dynamic, 3D sets that are bringing new technological experiences to the opera world. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

3D video replaces huge sets in Verona as full operas resume

By Colleen Barry Jun. 26, 2021 03:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, India's Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, left, and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar address a press conference announcing new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites in New Delhi, India. The standoff between the Indian government and Twitter escalated Wednesday, June 16, when the country’s technology minister accused the social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. Prasad said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” when it comes to following new internet regulations that digital activists have said could curtail online speech and privacy in India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India says Twitter knowingly not complying with local laws

By Sheikh Saaliq Jun. 16, 2021 04:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Friday, May 28, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Red Cross says if you recovered from COVID-19 and had a vaccine, you cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out natural antibodies. The Red Cross said the statement is inaccurate, and COVID-19 vaccines do not wipe out antibodies, according to experts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

People walk near riot police cars in Sohar, Oman, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. On Tuesday, dozens of protesters angry over firings and the poor economy of Oman marched in Sohar, a city some 200 kilometers northwest of the capital, marking a third day of demonstrations in the typically subdued sultanate. (AP Photo)

Oman protests see police fire tear gas in flashpoint city

By Jon Gambrell May. 26, 2021 05:05 AM EDT

This Wednesday, May 12, 2021 image shows a website featuring Ty and Charleen Bollinger advertising their video series, "The Truth About Vaccines 2020." The Bollingers are part of an ecosystem of for-profit companies, nonprofit groups, YouTube channels and other social media accounts that stoke fear and distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, resorting to what medical experts say is often misleading and false information. (AP Photo)

Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation

By Michelle R. Smith And Johnatan Reiss May. 13, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

File-This July 18, 2018, file photo shows shows Chris Berman appearing at the ESPY Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Berman will continue to host “NFL PrimeTime” after agreeing to a new contract with ESPN. The multi-year agreement was announced on Monday, May 10, 2021, which is Berman's 66th birthday. “We've been working on it for awhile and this was the perfect time to do it,” Berman said during a telephone interview. “ESPN has been almost two-thirds of my life. I'm honored that what I do still works.”(Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP, File)

ESPN announces extension for Berman on his 66th birthday

By Joe Reedy May. 10, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

Fast data off fast boats to highlight SailGP's second season

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 15, 2021 06:37 PM EDT
The second season of the SailGP global league will be awash in data that will benefit sailors as well as TV viewers, thanks to its association with tech...

In this image from video, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (House Energy and Commerce Committee via AP)

Lawmakers press Big Tech CEOs on speech responsibility

By Marcy Gordon And Barbara Ortutay Mar. 25, 2021 04:07 PM EDT

Amazon Prime Video to stream 21 Yankees games

Mar. 24, 2021 06:52 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York’s broadcast market for the first season, a slate that starts with an...

Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal

By Joe Reedy Mar. 18, 2021 04:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2020 file photo, biological science specialists, background, wear biosafety protective clothing for handling viral diseases at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. On March 9, 2020, a public WeChat account called "Happy Reading List" reposted an essay claiming the U.S. military created SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at a lab in Fort Detrick and loosed it in China during the Military World Games, an international competition for military athletes, held in Wuhan in October 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

By Erika Kinetz Feb. 15, 2021 12:03 AM EST

FILE - This is a Sept. 15, 2019, file photo showing The Greenbrier resort nestled in the mountains in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The West Virginia stop on the PGA Tour has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic and a schedule change to the fall. The PGA Tour and The Greenbrier resort announced Thursday, April 16, 2020, that A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, scheduled for Sept. 10-13, has been canceled to make room for other tournaments that had been called off due to the virus. Both parties also announced that the remaining years of the tournament’s contract through 2026 have been canceled. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

West Virginia governor defends his resort's New Year's party

By Cuneyt Dil And John Raby Jan. 04, 2021 05:52 PM EST

Taiwanese actress Chen Shu-fang holds her awards for Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 57th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Chen won for the film "Dear Tenant" at this year's Golden Horse Awards - one of the Chinese-language film industry's biggest annual events. (AP Photo/Billy Dai)

'My Missing Valentine' wins big at Golden Horse Awards

By Huizhong Wu Nov. 21, 2020 07:02 AM EST

FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2015, file photo the BuzzFeed website is displayed on an iPad held by an Associated Press staffer in Los Angeles. BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost from Verizon as part of a bigger deal that has the wireless giant investing in the digital-media company. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

BuzzFeed buying HuffPost from Verizon for undisclosed price

By Tali Arbel Nov. 19, 2020 01:48 PM EST

In this Oct. 7, 2020 photo, Producer Jessica Opon, left, films as chef Sohla El-Waylly prepares Swedish meatballs during a taping of "Stump Sohla," in New York. El-Waylly became a familiar face on YouTube as a standout on Bon Appetit's test kitchen channel. But during the nationwide racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd, she was among members of the test kitchen who accused the channel's owner, Conde Nast, of discriminatory practices. She departed Bon Appetit in August after failed negotiations. Her new show is her own, pushing her to deploy her talent, charm and encyclopedic culinary chops to solve challenges. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

'Babish' expands as pandemic boosts YouTube cooking shows

By Sophia Rosenbaum Oct. 26, 2020 08:08 AM EDT

FILE - This March 19, 2018, file photo shows a Google app in Baltimore. Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service. The products unveiled Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, focus on two areas where Google has struggled to make significant inroads. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

By Michael Liedtke Sep. 30, 2020 03:15 PM EDT

A creation by fashion designer Gareth Pugh is exhibited ahead of his London Fashion Week show in London, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

End of the runway? Fashion world mulls post-COVID future

By Sylvia Hui Sep. 18, 2020 08:18 AM EDT

Roof collapses at nearly century-old theater in UP

Aug. 26, 2020 05:32 PM EDT
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (AP) — The roof collapsed Wednesday at a 94-year-old theater in an Upper Peninsula community. No one was injured at the...

This July 2020 photo taken from video released by Locksmith Animation shows art director Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, right, communicating on his computer during the filming of a video diary. The London animation studio Locksmith had been in production on "Ron's Gone Wrong" for more than two years before the pandemic hit. Suddenly, animators found themselves on lockdown wrestling with glitchy technology. Hutchinson-Chatburn said it’s remarkable that animation is “thriving and surviving” during the pandemic, but he’s hoping to gather with work colleagues in person soon. (Locksmith Animation via AP)

London animation studio adapts to finish Disney film

By Louise Dixon Jul. 10, 2020 12:27 PM EDT